All you PC fans rejoice, Intel’s announced plans for Intel Atom Windows 8 smartphones. Next decide with us whether or not AT&T’s agreement with Apple being non-exclusive means that a T-Mobile iPhone is on the way. Have a sip of the ol’ joe thanks to your mobile phone as Starbucks now takes payments from mobile phones all across these United States. Then if you’ve got a Verizon phone that ISNT an iPhone 4 but were hesitant to switch, the company now has a deal that’s basically saying come on, pleeease? We’ll give you 200 bucks! Or perhaps you’d like to take a look at the numbers, the numbers that suggest Android users are the most loyal of the bunch? Finally, take a peek at the invite publishers have been snuck to a Samsung event that promises a Galaxy S replacement. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Notion Ink’s Adam slate ships today, Wednesday 19 2011 [JOYYY]
Samsung Mobile Announces both Mobile World Congress “next evolution” and a February 1st Tease [MY EYEBALLS HAVE FALLEN OUT]
T-Pain Booty Symphony app is chocked full of booty shakin’ fun [RUMP SHAKER]

SlashPhone
Samsung Will Not Be Charging Carriers For Android Updates
Android Gets New Update on RealPlayer
Verizon Giving Away $200 For Purchasing Their iPhone 4
T-Mobile Netherlands Offered to Unlocked iPhone For Free

Android Community
Verizon’s LG Ally Android 2.2 Froyo update gets early release
HTC ThunderBolt to Support Both Voice and Data in LTE Areas Simultaneously
PlayStation Phone XPERIA Play Due at MWC, PSP 2 on January 27
Samsung Vibrant 4G Passing Through FCC
Line2 VoIP/SMS app arrives on Android [Video]
T-Pain Booty Symphony app is chocked full of booty shakin’ fun
Official Starbucks mobile payment app in the works, third party app offered now
WebMD launches Android app for clinical reference for healthcare pros
Android owners most platform-tenacious claim researchers
Notion Ink’s Adam slate ships today, Wednesday 19 2011
Samsung Mobile Announces both Mobile World Congress “next evolution” and a February 1st Tease
Samsung Says They’re NOT Charging Carriers for Froyo Android Update

SlashGear
Nintendo 3DS Europe launch March 25
Sony BRAVIA HDTVs & Blu-ray players to get Opera browser
iPad 2 Retina Display rumors under fire: prototypes aren’t next-gen iOS tablet
Nintendo 3DS hits US March 27 for $249.99
Nintendo 3DS to get 30+ titles between launch & E3
Intel Atom Windows 8 smartphones on horizon
Apple’s new iPhone AT&T agreement is non-exclusive: T-Mobile iPhone ahoy?
Touch-n-go multi gadget charging thingy is cool and weird
Kinect adapted for robotic surgery
Entire Playboy back catalog coming to iPad
Windpower winners Vestas give $1.5m prize to runners-up
Western Digital adds new SAS HDDs for enterprise
Apple reveals All-Time Top App Store apps
MSI offers new N570GTX and N580GTX Twin Frozr II video cards
Starbucks now taking payments from mobile phones nationwide
Verizon offers some customers a $200 gift card for iPhone 4 upgrades
Himax unveils world’s first USB 3.0 pico-projector
Eurocom launches 15-inch Racer notebook
Spider Pocket Speaker E500 plays your tunes wherever you go
Puget Systems adds new rigs to Serenity Silent PC line
AMD Embedded G-Series puts Fusion APU in set-top boxes, SFF PCs, more
iPhone most satisfying smartphone but Android users loyal tips research
First HP webOS tablet shipping March tip insiders
Sony PSP2 due Jan 27 with PlayStation Phone at MWC 2011 tip insiders
Linksys E4200 is new dual-band flagship router
Samsung “Evolution is Fate” teases Galaxy S replacement at MWC 2011
Notion Ink Adam ships today
$100 Gets You a Mysterious Package Aboard Any Airplane (so Long as You’re a TSA Agent)

