This week on Android Atlas Weekly, Android is sued again, a 3D Android Picture Frame and everything you ever wanted to know about the Samsung Galaxy Tab, All that and more coming up on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly for Thursday, October 28st, 2010. Join Justin Eckhouse along side guest host, Senior Editor, …

The dream of a London Underground network that is totally Internet connected will be a step closer to reality next week, as BT announced Charing Cross would be the first Tube station to have Wi-Fi access. The service is due to start on 1 November and will be trialled for six months, allowing people to log on to the Internet …

The Khumbu valley, which leads up to Mount Everest, now has 3G coverage, according to Nordic telecommunications company TeliaSonera. Ncell, a TeliaSonera subsidiary, launched 3G services covering the Khumbu region yesterday. 3G coverage on top of Mount Everest is a technical possibility, but the main aim is to provide coverage of the tourist walking route up to Everest, a TeliaSonera …

Our opinion of the Nokia N8 has been hotly debated, but we’ve always maintained the hardware is brilliant. Now, a new short film has been released on YouTube, showcasing the phone’s impressive 12-megapixel camera. The Commuter was shot entirely on the Nokia N8, utilising the phone’s 720p HD video-recording capability. It’s actually a very entertaining little action movie, starring Slumdog …

Starting this Sunday, October 31, Sony Ericsson will make good on a promise made earlier this year. The Xperia X10 will finally get its long-awaited Android 2.1 update. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Sony Ericsson The official Sony Ericsson product blog posted an article today advising that X10, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro handsets will begin receiving the Eclair update …

Smartphone manufacturers, Google, and wireless operators may think they’re doing consumers a favor by preinstalling or bundling apps into the Android OS on their new smartphones, but some wireless subscribers would rather they didn’t. In this week’s Ask Maggie column, I help a reader figure out the best way to disable applications that come bundled with Android phones and OS …

You can tell a game has made it when it starts receiving real-life geek adoration. Cakes are baked. Plush toys appear on desks of IT departments. In the most extreme cases, grown men and women dress up as the game’s characters. So Angry Birds has officially made it: two very strange men have created Halloween costumes of the annoyed avians. …

We were afraid that when Verizon announced its shift to tiered data pricing, it would do away with its unlimited option, much like AT&T did. Not so, as Verizon’s new tiered data plans suggest. Unlimited 3G smartphone data is still available for $29.99, but it’s no longer required when purchasing a new smartphone. You can now opt for a cheaper …

Americans, little by little, are cutting the proverbial cord on cable television. But that doesn’t mean they’re breaking up with their cable companies. In addition to controlling most of the paid TV market in the U.S., cable companies are also poised to dominate the broadband market. This means that even when people drop their pricey cable TV packages, they’re still …

Get your fingers in terrific shape by playing Ponk. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti Imagine, if you will, that Tetris had a younger brother who was always getting into trouble. On this particular day, he managed to inject himself full of adrenaline, high-five Bejeweled, and ran off to start his own thing. This is Ponk. The gameplay seems overwhelming at first: …

Apple could be developing a built-in SIM card for the iPhone that would allow European users to switch networks without having to swap SIMs. According to GigaOM‘s sources inside European carriers, Apple is working on the project with SIM-card manufacturer Gemalto. Apparently, the aim is to reduce the role of operators in the process of purchasing and using an iPhone. You’d be able …

The Federal Communications Commission scored a major political win today as it announced a $25 million settlement with Verizon Wireless over so-called mystery charges. While critics complain that the FCC has been dragging its feet on issues such as Net neutrality, the agency announced that it has not only forced Verizon Wireless to refund more than $50 million to consumers …

We’re keeping our eyes on Sprint ID, which is why our ears pricked when we heard that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced more partners yesterday at a developer’s conference in Santa Clara, Calif. They include AOL, UPS, Canvas, IHG, and BodyMedia, as well as Deluxe, a partner on the enterprise side. Sprint ID is a new and rather experimental feature …

Remember the old coin-op game Qix? Your job was to corral a morphing, moving entity into increasingly smaller areas. If it touched your marker while you were drawing a line, it was game over. iSlash is a thoroughly modern twist on Qix, one designed with iPhone sensibilities. Each level starts with a uniquely shaped play area. Within that area, several …

Google Google has been fine-tuning its mobile in-browser Gmail experience on the iPhone and iPod Touch for years, and over the course of time, the addition here and modification there has added up to a very usable in-box experience in the spirit of Gmail on the desktop, if not its identical feature sets and dimensions. This week’s tweaks focus on …