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what's up Brian song here and welcome to google issues for everything google that week a pack inside of a show each week and we start the show off with the nexus 5 rumor that started last week and is coming out to play again the latest tweet from f leaks shows a full high-res version of the rumored white Nexus 5 on the back side with the expected black front and it also mentions November first as the possible launch date now previous rumors have targeted October thirty-first as the official launch date but it looks like it's happening this week and that's not a trick on Halloween that's the tree now in other Android news the Nvidia shield Android handheld gaming device guess the Android 4.3 jellybean update but it brings a few new and powerful features the big one is console mode which allows you to plug the shield directly into your TV via hdmi and then you can use a bluetooth gamepad as your controller the update also adds support for thousands of android games that allow you to map the touchscreen controls of games to the hardware controls with a button mapping app now it's still a niche product at three hundred dollars that lacks the big blockbuster games even if you can stream some from your pc but i like the fact that nvidia keeps pushing to add new features and content now Samsung has said it's officially rolling out its own Android 4.3 jellybean update that will let us phones like the galaxy s4 s3 and note to work with the new galaxy gear smartwatch that previously only paired with the note 3 now this alleged grid of release dates shows verizon will get first dibs with the s4 right away and it will roll out through other carriers and phones all the way through December second for the t-mobile note to an LG G flex phone is official after all the rumors over the past couple months the 6 inch quad-core smartphone that features a curved touchscreen and rear control buttons will hit korea in november but us pricing and availability remains unknown now the screens pixel density is a little disappointing for screen buffs at 244 pixels per inch which isn't the end of the world but its coolest feature though might be the g flex is curved booty that sports an elastic self-healing coating that LG says men's and protects the phone from day-to-day scuffs and scratch is you know they should have just called this phone of the Wolverine that would have been much better all right let's switch gears and check out our app of the week he used to be called mini Tasker but it's now called condi but let's see how it can help you out I'm Dan Graziano and I'm going to show you how to automate your Android device with an easy-to-use app called mini tasker unlike many of its competitors that is free in the Play Store for devices running Android 4.0 or higher mini Tasker is designed to automate different Android actions say you want music to start playing when you plug in your headphones or maybe you want the brightness to be turned down when your battery is low all this and more can be set up in just a few steps open mini tasker and click on the plus icon select the launch an app option and choose the app you wish to use for me it's Pandora next click on headset connected and choose which kind of headset you plan to use one with a mic without a mic or any type for automating the brightness once again click on the plus icon but this time select the screen brightness option and set it to your liking after hitting ok scroll to the bottom of the page and select low battery mini Tasker can also be used to silence a call from an unknown number send a text message at a later time and even change settings like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth at a specific time or place all this can be done by clicking the plus icon but be warned setting up automated tasks based on your location may affect your battery life because your phone will constantly check your coordinates you may have noticed the cloud icon next to the plus symbol clicking this will reveal a list of pre-written task that you can enable on your device you can also share automated tests that you have created with a long press and selecting the three dots symbol alright thanks for all that Dan and we'll wrap things up with to what I call different stories surrounding Google now see that exclusively reported last week that Google has set up shop in the bay area and has been building a large structure made from shipping or cargo containers on a barge now some evidence even suggest it might be a floating data center and Google already has a patent for the concept now the big boobs wouldn't comment and the Berlin Press Herald in Maine also ran a story recently with a structure that looks similar to the one being built in the San Francisco Bay now they're also both owned by the same company now other follow-up reports claims it's going to be a floating google glass store but that makes no sense at all so we'll just have to wait and see what Google is up to and the new report from MIT technology review says data gathered from Google's self-driving cars shows that they're safer and smoother compared to when a human takes the wheel the reports come from two studies of data from the hundreds of thousands of miles Google vehicles have logged in California and Nevada google has already been testing its cars on public roads since 2010 and to sum it up driverless cars are already testing better than us and contrary to popular stereotypes I'm actually a very good driver yeah no no so look I know what gets you in the mood I know how you like that sorbet and I put a little bit of those mint leaves on it I know yeah well look we put a little bit that with some champagne on asian drivers anyways baby check this out so all right that's going to do it for this we show email us at Google licious at cnet com or tweet me at brian Tong and we'll answer what we can I'm Brian Tom thanks so much for watching all the Google goodness this week I will see you next time for another taste of 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