The next couple weeks are going to be crazy, between IFA at large, Samsung specifically, and more, finally, from Motorola. On this, our 200th official episode, we preview all the things.

Thing 1: Samsung  preview

• Samsung asks if you're 'Ready to Note' in latest Note 4 teaser ad
• Samsung announces another Tizen smartwatch, the curved Gear S
• Nike+ Running transforms the Samsung Gear S into a fitness tracker
• Latest Galaxy Note 4 teasers show the creative power of S Pen

Thing 2: The LG G Watch R 

• This is the LG G Watch R
• LG G Watch R could retail for 299 euro

Thing 3: IFA preview

• IFA 2014 preview
• Qualcomm teases IFA reveal of Snapdragon 'multi-core 64-bit smartphone'
• Sony's IFA teaser video hints at Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, wants you to demand great things
• Asus teases their upcoming smartwatch again, gives it a name: ZenWatch   
• Archos announces 50b Platinum handset and 101 Oxygen tablet ahead of IFA

Thing 4: Other stuff

• T-Mobile's 'personal' Uncarrier 7.0 event to be held at San Francisco store on September 10   
• HTC One E8 makes US debut on Sprint  
• Report: Apple to invent smartwatches on September 9
• Google News & Weather app gets major overhaul 
• What Facebook is about to do to your News Feed will SHOCK you!

The HTC One M8 is now running Windows Phone, Uber's API may see it come to all the apps, we break down the latest FUD of the week, and we edge ever close to the release of the Moto 360, and Motorola's next smartphones. Plus, where we stand with the next Nexus, and we answer your questions live!

Thing 1: The HTC One M8 now runs Windows Phone

• Verizon-exclusive HTC One M8 with Windows Phone is official
• Verizon gets its HTC Ones confused in new commercial

Thing 2: Last week's FUD scare

• Understanding Google's Android location tracking

Thing 3: Uber in all the things

• Uber offers developer API to integrate car service in third party apps

Thing 4: Other stuff

• Another Android 'fragmentation' report misses the point
• Flappy Bird developer returns with new frustrating game Swing Copters
• LG bringing L Fino and L Bello to IFA, targeted at teens and emerging markets
• Verizon said to be taking on Google Play with its own misguided app store
• Everything you need to know about Android and Wifi
• 'Moto X+1' leaks again ahead of Motorola event on Sept. 4th
• Coin, the one credit card to rule them all, now available for backers, sort of

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Motorola finally gets things going by announcing a Sept. 4 event. Plus Samsung rolls out the Galaxy Alpha, OnePlus does another something silly, and we answer more of your questions live on air. 

Thing 1: Finally, Motorola

• Motorola holding September 4 event, Moto 360 + new phones inbound
• 'OK Google headset:' Imagining a different kind of Motorola wearable

Thing 2: Samsung Galaxy Alpha

• Samsung unveils metal-framed Galaxy Alpha, available September
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha specs
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha versus Galaxy S5: What's the difference?
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha availability and pricing

Other things:

• HTC One E8 headed for Sprint
• HTC Zoe app released as beta — we've got a first look!
• HTC One M8 Phunk Studio Edition unveiled
• KitKat is now running on over 20 percent of active Android devices
• Samsung Gear VR detailed in leaked image ahead of rumored IFA unveiling
• OnePlus apparently thinks ladies are dying to get naked for a phone

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Thing 1: Facebook Messenger app FUD

• Facebook Messenger permissions: Not as scary as the stories might have you believe

Thing 2: Device limits hit Google Play music again

• Google Play Music now limits you to 4 mobile device deauthorizations per year
• Originally put in place a couple of years ago

Thing 3: New Android L dev release

• Google posts updated Android L factory images for Nexus 5, 7 with support for Google Fit
• Google Fit SDK preview is now available for developers!

Thing 4: Other stuff

• LG G3, two months on ...
• Yahoo teams up with Google on encrypted email service
• HTC Gallery update lets you share M8 Duo Camera effects
• Latest Moto 360 images show off the secret charger for the first time
• The Verizon Motorola XT1096 may be the Moto X successor
• Samsung Unpacked confirmed for September 3 in Berlin, Galaxy Note 4 inbound [updated]
• A smartwatch as a boarding pass is anything but first class
• A look at NVIDIA's Jetson TK1

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