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First hot news is coming in right before the bell – Samsung telling us all that they’re definitely NOT Charging Carriers for Android Updates. Then while we’re on a controversial tip, take a peek as Apple’s Tim Cook dismisses ALL Android tablets as “Bizzare” and “Vapor.” Beware of pirates in the Android Market as another thief is discovered: jasminstory. Next behold the mightiest of mightys… Apples First Quarter Results! Muhahaha! Then another massive business news bit: Comcast’s Purchase of NBC Approved by FCC! Muhahaha! The dice are rolling! But don’t let them roll too hard – Chris Davies presents a column by the name of Facebook, Privacy & a little Self-Control.

All this and MORE on The Daily Slash!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? [HEAT]
Geek builds a better Nerf gun [KILLER]
Missing Cricket Android Costume Recovered [THANK GOD]
Swiss Army Knife Secure SSD and Apple Secure thumb drives revealed [ROUGH AND TOUGH]
Notion Ink Adam Begins Shipment Tomorrow, Pre-Pones February Shipments to January [AS SEEN ABOVE]

SlashPhone
Amazon Offered EVO 4G For Only $99
Android Phone With Disney Theme Heading to Japan
Nokia to Stop Offering Free Music Download For Their New Handsets
CAZE Launch Zero 5 World’s Thinnest Case For iPhone 4

Android Community
G-Slate may hit Europe in a model lacking 4G
Acer set to bring Sandy Bridge tablets to market and phase out netbooks
Sprint $10 Premium Data smartphone fee coming Jan 30 2011
Epilepsy.com offers new Android app for people to track condition
Samsung Vibrant 4G for T-Mobile Poses for Photo, Shows Off Android 2.3 [Update]
T-Mobile G2 Now Free Online with 2 Year Contract
ATT Sends Out 4G Email Featuring Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC Inspire 4G, and Samsung Infuse 4G
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? [FIGHT]
Google Looking to Hire a Tech Account Manager with NFC experience
Samsung Says They’re NOT Charging Carriers for Froyo Android Update
Dual-Screen Android Tablet Sprint’s “Big Announcement” for February 7th?
Apple’s Tim Cook Dismisses Android Tablets, Calls Them “Bizzare”
CherryPad 2 7-inch Android Tablet to have Capacitive Touch, GSM, Under $400
RealPlayer for Android Updated
Verizon Employees Begin Training For the HTC ThunderBolt
Verizon’s New Every Two Upgrade Program Officially Dead
TouchTap Uses Sound to Make Your Entire Phone A TouchScreen
Samsung Galaxy Tab VCAM Winner Announced
Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace Spotted?
Verizon’s LG Ally Android 2.2 Update Announced
Missing Cricket Android Costume Recovered
Samsung Vibrant 4G Launching on Feb 23?
LG Promises 3D Screen On Mobile Devices Soon
Kongregate Arcade Brings 300 Free Games to Android
Sony Explains Xperia Arc Camera UI Improvements
Another Pirate in the Android Market: jasminstory
Motorola Droid Bionic 4G gets Hands-On Treatment
LG Pecan to be NFC Phone Launched at Mobile World Congress 2011
The Angry Birds Team in Lego Form
Giorgio Armani Samsung Galaxy S gets the Hands-On Treatment
Notion Ink Adam Begins Shipment Tomorrow, Pre-Pones February Shipments to January
Sony Ericsson demo XPERIA Arc Exmor R photography prowess [Video]

