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- Kool-Aid Man photobombs pictures in new Android app
- More details leak about Sony’s upcoming smartwatch
- TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for June 17 – June 23, 2013
- Google’s Waze acquisition being investigated by FTC
- Logitech releases Hamony Ultimate Hub to turn your phone into a universal remote
- First Google Glass-recorded surgery performed by Dr. Rafael Grossmann of Eastern Maine Medical Center
| Kool-Aid Man photobombs pictures in new Android app Posted: 23 Jun 2013 10:22 AM PDT
Taking pictures with your friends is fun, but it gets kind of dull sometimes. You know what would really spice up your photo galleries? How about photobombing your pics with the Kool-Aid Man? If you’ve ever wanted to stick the giant red pitcher mascot into your photos, you have a really weird sense of humor, but you’ll be able to now thanks to Kraft’s latest Kool-Aid app. The app is pretty simple. You select or take a picture, then superimpose your favorite glass of Kool-Aid anywhere onto the picture. You can adjust the size and position so it always look as natural as possible, then share the photo through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It’s some pretty sneaky advertising, but hey, it’s fun. Hit the link below to download the app.
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| More details leak about Sony’s upcoming smartwatch Posted: 23 Jun 2013 10:14 AM PDT
Remember that teasing smartwatch announcement Sony made the other day? We’ve got a few more details about the new device that should keep you interested. According to Cnet, the smartwatch will come with a few enhanced features over the current $100 model, including a bigger screen and a slightly water resistant design. Sony is pushing their water resistant designs on a majority of their flagship devices, so this shouldn’t be too surprising to anyone. The smartwatch will also run Android and use a capacitive touchscreen, and will have a three icon layout under the screen for navigation. The biggest new feature, though, is the inclusion of NFC. An NFC enabled smartwatch would be able to pair with a smartphone very easily, so that’s a handy feature worth looking forward to. The device announcement should be at Mobile Asia Expo, so we should know all the specifics and pricing in just a few days. We’ll be sure to keep you updated. source: Cnet
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| TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for June 17 – June 23, 2013 Posted: 23 Jun 2013 07:34 AM PDT
We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. Video for Instagram was the buzz this week, but I still like HTC Zoe and Video Highlights. Sony might be ready to launch a smartwatch again, but will it be just another flop? Could Verizon be prepping another DROID phone? Probably not, but that isn’t stopping them from promoting the brand to move out older merchandise. Samsung reintroduced a zillion Galaxy S 4 variants and unveiled the Galaxy NX camera. NVIDIA seems to be a little nervous about how successful the Shield will be so they dropped the price and what on earth is Google Mine? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week. Accessories Logitech releases Hamony Ultimate Hub to turn your phone into a universal remote Apps – New New MPme Radio app promises to find the perfect radio station for you SmugMug releases native Android app to Google Play Store 'Rockmelt' news reader released to Google Play Disney releases Where's My Mickey? for smartphones and tablets With the movie releasing this weekend, Monsters University game hits the Play Store Gameloft's Gangstar Vegas released for Android
Apps – Sales SwiftKey celebrates milestone with 50% off sale for limited time Sega announces sale on four popular 'Sonic The Hedgehog' games in Play Store Apps – Updates Dashclock widget updated to version 1.5, includes Daydream support Falcon Pro pulled from Play Store due to token authentication issues Dolphin Browser updates to v10, brings new UI and Web App Store RSS feeds like 'Feedly' growing, end of Google Reader looms 'Photo Editor' by Aviary gets update to version 3.0 Facebook announces video on Instagram for Android and iOS Carriers AT&T announces Street Charge mobile charging stations around New York City AT&T set to launch LTE network in 9 new markets starting today Sprint expands 4G LTE coverage to 22 new cities including Miami Verizon starts countdown, releases augmented reality DROID video Verizon planning to end life of Droid DNA, prepping for arrival of HTC One Official trailer for Verizon's DROID combat AR game released Gaming Hardware Android-powered console GameStick delayed one month due to unfinished UI NVIDIA drops price of Shield to $299 Finding a Chromebook just got easier with expansion of retail availability Google to open Android Nation retail stores in India Google rumored to be preparing "Google Mine" organizational service Google's Waze acquisition being investigated by FTC Google Glass Hardware Qualcomm announces six variants of Snapdragon 200 processor for emerging markets in press release Phones – HTC HTC officially unveils the Butterfly S Name of HTC One Mini, 720p HD screen confirmed HTC One Mini to hit AT&T around August HTC announces the Desire 200 smartphone: a budget device with Beats Audio Phones – Huawei World's slimmest smartphone, the Huawei Ascend P6, is now official Phones – LG LG said to be working on a phone with always on voice commands that will arrive in 2014 LG and Qualcomm joint presser reveals Snapdragon 800 for Optimus G series phones LG event scheduled for August 7 in New York