Android Atlas Weekly 32: The Android phone of the future and a blast from the past (podcast)

We take a look at a pie-in-the-sky concept for the Android phone of the future, the old school T-Mobile Sidekick may return as an Android handset, and a YouTube series shows how an Android phone could save your job if you find yourself trapped under a vending machine for a month. All of that and more on this week's edition of Android Atlas Weekly.

Watch this: Ep. 32: The Android phone of the future and a blast from the past

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Google Names Co-Founder Page New CEO
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/google-profit-tops-estimates-on-ad-demand-page-is-named-ceo.html

Samsung Denies Charging Carriers for Android 2.2 Update
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Samsung-Denies-Charging-Carriers-for-Android-22-Update-134676/

Samsung to reveal next-gen Galaxy S February 13
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20028915-85.html
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110120006283/en/T-Mobile-Deliver-Fastest-Smartphone-Running-America%E2%80%99s-Largest

Google's Android Market Rules Could Squeeze Amazon's Android App Store
http://gigaom.com/2011/01/20/googles-android-market-rules-could-squeeze-amazons-android-app-store/

T-Mobile reviving Sidekick with 4G and Android
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/01/t-mobile-revivi.php

ANDROID PHONE CONCEPT FEATURES THREE FLEXIBLE AMOLED TOUCHSCREENS
http://androidcommunity.com/android-phone-concept-features-three-flexible-amoled-touchscreens-20110120/

Will Sprint’s next ‘first’ be a tablet?
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20028600-251.html

HTC Launching Three Android Tablets
http://www.pcworld.com/article/217138/htc_launching_three_android_tablets.html

T-Mobile's Dell Streak 7 Rumored to Run $330
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/20/tmobiles-dell-streak-7-rumored-run-330/

Line2 with Unlimited Calling and SMS Texting Now Available on Android OS
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/01/20/prweb4987134.DTL

El Vendor – hilarious ad series about an Android user trapped under a vending machine
http://phandroid.com/2011/01/19/el-vendor-the-story-of-an-android-user-pinned-beneath-a-vending-machine-humorous-video-series/

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Can someone explain to me why Nexus One users haven’t been upgraded to Gingerbread?

At first we were treated like the chosen ones, now we’re second to the Nexus S… What gives?

Jeff
http://blogs.computerworld.com/17687/nexus_one_gingerbread

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Why don't any of these Androids support real time email? Is it that BB has a patent on that technology? I visited Verizon, the salesperson said I can get a gmail account to push my email through. I don't want a third party in order to have my email delivered in real time. I have a POP3 account through Go Daddy.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Have a good day!!

Pete

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