Android Atlas Weekly 31: Hostages, surges, and an ice cream sandwich (podcast)

Samsung may be holding a digital hostage; Android gains ground on Apple, but may soon lose it to the Verizon iPhone; and the announcement of the next iteration of Android raises questions about version numbers. Join Antuan Goodwin and Justin Eckhouse for all that and more in the world of Android.

Watch this: Ep. 31: Hostages, surges, and an ice cream sandwich

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Android outshines Apple iOS on mobile ad network
http://reviews.cnet.com/8300-19736_7-251.html

Android Market saw greatest surge in 2010
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20028122-94.html

Analysts: Android Stands to Lose from VZW iPhone
http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2011/01/Devices-Analysts-Android-Lose-VZW-iPhone/

Next iteration of Android to be ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20028348-251.html

Sprint's Galaxy Tab Gets Trimmed Down to $299 with Contract
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/13/sprints-galaxy-tab-trimmed-299-contract/

T-Mobile Internals Confirm Samsung Is Holding the Android World Hostage
http://androidspin.com/2011/01/12/breaking-t-mobile-internals-confirm-samsung-is-holding-the-android-world-hostage/

Report exposes which carriers and manufacturers upgrade Android phones the fastest
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/01/13/report-exposes-which-carriers-and-manufacturers-upgrade-android-phones-the-fastest/
Google Translate Adds "Conversation Mode"
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/13/google-translate-adds-conversation-mode/

YouTube Daily Mobile Views Jump to 200M, Android App Updated
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375676,00.asp

Android’s Google Goggles speeds scanning, adds Sudoku cheats
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20028041-251.html