This week on Simulcast 241, we are talking about new Chromebooks, the Note 4, lots of gaming news from Gamescon, and Verizon sucks.

We’ll talk about it all, right here, on the Simulcast.

Apple

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• Samsung unveils the iPhone 5/Galaxy Alpha
  

Google

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• Acer Chromebook 13 arrives with K1, 1080p, and 13 hours of battery life
  
• Note 4 images leaked
  
• OPO gets 4.4.4 OTA update this week
  
• OnePlus has another questionable contest, pulls it
  
• Shamu shows up in benchmarks, 5.2†QHD screen, 3GB RAM in tow
  
• Bestbuy offering $15 off when buying 2 Chromecasts
  
• Dropbox for Android gets improved search feature and doc/pdf preview
  
• All Access Music update
  

Gaming

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• Xbox updates give more media playback options
  
• Game preloading arrives in September
  
• Xbox One feature will let you stream live tv to your phone
  

Misc

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• T-Mobile declares war on Peer 2 Peer Data Hogs
  
• Verizon closing upgrade loophole
  
• FCC Chairman notes he isn’t happy with Verizon’s response on throttling unlimited data users
  

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