City Phones – Motorola Moto X (XFON XT1055) variant for U.S. Cellular shows up at FCC Phones – NEC Rugged NEC Terrain officially announced for AT&T Phones – Oppo More details of new Oppo Find 7 leaked Phones – Samsung Verizon rumored to release customizable Galaxy S 4 under a different name Samsung cuts Galaxy S 4 sales predictions by 50% for May, down to 6.5 million units Samsung Galaxy S 4 in Aurora Red officially available exclusive to AT&T Samsung to launch new Galaxy S 4 with LTE Advanced support soon Samsung announces 5 new colors for their Galaxy S 4 Another possible image of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 hits the internet Phones – Sony Blurry photo of Sony i1 Honami cameraphone leaks, specs included Smartwatches Sony teases new SmartWatch with an announcement expected at Mobile Asia Expo Tablets AT&T to offer Galaxy Note 8.0 on June 21st, available for $399 or $199 with purchase of Galaxy S 4 Expect more 8-inch Android tablets during second half of 2013 Updates HTC confirms Android 4.2 for HTC One, despite early update being pulled Verizon sending out Samsung Galaxy S 3 update, hopefully addresses LTE connectivity issues Android 4.2.2 test build for Samsung Galaxy S III leaked Miscellaneous Samsung is giving Jay-Z's new album to one million Galaxy users for free download More, more, more! Insiders predict upcoming 6-inch phones will feature 2,560 x 1,600 pixels for 2014 Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg travels to S. Korea to pitch next Facebook phone to executives Samsung will be streaming their Galaxy & ATIV event live via YouTube Shazam – former HTC execs startup Kazam to produce smartphones 'Easy Rooting Toolkit' Version 11 released, Xperia Z, Xperia SP, Xperia S supported LG ready to start mass production of flexible displays NVIDIA announces plans to expand business model to address growth in visual computing demands Insiders claim Samsung not interested in Facebook phone Samsung targeting Photog-Enthusiasts with latest Galaxy Camera NX unveiling O2 launching unique "Talk to the Hand" gloves, Bluetooth enabled gloves for phone calls Robert Downey Jr. joins HTC as ambassador for $12 million HTC CEO Chou says company to rebound to highest level ever with 15% of market Tokyo court rules Samsung infringed on Apple's "bounce-back" patent Missed Samsung's Premiere 2013 event? Watch the full recording here!
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| Google’s Waze acquisition being investigated by FTC Posted: 23 Jun 2013 06:37 AM PDT
After announcing last week Google’s acquisition of Israel-based Waze, a “social mapping” service, word is now coming out that FTC regulators have decided to step in and conduct a review. Apparently some in the FTC believe Waze’s claim that they were a competitive threat to Google’s mapping services and thus the acquisition would run afoul of current law. Meanwhile, Google indicates the deal, which closed June 11th, did not require Federal review and approval because Waze’s revenues in the U.S. were less than $70 million. While the review is underway, Google will likely have to delay efforts to integrate the service with their own mapping tools. If the FTC rules the acquisition should not have occurred, Google would be forced to divest themselves of the Waze unit even at a loss. Some potential buyers could include Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, all of whom have expressed an interest in the past. Both Google and the FTC have declined to comment. source: New York Post
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| Logitech releases Hamony Ultimate Hub to turn your phone into a universal remote Posted: 22 Jun 2013 08:49 PM PDT
Logitech just released a small puck-shaped receiver that communicates with your phone, allowing you to turn your Android or iPhone into a universal remote. It's already included as part of the Logitech Harmony Ultimate and Logitech Harmony Smart Control products, and now it's available as a standalone item. After you purchase the receiver for $100, users must download the free application, which can consolidate up to eight different remotes. The system is compatible with over 225,000 home theater devices and it turns Wi-Fi signals from your smartphone into IR and Bluetooth commands. Check out the full presser after the break.
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2013 08:34 PM PDT
Dr. Rafael Grossmann of the Eastern Maine Medical Center recently performed a gastrostomy (placement of a feeding tube) with Google Glass in tow, streaming live to a private Google+ Hangout. Plenty of surgeries have been recorded and uploaded to YouTube, but nothing like this has been done before via Google Glass. Although gastrostomies are relatively low-risk surgeries, this is a huge step forward for education via technology in the medical field. Dr. Grossmann said that ”by performing and documenting this event, I wanted to show that this device and its platform, are certainly intuitive tools that have a great potential in Healthcare, and specifically for surgery, could allow better intra-operative consultations, surgical mentoring and potentiate remote medical education, in a very simple way.” He went onto explain that ”I was able to show not just the patient’s abdomen, but also the endoscopic view, in a very clever, simple and inexpensive way. I think that there should be ways to directly stream the endoscopic view thru Google Glass (My friend @Julianmb, also a Google Explorer, and his team of experts from @Droiders are working on that!) but this was a “Poor’s Man’s” set up.” Source: PC Magazine
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