SlashGear
Lenovo establishes Mobile Internet & Digital Home team for tablets, phones & more
Samsung passes 2m Smart TV App Store downloads
Nokia E7 Finnish pre-orders open ahead of Feb 2011 delivery
Samsung reportedly buys Liquavista e-paper specialists [Updated]
ASUS Sirocco netbook is Eee PC 1015PW?
Sprint adds $10 Premium Data smartphone fee from Jan 30
TiVo Premiere for iPad remote app now available
Roku adds first cable channel with WealthTV subscription
BenQ unveils pair of sleek new LCDs with the EW2430 and EW2430V
Pentax offers new firmware for K-7 and K-x DSLRs
Geek builds a better Nerf gun
Nokia N8 DIY Terminal Mode setup gets video demo
AIS unveils new 7-inch HMI panel PC with Atom power
Intel IPAD detailed as chipmaker recalls iPad forerunner [Video]
Silicon Power unveils new 32GB SDHC card
Green House offers up 15.6-inch LCD powered by USB alone
Reports of 3DS users feeling ill surface after 3DS showcase in Japan
Epson unveils new D6150, D6155W, and D6250 projectors
iCar Black Box is perfect for the accident prone
Moog OMG-1 custom synth is twin-iPad, twin-iPod touch and all awesome
Active Media Products Silver Bullet USB drive won’t keep werewolves away
Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 homebrew with ChevronWP7 team
iASUS NT3 throat mic is aimed at drivers of convertible cars
Facebook freeze address & phone sharing as privacy advocates scream
Next Issue Media e-magazine launch imminent with Android tablet focus
Acer Sandy Bridge Android tablets due 1H 2011
12-15m CDMA iPhone 4 shipments predicted for 2011 as China, India & more eye Apple
Plastic Logic secures new funding; 2nd-gen factory due by 2014
Netflix pull “Add to DVD Queue” option from streaming devices
MacBook Air 11-inch GelaSkin Review and Hands-On (with Bonus iPod Touch Review!) [REVIEW]
Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook [REVIEW]
$100 Gets You a Mysterious Package Aboard Any Airplane (so Long as You’re a TSA Agent)
Apple COO Tim Cook Dismisses Android Tablets as Bizarre and Vapor
HP / Palm Send Out Event Invite Again, This Time with Engadget Note
Portal 2 for PS3 to Come with Free Mac and PC Version
Star Wars Posters Perfected in Every Way by Artist Tyler Stout
Blackbird Mercedes TRON Concept For Great Light Justice
Apple Reports First Quarter Results
NoteSlate Features ePaper Display, Coming Soon for $99
Road Train Technology Undergoes First Real World Testing, Proves Successful
Daniel Eatock Teaches the World to Compensate with a Cheap Bookshelf
Banksy’s True Identity Listed on eBay, Subsequently Pulled
Leica X1 BMW Special Edition Camera Unveiled, Costs $3,500
Comcast’s Purchase of NBC Approved by FCC
Facebook Brings in $1.86 Billion Worldwide Advertising Revenue in 2010
HP Topaz and Opal webOS Tablets Detailed, Renders Showcased
3G BlackBerry PlayBook Coming Soon to AT&T, Source Says
Microsoft OneNote Mobile Lands on iOS
Novatel Wireless 4G MiFi Wins Best Accessory at CES 2011 and Best Mobile Device Strategy at WCA
White iPhone 4 Appears in Best Buy Inventory Database
Facebook, Privacy & a little Self-Control [COLUMN]
Microsoft Publishes Incoming Windows Phone 7 Update Features
Nintendo Confirms 3DS will be Region-Locked
Sanwa Universal 3D Glasses Work on 3D TVs from Japan Only
XPERIA Arc 8.1MP Exmor R camera gets video demo
Chase 2053 Concept Car Features Hydrogen Engines
Swiss Army Knife Secure SSD and Apple Secure thumb drives revealed

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Hoax! Samsung Vibrant 4G Android phone for T-Mobile with Android 2.3 turns out to be Totally Faked! Then no fake! We’re having a heated debate on the effects of Consumer Reports hating on Verizon’s iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? See then another object ripe for debate: Intel IPAD – pre-dating the iPad by nine years! Then a product that’s making people get sick in a different way: Reports of 3DS users feeling ill surface after 3DS showcase in Japan. On the other side of the spectrum, Microsoft speaks with ChevronWP7 team, making them feel mighty healthy for their hacking of Windows Phone 7! Finally, take a peek at a couple reviews you may have missed last night – one for MacBook Air 11-inch and iPod Touch GelaSkins, the other for a lovely orange Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? [HEAT]
Geek builds a better Nerf gun [KILLER]

