TalkAndroid Daily Dose for November 20, 2013

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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!!


Review


Nexus 5 review: A fantastic value, but not a flagship phone


Apps


Google combines Currents and Play Magazines apps into Google Play Newsstand


DirecTV Everywhere ups the ante for the holidays, expands to 30 out-of-home and 100 in-home streaming channels


Google Drive for Android gets update, adds find-and-replace features, table management, and other features


Google translate makes conversations easier with latest update



Carriers


U.S. carriers reject “kill switch” that would prevent smartphone theft


AT&T Moto X Soak Test invites go out, presumably for Kit Kat


Sprint announces holiday deals including $50 LG G2, free Galaxy S 4 Mini, and $100 port-in credit


Chromebooks


“OK Google” command making its way to Chromebooks


Chromecast


Job postings hint that Chromecast could be going international


Google


Google combines Currents and Play Magazines apps into Google Play Newsstand


Google Wallet Card is official, physical cards available only in the U.S.


Google engineer explains why you shouldn’t clear Google Services Framework data


Middle Earth comes to life in new Google Chrome experiment


Hardware


Samsung might go with eye scanning tech instead of fingerprint scanning


Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 805, will bring an UltraHD home theater to your pocket


MediaTek reveals MT6592 octa-core CPU with clock speeds up to 2 GHz


Phones


AT&T Moto X Soak Test invites go out, presumably for Kit Kat


Nexus 4 finally starting to receive Android 4.4 KitKat OTA update


U.S. owners of the Galaxy Note 3 can get $50 in Google Play Store credit


Samsung may have another bloated battery issue


ROMs


CyanogenMod teases new hardware partner in Google+ post


Tablets


Toshiba Excite 7 announced, available starting today for $170


Updates


Nexus 4 finally starting to receive Android 4.4 KitKat OTA update


Miscellaneous


While damages trial goes to jury, Samsung seeks mistrial




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