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• Roboto font in Android 4.3 gets subtle improvements and changes
• TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for June 24 – June 30, 2013
• Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom gets July 8 UK release date and price
• Leaked “official” images of Sony Honami discovered
• New Cover Algorithm app enables sensor-based lock/unlock actions

Roboto font in Android 4.3 gets subtle improvements and changes Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:11 PM PDT Since the Android 4.3 leak a few days ago, every nook and cranny of the software has been under some serious scrutiny for changes and improvements. One new, noticeable improvement in the latest version of Android is the font. It’s still Roboto, but it’s seen some very minor tweaks and subtle changes, as you can see in the picture above. The red lines indicate new Roboto fonts, and the black shows old Roboto fonts. It’s clearly not a major difference, but it’s been refined and cleaned up a bit. The curves of many letters, especially in lowercase letters, have been refined and trimmed up, and punctuation has seen some big improvements, especially the comma. Overall, I think it’s definitely a nice improvement, and it’s good to see Google paying attention to details with Android. If you want a great, very detailed full teardown of the new font, hit the Android Police source below. If you want a more hands on approach, you can grab the fonts from the download links. source: Android Police Download Link Mirror Come comment on this article: Roboto font in Android 4.3 gets subtle improvements and changes Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for June 24 – June 30, 2013 Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. Sony made a splash this week with the announcement of the Xperia Z Ultra and a much improved SmartWatch 2. Gamers rejoiced and cried at the same time. The OUYA hit retail stores, but the NVIDIA SHIELD was delayed. All reports indicate the DROID brand isn’t dead just yet as we might see another edition of the DROID RAZR line by year’s end. The HTC First is officially dead and can someone please tell me what the screen size of the Galaxy Note III will really be? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week. Guides How to share Google Calendars with family or co-workers Reviews Tiny Token Empires [Casual] 30 Days with Google Play Music All Access My thoughts on HTC Zoe and Video Highlights after seven days of heavy use on vacation 3CX Mobile Device Manager [Business & Tools] Snap Camera HDR [Photography] Volume Butler [Tools] Accessories Accessories for the Moto X already on sale FingerQ case is designed to protect your device and the information inside using fingerprint-scanning technology Android-powered Sound Bar 2.1 speaker system by Sceptre released Apps – New Manage all your cloud storage services with CloudCube Samsung launches Magna Carta app to allow Galaxy users to download Jay Z's new album early for free Boomerang Gmail client released for Android New Google Play Edition devices have a new camera app, drawer, and wallpaper Google Play Edition device boot animation and live wallpaper available for download Stock camera application from Galaxy S 4 and HTC One Google Play Editions leaks Vector Unit shows off upcoming game; Ripide GP2 New Cover Algorithm app enables sensor-based lock/unlock actions Apps – Updates Rdio updates pricing plans, adds five person tier for $32.99 Check-in friends with latest update to Foursquare Symantec releases new version of Norton Mobile Security Google Search update adds TV cards, offers, music to Google Now Modern Combat 4 Meltdown update now available for download Google Play Movies & TV gets new interface Vine update with front facing camera support arrives Google releases update for Gmail, brings back 'delete' button by default DirecTV Android App updated to version 2.5, enables voice search Carriers AT&T sale: half off on smartphones, free activation w/ new two-year contract AT&T fires up 4G LTE service in 7 new markets, more to come soon T-Mobile UNcarrier plan phase 2 on tap for July 14th, Sony Xperia Z for July 17th Parkersburg, West Virginia is Verizon's 500th LTE market Contests Buzz Launcher design competition to award up to $10,000 in prizes for homescreens Gaming Update for Humble Bundle 6 adds three new games Gaming Hardware NVIDIA Shield now delayed until July due to a 'mechanical issue that relates to a third party component' OUYA officially released to retailers for $100, flying off shelves OUYA quickly becoming a big hit for retailers BlueStacks announces GamePop Mini, second Android game console from company Google Google bringing Google Now cards to Chrome browser, Chrome OS WSJ confirms Google is working on a videogame console, smartwatch, and Nexus Q followup Google adds more Android device management features Google trying to get a bigger slice in app revenue from its Play Store Editing Microsoft Office documents in Chrome OS in the works Google Glass Watch life through the eyes of a tennis player at Wimbledon thanks to Google Glass Phones – HTC Gold plated HTC One now available for the bargain price of $2,900 The 'glamor red' HTC One is real and coming to the UK AT&T sold out of HTC First phones HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4 with stock Android now available on Play Store Phones – Huawei Huawei plans to join 'Google Edition party' with Ascend P6 Huawei plans to be third-best smartphone manufacturer in the world, throws jabs at Apple and Samsung in the process Huawei Prism II for T-Mobile and Honor 3 smartphones are on the way Phones – LG Reports indicate LG's upcoming G2 smartphone will arrive by July and feature a Snapdragon 800 processor Photos of LG Optimus G2 leak, volume buttons appear to be on back of phone Phones – Motorola Motorola XT1056 smartphone appears in the wild, all but confirms the true identity of the "X" phone Verizon to launch Motorola Droid RAZR Ultra and RAZR M Ultra, according to rumor Google DVX is possibly a low-cost Motorola device for emerging markets Phones – Nexus Yup… some Nexus 4 models have slightly different screens and no, it's not an easy fix Phones – Samsung Samsung Galaxy S 4 named 'fastest smartphone' by Which? magazine, iPhone 5 the slowest Verizon Galaxy S 4 32GB version to be available starting tomorrow Samsung formally launches the Galaxy S 4 smartphone featuring LTE-A radio HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4 with stock Android now available on Play Store Images leak of possible Samsung 'Memo' device with specs Samsung Galaxy Note III to feature a 5.7-inch display Galaxy Note III could sport an LCD panel in some markets Galaxy Note III rumored to have 5.99-inch Super AMOLED flexible display Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom gets July 8 UK release date and price Phones – Sony Sony quietly working on refreshed Sony Xperia Z smartphone with Snapdragon 800 processor Sony announces its Xperia Z Ultra smartphone, comes jam-packed with Android 4.2.2, Snapdragon 800 chip and 6.44-inch display Sony's Xperia Z Ultra passes through FCC on same day as official announcement Sony's Product Design Director describes the inspiration behind the Xperia Z Ultra's design Images of Sony device leaked, possibly upcoming 'Honami' flagship The Sony Honami rumored to be announced during July 4th event in Paris Leaked "official" images of Sony Honami discovered Phones – Umeox Chinese Umeox X5 unveiled as world's thinnest smartphone, slated for European launch ROMs CyanogenMod 10.1 rolls out to devices with stable builds CyanogenMod developer starts work on Secure Device-to-Device Messaging Custom ROM built from Google Play Edition HTC One arrives Smartwatches Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2 coming in September with better design, display, and battery Google Hangouts support added in latest Pebble update Tablets Samsung press release highlights the features of the 7-inch, 8-inch, and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 3′s Samsung SM-T315 tablet tip-toes past FCC doors, shows us another LTE variant of the Galaxy Note 8.0 that won't be headed to the States Huawei launching MediaPad 7 Vogue tablet this month with ability to make phone calls/send SMS Updates Chinese dual-SIM HTC One receives Android 4.2.2 update, six additional themes for Video Highlights and much more Android 4.3 firmware for Google Play Edition Galaxy S 4 leaks— for developers only! Android 4.3 firmware for standard, non-Google Edition Galaxy S 4 (GT-I9505) leaked Miscellaneous Samsung could utilize Carbon Fiber in future devices Garmin announces Monterra, an Android-powered handheld GPS German Court to rule that seven Samsung devices copied Apple Motorola Mobility has a new, colorful logo Norton discovers privacy leak in Facebook application Apple's bid to include Galaxy S 4 in lawsuit against Samsung rejected Facebook introduces Beta Program for their Android app Big Android BBQ 2013 tickets go on sale PSA: 4th of July is the weekend phones are most likely to be damaged Samsung found to have higher device subsidies than Apple, HTC   Come comment on this article: TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for June 24 – June 30, 2013 Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom gets July 8 UK release date and price Posted: 30 Jun 2013 08:30 AM PDT Once Samsung announced their Galaxy S 4 Zoom earlier this month, questions immediately arose of when and for how much it would be available. It looks like a UK release could be coming very soon. UK retailer Clove has begun to take pre-orders for the S4 Zoom, with shipments going out beginning July 8. The price for the camera-based phone is currently £369, which is about $561.40 in the US. We don’t yet have a US release date yet, but hopefully it will be soon. As a reminder, the S4 Zoom has a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) Super AMOLED display, with a pixel density of 256 PPI, a 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWi, 8GB of internal storage with a microSD slot for expandability (up to 64GB), and a 2330 mAh battery. Camera features include a 16-megapixel camera with 10x Optical Zoom and an Xenon Flash on the back, and a 1.9-megapixel camera on the front of the device. Source: Clove Via: Android Authority   Come comment on this article: Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom gets July 8 UK release date and price Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Leaked “official” images of Sony Honami discovered Posted: 30 Jun 2013 07:00 AM PDT Later this week Sony is expected to unveil its newest flagship device, codenamed Honami, at a press event in Paris on July 4th, so it seems in order that some new images would leak. The latest find supposedly came from a system dump of the system, so they are being described as “official” renders of the device. The images show what appears to be an aluminum body and several buttons all located on the right hand side of the device. Unfortunately, the front-facing images are the only ones discovered in this latest batch, so we are left to wonder what the edges or back may look like. source: Xperia Blog Come comment on this article: Leaked “official” images of Sony Honami discovered Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

