Can they just give me Chrome OS on the body of a Transformer Prime with a proper terminal with X support (so that I can “ssh -X”)? I’ll happily leave my laptop behind once I have that…
I know it’s not the perfect solution, but have you given HaxSync a try? I’m using it on my N4 to sync my FB contacts with my phone contacts and it does an amazing job.
1Weather or Eye in Sky for weather forecast and weather widgets is a must
I don’t know if Sense 5 has toggles on the notifications bar, but if it does not, I use Notification Toggle for that
AutomateIt to automate things likes “silent at night/out of silent mode in the morning”"
Camera Zoom FX has some nice tricks (I love stable shot)
Pocket for “read it later offline” usability
Pocketcasts for Podcasts
Feedly was already mentioned and is my current choice for news (it has a larger information density than Currents/Flipboard and a better UI than Pulse IMO)
If you do workout at the gym, I suggest Jefit
If you use a non-gmail email, I suggest MailDroid
Poweramp for music with a nice equalizer