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The internet's abuzz with Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility. Plus, the Droid Bionic gets upstaged by its successor and Ice Cream Sandwich leaks on this week's episode of Android Atlas Weekly.

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Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5B ]http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20092362-94/google-to-buy-motorola-mobility-for-$12.5b/?tag=mncol;txt

Google: S&P Cuts Rating To Sell From Buy; Sees Risks In Deal http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/08/16/google-s-sees-risks-in-deal/

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An Ice Cream Sandwich can't be rushed, who's Apple suing this week, and free tablets, all that and more on Android Atlas Weekly.

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Is Google rushing to unwrap Ice Cream Sandwich? http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20090650-251/is-google-rushing-to-unwrap-ice-cream-sandwich/?tag=cnetRiver

Apple sues Motorola over Xoom design, report says http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20090552-17/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design-report-says/?tag=cnetRiver

Samsung, Nvidia announce dual-core Galaxy R http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20090283-251/samsung-nvidia-announce-dual-core-galaxy-r/?tag=cnetRiver

Tribune newspapers to offer Android tablets to … Read more

Malware records your calls, Google & Texas Instruments get cozy over an Ice Cream Sandwich, and Android on your wrist, All that and more on this weeks Android Atlas

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Verizon’s short-term Android releases leaked http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20087058-251/verizons-short-term-android-releases-leaked/?tag=cnetRiver

Motorola working to bring two new laptop dock models to market this year http://androidandme.com/2011/08/news/motorola-working-to-bring-two-new-webtop-dock-models-to-market-this-year/

Droid Bionic Specs http://androidandme.com/2011/08/news/as-we-count-down-to-the-droid-bionic-release-date-full-specs-are-confirmed/

Samsung teases U.S. with … Read more

Droids selling like hotcakes, GoogleTV's not, and we're moving! All that and more on this week's Android Atlas Weekly

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Amazon reportedly ramping up 7- and 10-inch tablets http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20084801-251/amazon-reportedly-ramping-up-7-and-10-inch-tablets/?tag=cnetRiver

Samsung smartphone sales may outshine Apple http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20082922-94/samsung-smartphone-sales-may-outshine-apple/?tag=cnetRiver http://awurl.com/tYihInm16

Android top mobile OS in U.S., but Apple iPhone is most popular phone http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/07/android-top-os-in-us-but-apple-iphone-is-most-popular-phone.html … Read more

HTC's Thunderbolt update quietly removes unlimited tethering; the Motorola Xoom's LTE upgrade may land just in time for the Xoom 2 launch; and Amazon's got a plan for tablet domination.

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Verizon reveals Droid Bionic sign-up page http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20078951-251/verizon-reveals-droid-bionic-sign-up-page/

Waiting for the Droid Bionic by Nicole Lee http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20078483-251/waiting-for-the-droid-bionic/

Android Market app gets overhaul, bookstore http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20078938-94/android-market-app-gets-overhaul-bookstore/ http://webnotes.net/?HPb4XH

HTC gives timeline … Read more

Microsoft's wants more money from Android; a new tablet could cost you less money; and a lightning round Q and A session of your questions from Twitter.

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M$ wants $15/Android handset from Samsung http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20077173-17/report-microsoft-wants-$15-per-android-handset/

Motorola, Toshiba Android tablets go below $500 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20077260-64/motorola-toshiba-android-tablets-go-below-$500/

Kyocera’s Echo isn’t as fragile as it seems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skkP0bEsyeU CNET Review: http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/kyocera-echo-sprint/4505-6452_7-34498252.html… Read more

How is the Android Market like McDonalds? What's up with all of the missing Gingerbread updates? and What does Google Plus mean for ye Android faithful?

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Rumor: Samsung Nexus Prime to be first Ice Cream Sandwich phone http://cnet.co/mfqF1M

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G up for preorder http://phandroid.com/2011/06/29/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-4g-now-on-pre-order-at-verizon-starting-at-529/

Yet another Facebook phone http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20075421-251/htc-status-announced-for-at-t-and-facebook-fanatics/

T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide is all about the camera http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20074689-251/new-t-mobile-mytouch-4g-slide-ready-for-close-up/… Read more

Download.com Associate Editor Jaymar Cabebe stops by to help Antuan Goodwin host today's show. We take a look at CNET's wishlist for the rumored next Nexus phone and, boy, are our expectations great. Leaked photos show that LG is taking aim with a dual-screen gimmick phone at an entry level price. If rumors are to be believed, Antuan will have something to look forward to on his HTC Thunderbolt and so do you Motorola Atrix 4G users. Jaymar helps us figure out what Yahoo is up to with its new Play music app for Android and Antuan … Read more

We get questionably definitive proof that someone at Google listens to the show with Google's roll out of its an app compatibility function for the Android Market, just weeks after we complained about system requirements for Android apps. You can thank us later. Also, we take a look at a free entry-level Android phone, get video proof that the Droid 3 is coming from Motorola, and speculate on what may end up being the unicorn of smartphones, the Nexus 4G---not to be confused with the Nexus S 4G--a phone with specs that you wouldn't believe. But which of … Read more