New Cover Algorithm app enables sensor-based lock/unlock actions Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:51 AM PDT Android phone users who enjoy automating smartphone functions using features like NFC with tags or IFTTT or Tasker for Android for applications have a new option thanks to XDA Developer member Akshay (Aky), who released Cover Algorithm to the Google Play Store. Cover Algorithm uses a smartphone’s sensors as the input to trigger the lock and unlock functions of a device. According to Akshay (Aky) the app can use any of a device’s sensors – light, proximity, accelerometer, magnetic field – to trigger an action. For the trial version that was released, only three actions are available, lock, unlock, and lock/unlock.  Akshay (Aky) gives some examples of use, like keeping a device turned on while one is reading. By placing the device face down on a surface, it will trigger the device to lock and turn off. This could make life easier for those not wanting to fumble around finding the power button. According to Akshay (Aky) this slightly minimizes wear and tear on a device’s buttons and has the benefit of saving a small amount of power by performing a task faster than a person might be able to. Granted, these are probably marginal benefits and most users will just be interested in the increased convenience the app offers. Although the app focuses on lock and unlock functions, it seems likely it could be expanded to perform other functions. In addition to setting lock and unlock actions, the app has a full set of features for doing things like setting apps to ignore or calibrating the sensors. The app is free in the Google Play Store for a trial version that will operate until July 7th. Akshay (Aky) says a paid version will be released soon that has no time limitation. You can grab it by hitting one of the download links below. Google Play Download Link Come comment on this article: New Cover Algorithm app enables sensor-based lock/unlock actions Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

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