Cranking out news for the geeks, music buffs and gossip junkies, my way. -Greg

So it would seem that Motorola may be planning to announce a pair of new phones at the upcoming CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. 1 of these phones is said to be Android-based with an OLED screen and a physical keyboard. It’s also been said that this phone will be for the AT&T network, which is about damn time. The event is scheduled for 5:30pm on Jan. 6th, so hopefully we’ll get confirmation shortly after. I was impatiently waiting for Dell’s new Android phone to show its face on AT&T, but it looks like it will be Motorola that will be getting my money. I can’t say how pleased I am, as the Motorola will have the physical keyboard, which is a feature that Dell’s new phone is lacking. Looking forward to the rest of the specs and date of sale to the public! -Greg

So it looks like DirectTV launched a new satellite which will support the new 3D ability. The new HD channel along with a compatible HDTV will give consumers the same 3D you get from the theaters. I love the idea of having 3D movies in my home, however I’m still not excited about having to wear the glasses when I want to watch a movie in 3D. Maybe they could come up with some electronic visual implant that will turn on automatically during a 3D movie then back off when its over or during a bathroom break. -Greg 

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Windows Live offers a service called SkyDrive, basically its online storage. They give you 25GB of free space to do with as you please, which is a pretty good size thumbdrive. Its not something I would use as a back-up solution, that is unless your running a 25GB hard drive, but its a great way to store files online that could be accessed from anywhere that has an internet connection by opening your browser and logging in with a Windows Live ID. Now, SkyDrive Explorer has come up with an application that you can install for free. It turns your 25GB SkyDrive account into a folder or virtual drive on you PC that can be accessed like any other drive or folder you have on your local hard drive. Pretty neat if you ask me, I can think of several reasons to use this and I already have it in use as we speak! -Greg

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Gizmodo did a 12 city 3G data test and AT&T won more than any other, with Verizon falling 2nd overall. Gizmodo tested 12 different cities across the US each was tested for speed. Although download speed was AT&T 6 out of 12 times, the upload was AT&T all 12. This was not however based on customer service or call quality, etc. I would openly admit that AT&T’s customer service sucks, but I honestly don’t have to ever deal with them, other than when I got my phone wet, which was my fault. So I guess waiting for AT&T’s first Android phone might be the best idea. -Greg

Gizmodo test cities:

Atlanta – AT&T, followed by Verizon
Bay Area/San Francisco – AT&T, followed by Verizon
Chicago – AT&T, followed by Verizon then Sprint
Denver – AT&T, followed by Verizon
Las Vegas – Verizon, followed by AT&T
Los Angeles – AT&T, followed by Sprint
Maui – Verizon, followed by AT&T
New York – AT&T, followed by T-Mobile
Phoenix – Verizon, followed by T-Mobile
Portland – T-Mobile, followed by Verizon
Seattle – Verizon, followed by T-Mobile
Tampa – Sprint, followed by AT&T

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Going through my normal bunch of emails from different tech sites I subscribe too, I came across this interesting article at GIZMODO. Basically its a set of unofficial guidelines that I think everyone should have to read and sign before being allowed to enter a movie theater. What do you think about them? -Greg

Article from GIZMODO

Most of us already know that it’s NOT socially acceptable to talk during a movie. But to those of us who weren’t born in a barn, these rude movie-goers are still a constant burden. It’s time to fight back, dirty.With Avatar in theaters, the stakes are simply too high to risk losing a film to some pudgy fat boy film school drop out who is convinced his personal commentary is just as important as the countless hours of work that have gone into the filmmaking process.

The following are a list of rules and responses that I feel, as a society, we need to deem socially acceptable to assimilate into our communal fabric.

6-Inch Voices, Or Group Humiliation
I know I’m coming off rude already. The occasional quiet comment to the person beside you, that’s totally fine by me. But If I can hear you from over two seats away, chances are, you need to shut the fuck up (throughout life, possibly, but definitely in the theater). If a person makes loud comments that a single “shhh” doesn’t thwart, everyone around them should stand, point and loudly ask them to leave (with liberal use of expletives). It’ll be a painful, distracting experience, but chances are, it won’t be needed again.

Really, It’s OK To Tell People to Shut Up
I know I just made this point, but I want to make it abundantly clear: telling talkers to shut up is OK. You are doing all of the shy, weak and first daters who want to enjoy a movie but not lose out on a potential post-film grope a huge favor. Let’s just make an oath, right now, to support one another against the talkers, be they intimidatingly muscley or not. Let’s acknowledge a silent brotherhood, poised to attack at the slightest breach of conduct.

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Google’s new phone “Nexus” hasn’t got me excited, I’ll let you in on why. If you been keeping tabs on my blog you’ve noticed that I have been following the Android mobile OS and the phones that are running it pretty well. You also may have noticed that I’ve slowed down a bit on posting every single phone as they pop into the spot light. Why, because not every phone is doing something different or stands apart from the previous. The perfect example of this is Google’s phone “Nexus”. Why is everyone flipping out over something that isn’t doing anything groundbreaking. The Nexus has slowly started to surface and from what I’ve read, you can quote me on this, WHOOPIDY-DOO! It’s just another HTC phone running Android. What you don’t believe me, read this article from GIZMODO, it helps you come back down to earth. So until the phone has officially released its specs and shows something magical, I will keep it in the closet with the last 10 Android phones that have surfaced I haven’t wrote about. Google, slap your new phone, Nexus, on AT&T’s network and then I’ll jump around singing I’m a little tea-pot. – Greg

I’ve been on the Android bus for quite a while. I’ve played with the 1.5 SDK, built a little app for it. I’ve watched as Motorola’s Droid came to life and charged the world like the beaches of Normandy. I now have subscribed to several Android blogs and get dozens of emails a day about Android this and Android that. I’ve become jealous of a few people I know who have some type of Android device. It’s even got as bad as people giving me trouble about them Few phones have hit the FCC with the possibility that they me be headed for AT&T’s network in the US, but I’ve seen nothing. Dell is still in my heart with the hopes that the phone they are now selling in China will sometime in the near future make it to the states. When is AT&T going to accept the reality that Android is not a fad, its not going to die, its going to make them millions and I NEED ONE!!!  I hate you AT&T, I hate you. -Greg