SlashPhone
Amazon Offered EVO 4G For Only $99
Android Phone With Disney Theme Heading to Japan
Nokia to Stop Offering Free Music Download For Their New Handsets
CAZE Launch Zero 5 World’s Thinnest Case For iPhone 4

Android Community
G-Slate may hit Europe in a model lacking 4G
Acer set to bring Sandy Bridge tablets to market and phase out netbooks
Sprint $10 Premium Data smartphone fee coming Jan 30 2011
Epilepsy.com offers new Android app for people to track condition
Samsung Vibrant 4G for T-Mobile Poses for Photo, Shows Off Android 2.3 [Update]
T-Mobile G2 Now Free Online with 2 Year Contract
ATT Sends Out 4G Email Featuring Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC Inspire 4G, and Samsung Infuse 4G
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? [FIGHT]
Google Looking to Hire a Tech Account Manager with NFC experience

SlashGear
Lenovo establishes Mobile Internet & Digital Home team for tablets, phones & more
Samsung passes 2m Smart TV App Store downloads
Nokia E7 Finnish pre-orders open ahead of Feb 2011 delivery
Samsung reportedly buys Liquavista e-paper specialists [Updated]
ASUS Sirocco netbook is Eee PC 1015PW?
Sprint adds $10 Premium Data smartphone fee from Jan 30
TiVo Premiere for iPad remote app now available
Roku adds first cable channel with WealthTV subscription
BenQ unveils pair of sleek new LCDs with the EW2430 and EW2430V
Pentax offers new firmware for K-7 and K-x DSLRs
Geek builds a better Nerf gun
Nokia N8 DIY Terminal Mode setup gets video demo
AIS unveils new 7-inch HMI panel PC with Atom power
Intel IPAD detailed as chipmaker recalls iPad forerunner [Video]
Silicon Power unveils new 32GB SDHC card
Green House offers up 15.6-inch LCD powered by USB alone
Reports of 3DS users feeling ill surface after 3DS showcase in Japan
Epson unveils new D6150, D6155W, and D6250 projectors
iCar Black Box is perfect for the accident prone
Moog OMG-1 custom synth is twin-iPad, twin-iPod touch and all awesome
Active Media Products Silver Bullet USB drive won’t keep werewolves away
Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 homebrew with ChevronWP7 team
iASUS NT3 throat mic is aimed at drivers of convertible cars
Facebook freeze address & phone sharing as privacy advocates scream
Next Issue Media e-magazine launch imminent with Android tablet focus
Acer Sandy Bridge Android tablets due 1H 2011
12-15m CDMA iPhone 4 shipments predicted for 2011 as China, India & more eye Apple
Plastic Logic secures new funding; 2nd-gen factory due by 2014
Netflix pull “Add to DVD Queue” option from streaming devices
MacBook Air 11-inch GelaSkin Review and Hands-On (with Bonus iPod Touch Review!) [REVIEW]
Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook [REVIEW]

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Apple is believed to have ordered in the region of 12-15m CDMA iPhone handsets in 2011, with sources in Taiwan claiming that strong demand drove that number up from a cautious 10m. According to DigiTimes, the CDMA iPhone 4 orders – which will head to Verizon in the US initially – have recently begun shipping; Verizon will offer the fourth-gen smartphone to existing subscribers from February 3, then to new customers from February 10 2011.

However, Verizon is unlikely to be the sole recipient of the CDMA iPhones. China Telecom and India’s Tata Teleservices are expected to be among the international carriers interested in the smartphone, while Verizon’s confirmation that its deal with Apple is non-exclusive means it’s possible we could see a Sprint iPhone 4 at some point.

