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, …
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October, 2010
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29 October
Charing Cross is the first London Tube station to receive Wi
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 …
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29 October
3G sets up base camp at Mount Everest
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 …
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29 October
Nokia N8 showcased with mini action movie starring Pamela Anderson
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 …
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29 October
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 finally gets Android 2.1
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 …
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29 October
Ask Maggie: On disabling unwanted Android apps, recycling cell phones
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 …
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29 October
Angry Birds costumes almost enough to make Halloween exciting
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. …
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29 October
Verizon unveils new tiered data plans; keeps unlimited plan
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 …
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29 October
With Internet TV, cable wins even if it loses
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 …
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29 October
Ponk: Bejeweled slaps Tetris in the face after 10 cups of coffee
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: …
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