TalkAndroid Daily Dose for October 31, 2014

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!!

Guides

How to bring back the 'steps today' card on your Android Wear smartwatch after installing Google Fit

Accessories

HTC unveils its new Rapid Charger 2.0

Cameras

RE Camera in orange gets delayed, HTC offers 10% discount

Phones

Amazon exec admits Fire Phone pricing was too high, but it was more than that

LG G3 Dual-LTE set to launch in Russia within the next couple of weeks

New Halloween images show low light capabilities of Nexus 6

Nexus 6 from Google Play working with Verizon SIM cards

OnePlus One dressed in Kevlar pictured

New video shows Android 5.0 running on the Samsung Galaxy S5

Set-top boxes

Google Play Movies & TV arrives in Roku's Channel Store

Updates

New video shows Android 5.0 running on the Samsung Galaxy S5

Miscellaneous

HTC ekes out a small 3rd quarter profit

Sony reorganizes mobile division with new leader

HTC Dot View trick shows up just in time for Halloween

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RE Camera in orange gets delayed, HTC offers 10% discount

Launching a new product in a relatively new category can be tough, but HTC is not shying away from doing so. This company's RE Camera will be on the market in time for the holiday season. And to satisfy the tastes of everyone, the RE Camera comes in orange, white, and navy blue (the latter of which is exclusive to Best Buy). Pre-orders have been open since the device was announced in October. Shipments, though, have yet to start.

The RE Camera scheduled for a November 15 arrival, but people going for the orange color will have a longer wait. The demand is so high for the orange RE Camera that HTC has been forced to delay its release. HTC is sending out emails to customers offering multiple options to make the situation a bit better.

So what can you do? Switch to the white color and get a 10% discount. Actually, you can stick with the orange color and still receive a 10% discount. Or you can go ahead and wait for your orange to arrive by purchasing the white and get 10% off of both RE Camera devices ordered.

Source: HTC Source

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Sony reorganizes mobile division with new leader

The mobile division of Sony has failed to meet expectations. The company has cut forecasts left and right and has yet to make a meaningful imprint in the United States. Now, the Sony's mobile division has a new leader. Kunimasa Suzuki will be reassigned within the company as Hiroki Totoki takes over. The reorganization is set to take place on November 16. Tomorrow, Sony is set to report its second quarter results and more changes are expected.

What do you think Sony has to do to make a mobile turnaround? Let us know in the comments.

Via: Xperia Blog

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Active Wrap headphones: no wires, no noise, just music [Deal]

Tangled wires are enough to spoil even the greatest of headphones. But with Active Wrap from SPBEAT9, you'll never have to worry about headphone wires again. Not only do they sound great and feel incredibly comfortable, they're also completely wireless. And thanks to Cult of Android Deals, you can get yours for just $24 for

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Why Steve Jobs told Google’s Larry Page he was doing too much

Google's co-founder Larry Page partook in a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, published Friday. Among other topics, he talks about Google's oppository approach to business compared to Apple — epitomized by a story about Steve Jobs. "He would always tell me, You're doing too much stuff," Page says. "I'd be like, You're not doing

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Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S5 running leaked Android 5.0 Lollipop build [VIDEO]

When Google showed off Android 5.0 Lollipop's new Material Design aesthetic during this year's Google I/O, the first thing we thought about was how this would translate to the custom skins offered by OEMs like HTC and Samsung. Just before we kick off the weekend, the boys at SamMobile are quenching a little bit of this curiosity with an early look at Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Samsung Galaxy S5.

This is actually the second time they're showing off Samsung's version of Lollipop, although this one is much more recent build. Although it's still an early version of the software Samsung will eventually roll out to their Galaxy line, it clues us in on exactly what the OEM has in mind for their version of Google's Material Design UI and really, it's not half bad.

The current version of the TouchWiz running on the Galaxy S5 we found was actually much easier on the eyes and in some respects, not too far — at least in color scheme — to what Google introduced in Lollipop. The newly leaked version of Lollipopped TouchWiz shows a similar TouchWiz interface, only with small design tweaks to the Settings, Calculator, Dialer and more. Here's what SamMobile noticed was changed from the previous leaked Lollipop build:

• New Note 4 fingerprint lock screen


• New system-wide font — similar to the original one, but a tad thinner.


• New animations, much smoother than before — there's a screen off animation present as well.


• Google Search bar in recents menu


• Brightness slider in notification center has a new yellow color — while changing the brightness, the notification centre disappears and allows the user to view the content beneath it.


• Removed "Interruptions" from Sound settings


• Gallery: Media can be sorted using new filters including Pets, Events, Scenery, Documents, Food, Vehicles and Flowers.


• Music: Improved UI


• Clock: Navigation bar icons are now accompanied by text


• Calculator: Removed square grids which surrounded the numbers and symbols


• Contacts: New search box


• Stock Material Design inspired applications receive colored status bar


• Android Lollipop theme's core green elements replaced with Samsung's blue color


• Settings: Improved UI, new icon color


• New UI for setting wallpaper from home screen


• Better spacing between options in power off dialog

For more image comparisons, make sure to check out the post on SamMobile but in the meantime, check out their hands-on video below.

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Halloween App And Game Sales: ROM Toolbox Pro, Botanicula, The Walking Dead Pinball, And More

A frightful evening to you all, ghouls and goblins. It's Halloween, and even if you don't celebrate, there are plenty of sales in the Play Store for you to take advantage of. Several prolific developers have put almost their entire catalogs on sale, so get your bag ready so we can pile in those treats.

Apps

Fleksy Keyboard – $0.99 from $3.99

ROM Toolbox Pro – $2.99 from $5.99

Minuum Keyboard – $0.99 from $1.99

Games

Death Worm – $0.99 from $1.99

World of Goo – Free from $4.99 (Amazon, plus a ton more free ones)

Tales of Dragon Mountain – $0.99 from $2.99

Lost Souls – $0.99 from $4.99

Dark Arcana: The Carnival – $0.99 from $4.99

Abyss: Wraiths of Eden – $0.99 from $4.99

Twin Moons – $0.99 from $4.99

Red Crow Mysteries: Legion – $0.99 from $4.99

Brightstone Mysteries – $10.99 from $4.99

Botanicula – $2.99 from $4.99

The Walking Dead Pinball – $0.99 from $1.99

Groundskeeper2 – $1.25 from $1.99

Blood of the Zombies – $1.99 from $5.99

House Of Hell – $1.99 from $5.99

The Forgotten Spell – $0.99 from $3.99

Drag Racing 3D – $0.99 from $1.99

Devilry Huntress – $0.99 from $1.49

Slender Man Origins HD – $0.99 from $4.99

Slender Man Origins 2 Saga – $0.99 from $4.99

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How to manually make an Auto Awesome in Google+

Auto Awesome photos and videos are somewhat enigmatic to many, due in large part to the usually random way that they're picked and gussied up by Google. There's animated (Motion) Auto Awesomes, there's collage (Mix) Auto Awesomes, and then there are Movie Auto Awesomes. And while they'll show up on any device on their own, only the lucky users on Android can make them on command.

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