Oh you want some reviews? We just happen to have a couple for you to take a peek at here – first there’s the Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook Review, then there’s also the MacBook Air 11-inch GelaSkin Review and Hands-On (with Bonus iPod Touch Review!) Have a look next at a column by Chris Davies which notes a very serious thing: A Real Tablet has a Stylus. Next there’s another column by no less than Ben Bajarin by the name of Why My Kinect is Not Collecting Dust. Then there’s one by the dude called Don Reisinger – Call Me When Streaming Matches Blu-ray. Have a peek at a CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S, find out about Syncing Music in Android 3.0 Honeycomb, and check out our StarWars hypothesis for the oncoming Sprint event – 3D Android Phone?

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Sync Music Found in Android 3.0 Honeycomb [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC, Ships Wednesday [BRING IT]
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc to Feature Unlimited Points Touch Screen [BONUS POINTS]
PlayStation Phone (XPERIA Play) McDonalds Review [SMELLS GOOD]
Best Buy lists three new iPad models “coming soon” [WANT ALL]
More iPad 2 cases leak for second-gen Apple slate [EXCLUSIVE]
CyanogenMod 7 Releasing Nightly Builds NOW [ROCKING IT]
Sprint Event Hinting at 3D Android Phone? [I THINK SO]
Yamaha R15 Motorcycle Gets Android’d [WEIRD]

SlashPhone
AT&T Branding Found on Nokia X7
Samsung Galaxy Suit and Galaxy Ace Pictures Get Leaked

Android Community
Samsung S5830 Revealed to be Galaxy Copper, Full Specs Discovered
Amazon will control prices for apps in its Android app store
T-Mobile puts up page for G-Slate Android tablet
TurboTax app comes to Android so you can do your taxes on the go
CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S [EXCLUSIVE]
Samsung Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Suit Images Leaked
Notion Ink Adam Displays Solaro Functionality
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc to Feature Unlimited Points Touch Screen
PlayStation Phone (XPERIA Play) McDonalds Review
Galaxy S No-Froyo Explained by Samsung Update Fees?
CyanogenMod 7 Releasing Nightly Builds NOW
Samsung Fascinate Update Axes SD Card Mounting
Notion Ink Adam Matte and Scratch Resistant Surface Disputed [PLUS Notion Ink Response]
Sync Music Found in Android 3.0 Honeycomb [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC, Ships Wednesday
Meizu M9 (iPhone Clone) ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G
Disney Themed Android Phone Hitting Japan
SwiftKey $1.99 For A limited Time
Mystery T225 Motorola Device Passes the FCC
T-Mobile G2 Now Free Online with 2 Year Contract
ATT Sends Out 4G Email Featuring Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC Inspire 4G, and Samsung Infuse 4G
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android?
Google Looking to Hire a Tech Account Manager with NFC experience
LG Optimus 2X 1080P Video Surfaces
Giant Android Falls off Truck on the Interstate
Sprint Event Hinting at 3D Android Phone?
Yamaha R15 Motorcycle Gets Android’d
Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro 2 Gets Quadrant Benchmark?
EVO 4G Price Drop to $99 on Amazon
Dell Streak 7 4G Tablet Release Date Feb 2nd?
Sony Ericsson Sticking with Android, Releasing Phones with Latest OS

