Samsung attempts to improve its relationship with the hacking community by giving free phones to the Cyanogen team and we dig into the dark corners of one user’s romantic relationship with our tech advice. Later we debate the merits of the Android Market’s app return policy versus T-Mobile’s app rental scheme, Antuan and Justin continue …
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Android Atlas is one year old! We celebrate by doing the same thing we do every week, discussing the latest Android news. The new Google Wallet may already have a security hole and malware is becoming an issue for the platform. Meanwhile, game developers say that Android is to PC gaming what iOS is to consoles. Holy fragmentation, Batman! Does …
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The wraps are pull off Google’s Wallet and Offers services, but should consumers be excited? The guys discuss the pros and cons Android rooting, locked bootloaders, and DRM, which triggers a friendly shouting match. As always there are plenty of upcoming and rumored phones on the horizon to drool over. And on this special 50th show, Antuan finally admits that …
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DoubleTwist Product Wizard Lucas Dickey joins us in the studio this week to talk about syncing and streaming your media to and from an Android device. In the news, Google closes a WiFi security hole, AT&T opens its restrictions on 3rd party apps, and Motorola announces an amazing phone–save one missing feature. All of that plus the answers to your …
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Google gets serious about putting an end to fragmentation at its 2011 I/O conference with the official announcement of the next generation of Android: Ice Cream Sandwich. At the same time, the tech giant adds another layer of complexity to its big picture with another big push behind Chrome OS with the announcement of a series of Chromebook devices. Will …
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Apple sues Samsung, Samsung sues Apple, the Army uses Android in the battle field, and we get a tour of the latest round of Android Tablets. Join Justin Eckhouse and guest hosts Eric Franklin and JT Tabencki as they dive into the world of Android. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 45: I sue you, you sue me 52:21 Podcast Your …
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We go hands-on with the weirdest Android phone yet, as Justin Eckhouse and Antuan Goodwin finally decide whether the Kyocera Echo is cool. Sprint delivers ringtones, HTC streams movies, and a tablet winner is declared, all that and more on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 44: What the heck is a tablet book? …
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Google cracks down on fragmentation, but does doing so put the Android Open Source Project’s openness in jeopardy? First an app store, then a cloud streaming service, and now is Amazon planning an Android-based phone? What podcatching app do you use on your Android phone? We have the answers to all of these questions, plus Antuan tries to name as …
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Amazon’s Android blitz continues with the launch of the Cloud Player service and a deal to preinstall its App Store onto phones. Meanwhile, in the original Android Market, app makers get a new way to monetize their wares. Also, Antuan risks bricking his new HTC Thunderbolt by attempting to installing a custom ROM during the show. Will he be left …
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It’s an Android-stravaganza in Orlando for CTIA 2011. CNET’s Justin Eckhouse reports on the newest tablets while his second in command, JT Tabencki fills in as co-host. Amazon’s app store is finally here and it’s sort of hard to get into. Plus, Antuan Goodwin shows off his newest phone the HTC Thunderbolt on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly …
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