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Sprint has named both Dish and Clearwire in a lawsuit today to prevent Dish’s potential acquisition of a large quantity of Clearwire stock. That statement seems relatively straightforward, but the details get pretty muddy. Sprint of course has a vested interest in the fate of Clearwire as they are the majority shareholders with 50.2%. They are the other party bidding on that remaining 49.8% that Dish is after as the Clearwire spectrum features prominently in Sprint’s future LTE rollout plans. Sprint asserts that the Dish offer is nothing more than an attempt to trick Clearwire’s shareholders considering among other reasons that 75% of the Clearwire shareholders would need to vote in favor of the Dish buyout and they are in a position to guarantee that just a bit more than half of those shareholders certainly won’t be interested. Even were this issue to be circumvented the deal would remain unlawful according to Sprint as it would leave Dish with “veto power over fundamental corporate events that Delaware law places in the control of the directors or shareholders”. As some of you may already be aware there is yet another level to this. While Dish is battling it out with Sprint over Clearwire they also have a second front open as they bid against SoftBank to obtain none other than Sprint. On June 25th Sprint shareholders will vote on the current offer from SoftBank for 21.6 billion dollars which would in turn help Sprint to complete their buyout of Clearwire. The lawsuit came late in the day so we’ll have to wait for the response from Dish who I suspect won’t find the matter quite as cut and dry as Sprint made it out to be.

One of the most popular fitness apps on Google Play has long been MyFitnessPal. This was true in spite of how it looked – the app's UI was absolutely awful, and performance left a lot to be desired. But no more. MyFitnessPal has gotten a new Holo interface in the most recent update.       The developers of MyFitnessPal completely redesigned the app. Performance is considerably better, and you could legitimately call the design Holo (#YOLO). The way tabs behave isn't quite within the guidelines, but the overall vibe is much closer to the way Android is supposed to look in this day and age. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:Duolingo Releases Android App, Brings Free Language Learning On The Go Swype Beta Updated To v1.4.5 WordLens Gets A Huge 2.0 Update With A Holo UI, No More Flickering Issues, German Translation, And Bug Fixes Galore Babbel Comes To Android, Helps You Learn A New Language From Your Mobile MyFitnessPal Gets Updated To v2.7 – From Horrendously Ugly To Holo In One Easy Step was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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!! Apps New MPme Radio app promises to find the perfect radio station for you SmugMug releases native Android app to Google Play Store Video sharing on Instagram could debut on June 20th Carriers Sprint expands 4G LTE coverage to 22 new cities including Miami Google Finding a Chromebook just got easier with expansion of retail availability Phones More details of new Oppo Find 7 leaked Verizon rumored to release customizable Galaxy S 4 under a different name Samsung to launch new Galaxy S 4 with LTE Advanced support soon Blurry photo of Sony i1 Honami cameraphone leaks, specs included 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 Come comment on this article: TalkAndroid Daily Dose for June 17, 2013 Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Nuance comes at voice interactions in a slightly different way with Dragon Assistant than Google does with Now. Google Now is a search tool first and foremost, but there are some assistant-type functions grafted on too. Dragon Assistant is more conversational and handles a few complex tasks very well. In fact, it just got a better at a number of things. Nuance has released a big 4.0 update on Google Play.    This version brings more automation to the app so you'll hopefully have to touch your phone even less. The wake up word for Dragon's speech recognition engine can now be changed to whatever you want, even "Computer" in your best Captain Picard voice, if that's what you want (it is definitely what I want). Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:Nuance Releases Dragon Mobile Assistant, Asks, 'What Google Voice Actions?' Dragon Mobile Assistant Hits v3, Brings Location Sharing, Calendar Call Assistant, And Complete Hands-Free SMS [Update: Manual Download Added] Nuance Launches Dragon Go! - A Stellar Voice Recognition App For Android [Update: It's Confirmed] Nuance Reportedly Purchasing Swype For More Than $100 Million Nuance Updates Dragon Assistant To v4.0 With Custom Wake Up Word, Improved Email Dictation, And More was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Wallpapers. There have been many a nights were I’ve stayed up in the we hours, just trying to find the perfect wallpaper to compliment my homescreen, and theme of my phone. Does not always workout for me, but if you are in the market for some Google Now style wallpapers, I got the link for you. A Flickr page showed up on my Twitter feed today, and it was loaded with all kinds for Google Now style wallpapers. Some of you out there might like the card style look, or just the art that is behind Google Now’s theme. Hit the link below and check out the spread. What you are going to want to do, is click the image you want, then right click it to view all sizes. Then you can right click again to save the image on your computer. Let us know how you like them. Google Now Wallpaper