SlashGear
Consumer Reports cautious on Verizon iPhone 4
Kinect robot control hack gives you an aerobics buddy [Video]
Steve Jobs takes medical leave of absence
NEC Avio Thermo Mirror tells you you’re hot
PlayStation Phone gets another video preview
Project HiJack slurps power for smartphone audio port for sensors
Apple banning publishers from bundled iPad subscriptions?
Toyota developing new electric motor for hybrids to reduce need for Chinese rare earth
Fresh Fiber custom iPad cases look for startup funds on Kickstarter
Nokia semi-retire Ovi Music Unlimited
Dell Adamo 13 price sinks to $799
Thieves steal SIM cards from traffic lights in South Africa
World’s lightest material gets lighter
Tunnel Taxi of death concept is perfect for Faces of Death remake
60+ iOS apps sold per device as Apple locks-in users
Moneual Labs Dual-Screen PC case perfect for HTPC
NASA holds Balloonsat contest for high school students
Epson unveils new 13-inch R3000 printer for photographers
Sony Music & Universal “On Air, On Sale” policy targets impatient pirates
Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3 Mini-ITX packs dual-HDMI for Sandy Bridge
ASUS Eee PC Sirocco to deliver hurricane speed?
Evolve III Maestro can’t choose between Windows 7, MeeGo & Android: picks all three [Video]
iPad 2 multicore SGX543 GPU tipped for 4x graphics boost
HP webOS netbooks tipped for phone/tablet ecosystem
Why My Kinect is Not Collecting Dust [COLUMN]
Notion Ink Adam display neither matte nor scratch-resistant? [Updated]
Call Me When Streaming Matches Blu-ray [COLUMN]
Best Buy lists three new iPad models “coming soon”
More iPad 2 cases leak for second-gen Apple slate [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam clears FCC ahead of midweek shipping
Sonos considering in-car and headphone systems
Microsoft cannibalizing MSN to drive Bing growth?
SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card promises 45MB/sec
HTC 7 Pro finally on sale (in Germany)
Indonesian BlackBerry porn ban by end of week
RIM considering adding server support for non-BlackBerry devices
Secret Skateboard – For Office Women Under the Table
Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook [REVIEW]
iTunes and Safari Combining Into One Application, Rumor Suggests
Xbox Isn’t a Gaming Console, Steve Ballmer Says
White iPhone 4 Shows Off in Vodafone Germany’s Inventory System, Still No Release Date
Biolamp Concept Cleans the Air, Fuels Eco Cars
François Vogel Previews Device That Syncs Your Blinks to a Monitor for 3D Viewing [Video]
Jonathan Ross Teases Metroid Coming to Nintendo 3DS
Mattel’s Hot Wheels Video Racer Lets You See the Race from Inside the Car
Scientist Aims to Bring a Woolly Mammoth to Life by 2016
MacBook Air 11-inch GelaSkin Review and Hands-On (with Bonus iPod Touch Review!) [REVIEW]
BlackBerry PlayBook is a Great Standalone Tablet, RIM Senior Product Manager Says
Magazine Publishers Still Seeking Recurring Application Subscriptions for the iPad
HP Ready to Ship a Dick Tracy Wristwatch to the US Army Later This Year
AA USB Concept Design Combines USB Drive and AA Battery
Capcom Adds Akuma and Taskmaster to Marvel vs Capcom 3 Lineup [Video]
A Real Tablet has a Stylus [COLUMN]

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It’s hard to believe nowadays, but in a simpler time, cellphones really were called “cell phones,” not dumbphones, smartphones, feature phones, or superphones. They bulged in your pocket — if they fit in your pocket at all, that is — and they made calls. That’s it. None of this social networking, messaging, browsing, Instagramming, Flash 10.1 nonsense. They didn’t upload 5 megapixel photos to Flickr, and they most certainly didn’t turn into wireless hotspots.

Of course, those bleak days are mercifully behind us now — but as carriers around the world start to light up a promising new generation of high-speed wireless networks, things are beginning to get a little confusing. Just what is “4G,” anyway? It’s one higher than 3G, sure, but does that necessarily mean it’s better? Why are all four national carriers in the US suddenly calling their networks 4G? Is it all the same thing? Answering those questions requires that we take a take a little walk through wireless past, present, and future… but we think it’s a walk you’ll enjoy.

