TalkAndroid Daily Dose for August 14, 2014

August 14, 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!!

Accessories

Amazon debuts mobile payment accessory

Apps

HTC’s Zoe (Beta) hits the Play Store, works with all Android 4.4 devices

Google Now adds Field Trip cards

Humble Bundle app on Android gets a major overhaul

Carriers

AT&T’s Moto X now receiving Android 4.4.4

John Legere partakes in Ice Bucket Challenge, challenges other carrier CEOs to do the same

Google

Google Sheets gets trendlines and allows users to move charts to other spreadsheets

Google rolls out new UI for YouTube’s TV app

Hardware

Samsung Exynos 5430, world’s first HKMG 20nm chip, powers new Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Home Automation

Samsung purchases smart home company SmartThings for $200 million

Phones

AT&T’s Moto X now receiving Android 4.4.4

Samsung has already kicked off a promotional campaign for the Note 4

Preliminary Note 4 cost outed

Smartwatches

Android Wear device from ASUS to debut at IFA next month

Google promotes Android Wear with four new videos

Moto 360, Moto X+1, and Moto G incoming: Motorola hosting event on September 4

Tablets

LG announces LTE version of the LG G Pad 8.0

Updates

AT&T’s Moto X now receiving Android 4.4.4

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.