Sprint’s 4G LTE coverage map just got a little more crowded. The network added 22 new markets today, which includes Miami and Tampa, FL. In addition, Sprint announced they have plans to expand LTE to a number of cities in Texas, Wisconsin, Washington and Michigan. Sprint plans to provide 4G LTE to 200 million customers by the end of the year. Sprint was late to begin with, offering LTE a year after AT&T and Verizon began. The addition of these 22 markets will bring Sprint’s total to 110. By comparison, AT&T offers LTE in 278 markets, and Verizon in 497. You can view check out all of the cities that will be getting Sprint’s LTE after the break. Today: Baton Rouge, La. Centralia, Wash. Clarksville, Tenn. Corsicana, Texas Dalton, Ga. Dunn, N.C. Fond du Lac, Wis. Gainesville, Fla. Henderson, N.C. Kingsport, Tenn. Lansing/East Lansing, Mich. Longview, Wash. Miami Napa, Calif. New Orleans Palatka, Fla. Raleigh, N.C. Sebring, Fla. St. Cloud, Minn. St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Mich. Tampa, Fla. Warsaw, Ind. In the coming months: Grand Rapids, Mich. Aberdeen, Wash. Allegan, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. Battle Creek, Mich. Corpus Christi, Texas Eagle Pass, Texas Flint, Mich. Laredo, Texas Marshfield/Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Mount Pleasant, Mich. Oak Harbor, Wash. Watertown/Fort Atkinson, Wis. Source: Sprint Come comment on this article: Sprint expands 4G LTE coverage to 22 new cities including Miami Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Although there’s been no official launch dates for T-Mobile’s LTE coming to Chicago yet, it has been spotted throughout the area recently. There’s been reports of users picking up weak LTE signals near the Loop as far back as April. Today that changed; it’s been reported to be about five times as fast and is appearing in larger areas of Chicago such as Logan Square as well as the suburbs of Crystal Lake, Barrington, Schaumburg, and Bartlett among others. Additionally, TmoNews is reporting that there have been LTE sightings in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Salt Lake City. It appears that they’re testing in these areas before the official launch. Expect LTE to be hit or miss until it’s official, but users should be expecting it sometime soon. Thanks to Brendan and Scott for the tips.

QWERTY has been around, and basked in relative comfort, since 1873, when Remington first trademarked it for use on their typewriters. We’re pretty sure no one has really had a problem with it, even in touchscreen form… no one that is, except for Minuum. Their goal? They’re aiming to “re-revolutionize” the way we type. For myself, QWERTY has never been an issue. I remember personally, long before the introduction of Android to the masses, having to manually type in stuff via a QWERTY keypad on my old Blackberry, in 2007. It feels like so long ago, but it certainly was never a hassle to type everything out, and my transition from touchpad to touchscreen certainly didn’t make it anymore difficult. Minuum however, aims to change the way we’ve all been doing it, by putting the traditional QWERTY keyboard into a completely diagonal row at the bottom of the screen. By doing this, they say it will intuitively learn how you type, and also reformat itself to avoid any future spelling mistakes you may make. Minuum promises a full version if the BETA goes as well as they hope. Although Minuum might come off as difficult to use for the first little bit, the company promises that you’ll get the hang of it in no time at all. Their Indiegogo campaign (like kickstarter) gained steam in March, and the beta will be arriving tomorrow for backers. This means we’ll finally be getting our hands on the actual APK. If you’re able to give it a try, leave us your thoughts in the comments below. SOURCE: Droid-Life Story Timeline SwiftKey 4 confirmed as keyboard of choice on Galaxy S 4 Swype now available from the Google Play Store Fleksy keyboard beta hits Google Play Google Keyboard hits the Play Store to rival the competition [Download]

Those of you who are avid PC hardware junkies, like myself, will be very familiar with the PC program called CPU-Z. Well, the program has made the jump to Android, offering all the information you’d expect from the diagnostic tool. With CPU-Z, you will be able to see all nitty-gritty details of your phone’s operations, such as temperature, core clock speeds, and battery status. For most standard Android users, this app won’t provide much extra information as we know what we paid for and it’s unlikely there is anything wrong with the phone’s hardware. But for those who like to overclock or underclock their CPUs, CPU-Z might add some pedigree to the app’s purpose. CPU-Z is available now for free on all devices with Android 3.0 and up. The Google Play Store page, which you will find the link for below, actually states that the app is still in beta, but it looks to be running quite well regardless. Will you pick up CPU-Z and what will you use it for? Let us know in the comments below. Application: CPU-Z Play Store Link Price: Free

Average daily sales of over 8,000 push total sales to 1 million in just 4 months Since its introduction to the Korean market back in mid February, the Optimus G Pro has passed the 1 million sales mark according to LG. The manufacturer claims that this is the fastest it has reached the 1 million device milestone in its own country, hitting it in just 4 months with average daily sales of over 8,000 for the period. LG Says this tops its previous record sales of the Optimus LTE in Korea, which took a full 7 months. Naturally LG gives the credit to the number of features it packed into the Optimus G Pro, from the hardware side with LTE and a large HD display to the software UX improvements it has included and upgraded. LG isn't talking about the sales figures of its Optimus G Pro elsewhere in the world, but these sales figures in its home country are certainly promising. Source: LG