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

Coming to theaters this April is Kenny Chesney’s “Summer in 3D” . This movie will be shown in 3D about his tour and everything that goes with it. I’m not sure about how much the 3D will add to it, but I sure am looking forward to the movie! Here is a sneak peak.. – Greg 

No I don’t own a Mac, no I’m not a fan of Mac’s. What I am a fan of is cool technology, no matter what platform. BumpTop  has been out for Windows for a little while now, however they now have built it for Mac. BumpTop is a very neat idea on desktop organization and perception. It creates an almost virtual office cube. Complete with walls and depth, it allows you to switch between walls, post things on the walls. It allows you to stack and scatter pics or documents. It also allow you to manipulate all this with multi-touch manipulation by use of your laptops touch pad. Check out the video below. -Greg

BillShrink.com has created a nice chart to show the real $’s of each of the major cell phone providers and their plans. It shows that Verizon and AT&T have the exact same plans, not surprising since they have the best networks. -Greg

Bottle bootlegger, Jason Kay found himself with a felony charge and 2 misdemeanors after creating his own version of a Gatorade label. His label pictured to the left included a picture of Tiger Woods and read “unfaithful”. I think it’s hilarious and Tiger deserves the joke, however Gatorade doesn’t seem to agree. If convicted he could face up to 5 years in a federal prison. The charges “of introducing adulterated or misbranded food into interstate commerce, mutilating or destructing a food label, and tainting a consumer product with the intention of causing serious injury to a business” seem a little over the top. I don’t think that Jason is going to single handed bring down Gatorade. -Greg 

The Android application ‘Lookout‘ is an app that will protect you from viruses, backup your content, and even will do a remote locate and wipe in case its lost or stolen. Well a guy in Oregon got his Motorola Droid stolen right out of his house while sleeping. He contacted the police when he woke and found laptop, keys, tickets, and his phone stolen. He decided to get on the website for Lookout and check on his backed up data, when he noticed some pictures that he hadn’t taken. The pictures were of the thief who had stolen his phone. Investigators received a tip from a nearby high school, went to their home and found the suspected thief’s with the victims phone. People complain sometimes that technology is a pain, well I think only the thief will agree in this case. -Greg

Here is the new story on  FOX 12 Oregon

AT&T has officially announced that it will be bringing Android smart phones to it’s network. They have a splash page at www.att.com/androidthat tells a little bit about what they have planned. The officially announced the Dell Mini3 and the Motorola (Backflip) which we had heard rumors about for quite a while. They have also announced 3 Android smart phones coming from HTC, which is 1 of the leaders in Android devices. In the press release they also said they are releasing a new AT&T SDK to help developers more easily and quickly develope apps for these devices. They also go on to say that they are “Taking the AT&T Developer Program to the Next Level”, by adding some new developer resources. I’d have to say AT&T has stepped up and it looks like they are going to knock this out of the park. They already have the “Fastest 3G Network” and this was even proved real world by Gizmodo. Now, with the addition of Android they will continue to be the leader in wireless mobile technology. I’m happy to say that I’m still with AT&T and will now not likely be leaving them anytime soon. Good show AT&T, good show! -Greg
 

So Google officially announced the Nexus One, their new “Superphone”, at CES in Las Vegas yesterday. If you have the Internet and you read anything, then I’m sure you have already heard about it. Why you may ask is everyone buzzing about it so much, well in my opinion, its simply hype. They tried to keep it secret and the world kept pecking at it and finding out bits and pieces until it became and epidemic to know about it. Well now that its out in the open, I once again say there just really isn’t anything that takes this phone to some new level. Nexus One compared to the Motorola Droid, its basically just it’s sister. The 1GHZ Snapdragon is the same, the Android 2.1 is the same, its doesn’t even support multi-touch. The pricing is all screwed up too, and the fact they stuck it on T-Mobile, crap have you seen their 3G map, haha it has like 3 dots on the entire US map. Well, lets have a look at some info from the Android Guys, they asked 10 questions, here are the answers. -Greg

What is the Nexus One?
As Google puts it, the Nexus One is the first “superphone”. That is to say it’s the next evolution in what (Android) handsets are capable of.

Who makes the Nexus One?
The handset is made by HTC with input from Google.

What is so special about the phone?
For starters, the Nexus One features a blazing fast 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.  Throw in a 3.7-inch (480×800 AMOLED screen), a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash, wireless support for 802.11 a/b/g/n, a trackball with multicolor LED, and you see where we’re going.  There’s also a compass, GPS, accelerometer, stereo Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headphone jack, light and proximity sensors, and two microphones for “active noise suppression”.  All of this is powered by a 1400mAH battery.  Oh yeah, it’s crazy thin.  Like, less than a pencil, thin.

What else?
The Nexus One comes loaded with Android 2.1, which features the same great software found in the Motorola DROID, plus more.  This latest version also offers great voice integration.  Every text field found within Android 2.1 is voice enabled, meaning you’ll not have to physically type out emails, texts messages and tweets.  There are also ‘live wallpapers’ with interactivity, a new weather/news widget, Google Earth, and an updated gallery.

Where can I buy a Nexus One?
You can immediately order an unlocked GSM Nexus One at $529.00 at google.com/phone.

Will it work with my AT&T service?
Technically, yes.  Don’t expect 3G speeds though as the Nexus One only offers support  for T-Mobile’s 3G bands in the United States – UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900) and GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz).

What if I don’t want to spend that kind of money?
A subsidize Nexus One can be yours for $179.00 as long as you commit to a 2-year contract with T-Mobile.  The catch here is that you must use it on individual, post paid, rate plans.  Family plans, and FlexPay customers are not eligible at this time.

What rate plan will I have if I get a Nexus One?
As of today, there is only one plan to choose from – 500 voice minutes, nights and weekends, messaging (SMS and MMS) and data.

I don’t want to sign up with T-Mobile.  Are there other options?
A CDMA version of the Nexus One will be available in the spring of 2010 for Verizon customers.

Will there be an unlocked CDMA Nexus One?
Don’t count on it.  The answer that was repeated a couple of times during today’s conference was that there will only be a Verizon-based CDMA Nexus One.