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Alright Android friends, time for your Tuesday dosage of ManDroid. Some of you might still coming down from the Xbox One buzz. I guess putting One in the title of new products is the new trendy thing to do. Enjoy the show! News Topics Senseless HTC One coming out? Key Lime Pie at Google I/O Charge your battery in 20-30 seconds

HTC's loses their Chief Product Officer. This, and other departures, could signal more troubles for the struggling smartphone manufacturer.

Now that Google I/O is over, I guess there’s no better time to reignite the hunt for Motorola X-Phones. It was just over a week ago that the Motorola XT1058, or XFON, was picked up at the FCC. This phone was widely suspected to be the AT&T variant of the Motorola X-Phone (whatever that actually means). This week, another filing has been dug up from the FCC that shows a Motorola XT1056 that looks bound for Sprint. While this variant hasn’t been seen before, it’s not difficult to imagine that Sprint would also want its own variant of the elusive Moto X. Some of the features that were also dug up from this filing show that the phone will have: NFC Bluetooth 4.0 Wi-Fi 802.11ac I guess that’ll be all we have to go on for now. Frankly I’m exhausted by all the X-Phone news; I really just wish they’d announce the phone and what variants will be available at least. With Samsung going live with it’s S4 Google Edition and whispers of a Senseless HTC One, we can wonder how attractive a Moto X phone will be when it finally decides to come into the light. What do you think of all the hula-baloo? Tell us how excited/disheartened you are in the comments. Source: engadget

If you thought the HTC One was already the most handsome smartphone on the market today, you'll want to do yourself a favor and check it out the"Stealth Black" variant, available on both Sprint and, as of last week, AT&T. HTC is onhand here in Vegas showing off the darker side of the One and we've got to admit we're pretty smitten. Its aluminum finish is sleek, stylish, and dare we say "stealthy", though you'll notice it does appear to show blemishes, and especially fingerprints, more easily than its silver brother. Whichever flavor you prefer, we still stick by our guns and say that you'll have a hard time going wrong with HTC's flagship. Some more glamour shots can be found after the break. read more

Coolpad continues to stay under the radar and is hoping to make another splash in the low-end market Coolpad, a name that may not come to mind as a common phone manufacturer, is showing off a couple of its latest devices here at CTIA 2013 -- the Quattro II 4G and a recently announced TDD/FDD device for China Mobile. If you'll recall back to August of last year, Coolpad introduced the original Quattro for the prepaid market on MetroPCS at the staggering price of $79 without any contract or subsidy. We're hearing about some pretty impressive sales numbers from that handset and Coolpad is hoping to follow that up with this sequel device. We're looking at a full plastic shelled device with a few different textures that feels nice but very light, with some basic specs. You'll be getting a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960) display, CDMA and LTE networking, Android 4.1, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon (MSM8930) processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of storage and a 5MP camera. Coolpad isn't ready to announce any specific pricing or carrier partners at this point, but has said that they are in talks with multiple carriers for deals to offer the handset. We can probably be on the lookout for this one to hit one of the prepaid providers at a super low price once again. Stick around after the break where you can see a full gallery of the Coolpad Quattro II, as well as a few pictures of another (unnamed) device that is the first TDD/FDD LTE handset available, which was just launched in partnership with China Mobile. More: Android @ CTIA 2013 read more

Ingress, a sci-fi augmented reality game that incorporates some of the real world into its gameplay, received an update today from developer NianticLabs@Google. The update includes a couple features that users will probably find especially useful. The first of these improvements is a change to the Inventory carousel to display information like portal health and faction control. The second usability improvement is the addition of notifications for “Portal under attack,” “Portal neutralized,” and “@” messages. Other changes in the latest update include support for Jarvis Virus and ADA Refactor objects and Recharge visual animation to go along with several bug fixes. If you are interested in trying out Ingress, you can grab the app using one of the download links below. Then you will need to receive an invite as the app is still in a closed beta stage. Google Play Download Link Come comment on this article: Ingress game gets update with new features Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got a not-so-subtle game version of the Occupy movement, a remake of a classic RPG, an unapologetically old-school platformer, and a pixel art puzzler. Without further ado:  Attack Of The Wall St. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:[New Game] The Toys Come (Back) To Life In Toy Story: Smash It!, Now Available In The Play Store [New Game] Wind-Up Knight Brings Intense Gameplay And Quirky Graphics To Your Android Device Disney Releases Toy Story: Andy's Room LWP, Lets You Explore The Iconic Bedroom With Fun Mini Games And Dynamic Scenes [New Game] Hands-On With Swerve And Destroy - A Game With Tilt Controls That Don't Piss You Off [Video] [Bonus Round] Attack Of The Wall St. Titan, Avernum: Escape From the Pit, HEAVY Sword, And Pixoban was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

It has been a few days since we had any new rumors about the Motorola X Phone, but the latest bit of news comes to us from the FCC. A filing for a Motorola XT1056 has been approved by the FCC with the capability of running on LTE Band 25. This appears to support a device headed to the Sprint network. The device will also support HSPA+ on 2100, 1900 and 850 MHz bands. The other information is similar to the XT1058 that surfaced recently with support for AT&T’s network, including NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 LE+EDR, and 802.11ac WiFi capabilities. source: FCC via: Engadget Come comment on this article: FCC certification for Motorola XT1056 surfaces, appears headed to Sprint Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

If you have a penchant for big phones, but find the Galaxy Note II entirely too pedestrian, the LG Optimus G Pro on AT&T might be just the thing. AT&T is asking $199.99 for this brand new device, but Amazon is already offering a deal (albeit a small one). The Optimus G Pro can currently be snatched online for $169.99 on a 2-year contract. This new LTE-packing handset has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Inside is a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, the same super-chip found in the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Sadly, there are no fun color choices for this device – it's just black. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:LG Optimus G Pro Available At AT&T Starting Today Teardown Of Nexus 4 Finds World Band 4G LTE Chip That You Probably Can't Use ZTE Says The Grand Memo Has A Snapdragon 800, Then A 600, Probably Has An S4 Pro, Lies About Amount Of RAM, Too Qualcomm Demos Wi-Fi 802.11ac And Bluetooth 4.0 Chip For Next-Generation Tablets [Deal Alert] AT&T's LG Optimus G Pro On Sale At Amazon – $169.99 For New Accounts And Upgrades ($30 Off) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Google Now voice search goes live in the latest Chrome desktop builds Ladies and gents, it's time to upgrade your Chrome browser. Google Now style voice search has just went live in the latest Chrome stable version for the desktop (Version 27.0.1453.93). As far as we can tell from playing around testing things, the full contextual search isn't running like we saw in the demo during the Google I/O keynote, but the basic voice search and response is ready to go. To get the latest update is easy. Open the settings in the Chrome browser, and click the Help line entry. Give it a second or two to start checking, and when it tells you to restart Chrome, just restart your whole browser session. When things come back, head to www.google.com and click the microphone in the search box. You have to give permission (look for the bar across the top of the window) to listen to your voice, then start asking questions. Welcome to the future! We've got a couple screenshots after the break just in case you're not able to update or don't use Chrome. Thanks, Christian! read more