Android might get fit, Motorola’s wooden back, streaming Beats, and more!
Headlines
- Possible fitness features coming to Android via Fitness APIs
- Google pulls select Chrome Apps due to malware being pushed through them
- AdSense Direct released as new means of buying ads using service as backend
- Google Quality Report - determine if your internet connection is good enough for YouTube HD videos
- President Obama to use Google+ Hangouts to do virtual cross country tour
- Google loses to patent troll for $125m over push notification services in Android
- Google adds additional background information to results from Knowledge Graph and various “trusted” sources
Apps
- The Moody app accesses Moddle for customized teaching content
- Datzine - new service to release later this year to push nearby content and sales
- Moto Migrate updated to sync iCloud content with Moto X, Moto G, Droid Maxx, Droid Ultra, and Droid Mini
- Deux Ex: The Fall released for Android - $6.99
- Photoshop Express v2.0 adds support for KitKat and updated layout
- Motorola Gallery app updated with Android 4.0+ guidelines - supports Moto X, Moto G, and Droids - filters photos by camera roll, timeline, and albums
Devices
- Moto X gets more wood backings via MotoMaker (bamboo, ebony, teak, walnut)
- HTC One pending carrier approval for Android 4.4 [AT&T, T-Mobile & Sprint]
App Review - Beats Music
- Stream curated music based on personal preferences and artists the user follows
- Create stations based on sentences
- Currently $9.99/mo or $119.88/yr (for the service
- Google Play - $Free
- The Android Realm Video Slideshow
- The Android Realm App Review
App Review - News+
- Integrate RSS feeds with Google+
- Extended version of gReader (both apps can be used simultaneously)
- Use extensions to add functionality
- Themes available
- Google Play - $Free
- The Android Realm App Review
Sponsor - TweakedAudio
- 7 great styles and colors (even wood for the 4 different Moto X backs)
- Very durable and sound reducing
- Free shipping
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