TalkAndroid Daily Dose for June 20, 2014

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With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That's why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day's hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!!

Apps

Yo app dealing with hacks

Google Play Movies now supports 21 new countries

UpTo gets new widgets and an improved interface with latest update

Carriers

Sprint rolling out Android 4.4.3 to the Moto X

Un-carrier 5.0 and 6.0 off to great starts

Verizon rolls out Android 4.4.2 for Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Sudden arrival of Android 4.4.4 pushes Motorola DROID line (2013) update 3-5 weeks

Chrome

Chrome OS adds support for “supervised users,” allows for stronger control over alternate user accounts

Chromebooks

NVIDIA-powered Chromebook by Acer appears online

Chromecast

[New Chromecast App] Cast photos, weather, call/sms notifications, and album art with HomeCast

Gaming

Several Sonic titles from Sega on sale for Android devices

Google

Nest to acquire Dropcam for $555 million

Home Automation

Archos selling full total smart home package starter kit for $250

Phones

Updated rumors on the Nexus 8 and HTC One (M8) Prime

New Moto X+1 video leaks — it’s blurry, but it’s something

Sprint rolling out Android 4.4.3 to the Moto X

Sudden arrival of Android 4.4.4 pushes Motorola DROID line (2013) update 3-5 weeks

Nokia’s next Android smartphone could be revealed on June 24

Design choice delays OnePlus One in Europe

Here’s the alleged Samsung Galaxy Note 4 specs based on AnTuTu benchmark

Samsung Galaxy F press render leaked in ‘glowing gold’

Verizon rolls out Android 4.4.2 for Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Security

Yo app dealing with hacks

Tablets

Updated rumors on the Nexus 8 and HTC One (M8) Prime

Updates

Verizon rolls out Android 4.4.2 for Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Sprint rolling out Android 4.4.3 to the Moto X

Sudden arrival of Android 4.4.4 pushes Motorola DROID line (2013) update 3-5 weeks

Miscellaneous

Amazon dangles carrot worth $15,000 of Amazon Coins in front of developers to optimize apps for Fire Phone

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.