Is gtalk_async quickly draining your
Android's battery? Factory reset works for me.
Back up your data
first. Contacts, images, music, and apps may be backed up by HiSuite or some
other application.
After reset, for
me, PlayStore wouldn't work right, because my Wi-Fi was not connected fully.
I finally got all
of my apps set up, and my battery shows full again! Also, the phone works
faster.
Time will tell if
gtalk_async shows itself again (I don't know how it happened in the first
place).