Android Central 154: Two outta three ain't bad

Samsung does all right with the Note 3 and new Note 10.1, but the Galaxy Gear leaves a bit to be desired. Plus, the state of HTC, we try to benchmark Jerry live on the air — and Google gives numbers on the great malware scare that isn't.

Thing 1: Samsung's trifecta Samsung Galaxy Note 3 review (European version) Samsung Galaxy Gear initial review Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition review How to shrink the Galaxy Note 3's display into a tiny window T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear now available Samsung Galaxy Note 3 + Gear now available on AT&T and Sprint Cheating at Android benchmarks isn't new Thing 2: What's up with HTC? HTC announces $101 million operating loss for Q3 2013 Microsoft wants HTC's Android phones to dual-boot into Windows Phone HTC elaborates on Android 4.3 plans for HTC One on other U.S. carriers Stock Talk: HTC's Q3 loss isn't good, but neither is it unexpected Thing 3: Other odds and ends Android security chief breaks down real malware data Android 4.3.1 update rolling out to LTE Nexus 7 Twitter beta track receives yet another striking interface change Hulu Plus gets Chromecast support