TalkAndroid Daily Dose for August 25, 2014

August 25, 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

Motorola to release updated Skip as keychain fob

Carriers

T-Mobile ups the ante with four times more data for Simple Starter plans

Chromecast

Amazon Fire TV is destroying the Chromecast

Google

Sorry Google, Amazon purchases Twitch for $1 billion

Phones

Android One set to debut next month in India, L coming the following month

Gionee ready to push for an even thinner world’s thinnest smartphone

HTC’s Desire 820 will be the first 64-bit phone

LG G3 Stylus edition Dubuting at IFA Berlin

Moto Luge product page leaks on Best Buy’s site, will be geared toward Verizon pre-paid customers

Upcoming Nexus may be called Nexus X

“Ready to note?” Samsung teases upcoming Galaxy Note 4 and S Pen in new video

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to feature updated fingerprint technology

The Galaxy Alpha is just the first in a line called the ‘A Series’

Sony to make waterproofing a gold standard among its 2015 midrange devices

Smartwatches

ASUS teases its smartwatch, shows a seemingly curved display

Samsung may launch a SIM-enabled Gear with the Galaxy Note 4, circular Gear watch to follow

Tablets

Promo picture, specs revealed for upcoming Sony Z3 Tablet Compact

Miscellaneous

Sony officially releases perfume-esque selfie camera

Pick up a free smartphone with your next Burger King meal

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.