{"id":648548,"date":"2013-03-24T19:48:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T23:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/?p=155630"},"modified":"2013-03-24T19:48:55","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T23:48:55","slug":"talkandroid-weekly-recap-for-march-18-march-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/648548","title":{"rendered":"TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for March 18 \u2013 March 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TalkAndroid_Weekly_Recap\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories from this past week. Most of the coverage concerned the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S 4, but there were some juicy tidbits regarding the upcoming Motorola X phone, smartwatches and Google Glass. It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.<\/p>\n

Editorials<\/h2>\n

How HTC Can Get Its Groove Back<\/a><\/p>\n

Is Android vulnerable because of Samsung\u2019s dominance?<\/a><\/p>\n

Accessories<\/h2>\n

Samsung\u2019s new Game Pad accessory up for preorder for only $113<\/a><\/p>\n

Apps<\/h2>\n

Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jetpack Jinx [Arcade & Action]<\/a><\/p>\n

Movie Twist [Entertainment]<\/a><\/p>\n

XnRetro [Photography]<\/a><\/p>\n

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New Apps & Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google Babble Chat Client to Unify Now Fragmented Messaging Platforms<\/a><\/p>\n

Glu Mobile Teases Frontline Commando: D-Day With Trailer [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Keep now available in the Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Chameleon Launcher for smartphones officially hits the Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Ravensword: Shadowlands hits the Play Store, offers a rich 3D world to explore with Tegra enhancements<\/a><\/p>\n

Gameloft to bring UNO and Friends to Android<\/a><\/p>\n

New widget puts the latest Google Doodle on your home screen<\/a><\/p>\n

App Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gmail For Android Now Lets You Reply Or Archive Right From Notifications<\/a><\/p>\n

9 Innings: Pro Baseball 2013 Update is a Hit in the Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Updates Sports Results, Brings Better Grouping And More Detail<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Play Store Version 4.0 Gets Leaked and Previewed<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Currents adds support for audio playback in app<\/a><\/p>\n

Adblock Plus Not Discouraged By Play Store Ban, Creates Easy Workaround<\/a><\/p>\n

Verizon Messages update enables all devices for messages<\/a><\/p>\n

Carriers<\/h2>\n

AT&T set to introduce expanded Mobile Share Plans, aiming its bullseye at business users in the process<\/a><\/p>\n

Leaked T-Mobile \u2018UNcarrier\u2019 Info Sheet Means New Plans Could be Right Around the Corner<\/a><\/p>\n

T-Mobile Uncarrier Value Plans outed and detailed<\/a><\/p>\n

Sprint allowing MNVOs to sell modified Sprint Android handsets<\/a><\/p>\n

T-Mobile And MetroPCS Merger Receives Complete Regulatory Approval<\/a><\/p>\n

T-Mobile Reportedly Testing LTE In Nine Major US Cities<\/a><\/p>\n

Google<\/h2>\n

Chrome and Android to remain separate products, but expect more overlap<\/a><\/p>\n

Google\u2019s Nexus 5 rumored to feature a potential camera with Nikon branding<\/a><\/p>\n

Chrome World Wide Maze Turns Any Website Into 3D Game Synced To Your Phone<\/a><\/p>\n

Prior Head Of Android Andy Rubin Was Stubborn, Says Samsung Exec<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Glass<\/h2>\n

Sergey Brin\u2019s discussion on Google Glass at TED now available [Video]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Google Glass Gets Eye-Piece Patent<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardware<\/h2>\n

NVIDIA reveals more info about Logan, Parker chips during GTC<\/a><\/p>\n

More Mediatek-powered smartphones with 1080p displays are on the way\u2026 and soon<\/a><\/p>\n

Phones<\/h2>\n

ASUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

ASUS will launch an Intel-powered smartphone in June<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC<\/strong><\/p>\n

HTC One is definitely not coming to Verizon<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC One Might Be Coming to Verizon Wireless After All<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC One component shortages are real, HTC \u2018no longer a tier-one customer\u2019 for component suppliers<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC Trolling Samsung Unpacked Leads To \u2018One On The Street\u2019 Video<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC One\u2019s BlinkFeed highlighted in new promo video<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC One shows off BoomSound in latest commercial<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC Updates One Availability, Will Hit North America By End Of April<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC announces the E1 dual-SIM smartphone featuring Jelly Bean<\/a><\/p>\n

HTC Myst slips through the FCC with AT&T LTE bands in tow<\/a><\/p>\n

More HTC v Samsung Twitter shenanigans surface<\/a><\/p>\n

Huawei<\/strong><\/p>\n

MetroPCS adds Huawei Premia 4G to stable of LTE devices<\/a><\/p>\n

Huawei Ascend G700 pictures pop up online, shows a budget device headed for China<\/a><\/p>\n

