TalkAndroid Daily Dose for July 24, 2014

July 24, 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

HTC’s clock app for Sense 6 hits the Play Store for easier updating

Amazon adds ‘hundreds of thousands of songs’ to Prime Music service

[APK Download] Chrome Beta for Android adds a little Android L Material Design

Carriers

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 now available on Verizon

Chromecast

Google rewarding Chromecast owners with 90 days of unlimited All Access

Gaming

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stealthily places a game in the Play Store

Google

You can now make Google Voice calls through Hangouts on your computer, all without a Google+ profile

Report: Google’s YouTube reaches deal to acquire Twitch for $1 billion

Phones

Motorola launches Back to School Sale with discounts of over $100 on all Moto X variants

Galaxy S 5 HDR capabilities showcased in Samsung’s ‘Sunrise to Sunset’ video

Updated version of Sony Xperia Z3 pays a visit to the FCC

Alleged Sony Xperia Z3 images show its side and back

Smartwatches

HTC denies that smartwatch that appears in recent promotional video is an actual device

Moto 360 to include ambient light sensor, a first for Android Wear

Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 now available on Verizon

Virtual Reality

Samsung Gear VR Manager leaks

Miscellaneous

LG ships record 14.5 million smartphones, experiences strong financial growth during Q2

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.