All About Android 5

All About Android Episode 5

All About Android 5: A Podcast About Podcast Apps... How Meta

Samsung versus Apple, Tracking your every move, Podcast apps turned inside out, and more.

Guests

None

Top Stories

• Samsung strikes back at Apple with ten patent infringement claims
• Android fans accuse Apple of copying Samsung first
• Google Cloud Music? – Rumors Of Partnership Talks Between Spotify and Google
• Google Might Be Tracking Your Location, But Not Without Your Permission
• *Related - Android phones keep location cache, too, but it's harder to access

Hardware

• Motorola delays Droid Bionic launch until summer to make 'several enhancements'

• Exclusive: Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet with Honeycomb and an optional stylus to hit this summer

• Nook Color gets Flash support, curated app store

• T-Mobile G-Slate review
• T-Mobile willing to knock $100 off G-Slate, if you ask nicely

Apps

• Skype for Android update adds US 3G calling, fixes personal data hole

Honeycomb Apps

• Amazon updates Kindle app for Honeycomb, shows that tablets really do exist
• Kindle for Android now optimized for Honeycomb tablets
• TweetComb - Proper Twitter for Honeycomb
• HoneyReader Is The First Android Feed Reader Made Specifically For Honeycomb

Android Arena!

• Last Week's Poll

This week's face-off: Podcast Apps:

• Ron: ACast
• Eileen: BeyondPod
• Jason: Doggcatcher

• This Week's Poll
• BONUS: CarCast

Voicemail

• Loren: Tip for potential Atrix buyers

Email

"Jason, Your twitter friend is wrong about SPB not allowing regular widgets. I have Aix weather on one of the panels and I tested Beyond Pod, Amazon MP3, Audible and Beautiful Widgets widgets. They all work just fine. So Eileen you can use SPB if you want to. I do have a big complaint about SPB though; it does exhibit lag at random times and I'm talking about as much as 20 seconds delay to slide between panels or to switch into a different view. I am using a custom ROM on my Galaxy S Captivate so that might be a mitigating factor.

Anyway, I like A cubed (All About Android). Keep up the good work.

Dan Gardner San Antonio, Texas"

"I spent a month in Australia and was able to easily use my phone throughout my trip. You can buy a pre-paid SIM card from a local carrier. You can find a list here: http://paygsimwithdata.wikia.com/wiki/Pay_as_you_go_sim_with_data_Wiki

I recommend double checking with each of the local carriers for special deals before your trip. Virgin Mobile AU was having a limited-time special for a free GB of data with a $19 plan during my time in Sydney. For a little over $20 (after taxes/fees) I was able to text and make calls with my Australia friends and use data frequently throughout my whole trip. Because I ported my number to Google Voice I was also able to text and make calls like I was at home (either through my laptop or my mobile with an internet calling hack). I plan to do this every time I leave the country now.

The caveat is that you need to have an unlocked GSM phone (or one of the few ""world"" phones from Sprint/Verizon). I have an unlocked ATT Nexus One so it was easy for me.

Sam Session"

Outro Video

SNES controller and an Android

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Production Information

• Edited by: Jason
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