Lenovo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lenovo announces S920 \u2013 quad-core smartphone powered by 4.2 Jelly Bean<\/a><\/p>\n

LG<\/strong><\/p>\n

LG E980 clears the FCC, could be Optimus G Pro for AT&T<\/a><\/p>\n

Mysterious LG LS720 smartphone tries to slip through the FCC door quietly, shows that its wearing Sprint LTE frequencies<\/a><\/p>\n

Meizu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meizu Rumored To Launch Full HD MX3 Powered By The Exynos 5 Octa<\/a><\/p>\n

Motorola<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motorola \u2018Ghost\u2019 heading to all four major U.S. carriers, \u2018Yeti\u2019 and \u2018Sasquatch\u2019 to AT&T<\/a><\/p>\n

Guy Kawasaki hints at possible hardware customization for the X Phone<\/a><\/p>\n

Motorola X Phone won\u2019t have customizable hardware after all<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy S 4 To Get Qi Wireless Charging Accessories<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysts say Samsung Galaxy S 4 to push Samsung back ahead of Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

CM Developers have no plans to develop for the Galaxy S 4 smartphone<\/a><\/p>\n

No CM support for Galaxy S 4? Not so fast says CyanogenMod team<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung Takes the Galaxy S 4 Software for a Spin in this Latest Video<\/a><\/p>\n

The Galaxy S 4 costs $244 to make and utilizes 63% of Samsung\u2019s own parts inside<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-registrations four times higher than Galaxy S III says UK retailer<\/a><\/p>\n

UK to See Quad-Core Galaxy S 4 Instead of Octa-Core Version<\/a><\/p>\n

More information on which countries get which processor in Samsung Galaxy S 4<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Photos Leaked<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple beats Samsung in smartphone satisfaction according to J.D. Power<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s market share lead expected to double says analyst<\/a><\/p>\n

More HTC v Samsung Twitter shenanigans surface<\/a><\/p>\n

New Hack Allows Bypass Of Pin-Secured Lockscreen On Galaxy Smartphones<\/a><\/p>\n

Sony<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sony introduces the Xperia SP smartphone to the public<\/a><\/p>\n

Sony unveils the Xperia L for the budget-minded who wants a best in class camera<\/a><\/p>\n

Xiaomi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xiaomi Mi-3 revealed with 5-inch 1080p display and Snapdragon 800 CPU<\/a><\/p>\n

ZTE<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Mid-Range ZTE Quantum (N8910) Coming to Sprint<\/a><\/p>\n

ZTE Grand X Quad Shown Off In Leaked Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Smartwatches<\/h2>\n

Samsung confirms they are \u2018working very hard\u2019 on a smartwatch to take on Apple iWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

Google\u2019s upcoming smartwatch is an Android project not X Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

LG is prepping their own smartwatch as well as something similar to Google Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

Tablets<\/h2>\n

Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is Amazon Working on a $99 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD? Rumors Say Yes<\/a><\/p>\n

ARCHOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Archos Releases GamePad, 97 and 80 Titanium Tablets in US<\/a><\/p>\n

Huawei<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upcoming Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue Press Render and Specs Leaked<\/a><\/p>\n

Nexus<\/strong><\/p>\n

More rumors indicate the next-generation Nexus 7 will likely have a Snapdragon processor instead of a Tegra processor<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 to be unveiled at IFA 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung rumored to be developing a premium Galaxy Tab with a full Super AMOLED FULL HD display<\/a><\/p>\n

Sony<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sony Xperia Tablet Z gets the teardown treatment<\/a><\/p>\n

Updates<\/h2>\n

Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II to get Android 4.2.2 update, while the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S 4 will see Android 5.0<\/a><\/p>\n

T-Mobile LTE update for Samsung Galaxy Note II pushing out<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung Orb Photo Feature Could Debut In Galaxy S 4 With Android 5.0 Update<\/a><\/p>\n

Verizon Droid 4 to receive Jelly Bean update this week<\/a><\/p>\n

Verizon Galaxy Nexus Receives Android 4.2.2, Update Rolling Out Today<\/a><\/p>\n

Droid RAZR HD to receive new update with camera improvements and more<\/a><\/p>\n

European models of the Sony Xperia Z reported to be getting a firmware update\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Android 4.1.2 Update Causing Problems for Motorola DROID RAZR\/RAZR MAXX Users<\/a><\/p>\n

\nCome comment on this article: TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for March 18 – March 24<\/a><\/strong>
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Visit TalkAndroid for Android news<\/a>, Android guides<\/a>, and much more!<\/small><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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