Continue reading 2G, 3G, 4G, and everything in between: an Engadget wireless primer

2G, 3G, 4G, and everything in between: an Engadget wireless primer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First, on the iPad 2 front, check out both a iPad 2 case pic and a Best Buy listing of three new iPad models “coming soon”. Find out why Ben Bajarin’s Kinect is getting some action in a column by the name of Why My Kinect is Not Collecting Dust, and why Don Reisinger’s streaming options just aren’t happening in a column called Call Me When Streaming Matches Blu-ray. Then on Android Community, we’re so pumped up about CyanogenMod 7 Nightlies being released, we did a CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S! Then we find Sync Music in Android 3.0 Honeycomb, find out about the possibility of Notion Ink Adam’ non-Matte and Scratch Resistant Surface, and a big change to the future if the claims of Samsung Update Fees are true. It’s panning out to be an EXCITING DAY here on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Sync Music Found in Android 3.0 Honeycomb [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC, Ships Wednesday [BRING IT]
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc to Feature Unlimited Points Touch Screen [BONUS POINTS]
PlayStation Phone (XPERIA Play) McDonalds Review [SMELLS GOOD]
Best Buy lists three new iPad models “coming soon” [WANT ALL]
More iPad 2 cases leak for second-gen Apple slate [EXCLUSIVE]

SlashPhone
AT&T Branding Found on Nokia X7
Samsung Galaxy Suit and Galaxy Ace Pictures Get Leaked

Android Community
Samsung S5830 Revealed to be Galaxy Copper, Full Specs Discovered
Amazon will control prices for apps in its Android app store
T-Mobile puts up page for G-Slate Android tablet
TurboTax app comes to Android so you can do your taxes on the go
CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S [EXCLUSIVE]
Samsung Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Suit Images Leaked
Notion Ink Adam Displays Solaro Functionality
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc to Feature Unlimited Points Touch Screen
PlayStation Phone (XPERIA Play) McDonalds Review
Galaxy S No-Froyo Explained by Samsung Update Fees?
CyanogenMod 7 Releasing Nightly Builds NOW
Samsung Fascinate Update Axes SD Card Mounting
Notion Ink Adam Matte and Scratch Resistant Surface Disputed [PLUS Notion Ink Response]
Sync Music Found in Android 3.0 Honeycomb [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC, Ships Wednesday
Meizu M9 (iPhone Clone) ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G
Disney Themed Android Phone Hitting Japan
SwiftKey $1.99 For A limited Time
Mystery T225 Motorola Device Passes the FCC

SlashGear
Consumer Reports cautious on Verizon iPhone 4
Kinect robot control hack gives you an aerobics buddy [Video]
Steve Jobs takes medical leave of absence
NEC Avio Thermo Mirror tells you you’re hot
PlayStation Phone gets another video preview
Project HiJack slurps power for smartphone audio port for sensors
Apple banning publishers from bundled iPad subscriptions?
Toyota developing new electric motor for hybrids to reduce need for Chinese rare earth
Fresh Fiber custom iPad cases look for startup funds on Kickstarter
Nokia semi-retire Ovi Music Unlimited
Dell Adamo 13 price sinks to $799
Thieves steal SIM cards from traffic lights in South Africa
World’s lightest material gets lighter
Tunnel Taxi of death concept is perfect for Faces of Death remake
60+ iOS apps sold per device as Apple locks-in users
Moneual Labs Dual-Screen PC case perfect for HTPC
NASA holds Balloonsat contest for high school students
Epson unveils new 13-inch R3000 printer for photographers
Sony Music & Universal “On Air, On Sale” policy targets impatient pirates
Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3 Mini-ITX packs dual-HDMI for Sandy Bridge
ASUS Eee PC Sirocco to deliver hurricane speed?
Evolve III Maestro can’t choose between Windows 7, MeeGo & Android: picks all three [Video]
iPad 2 multicore SGX543 GPU tipped for 4x graphics boost
HP webOS netbooks tipped for phone/tablet ecosystem
Why My Kinect is Not Collecting Dust [COLUMN]
Notion Ink Adam display neither matte nor scratch-resistant? [Updated]
Call Me When Streaming Matches Blu-ray [COLUMN]
Best Buy lists three new iPad models “coming soon”
More iPad 2 cases leak for second-gen Apple slate [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam clears FCC ahead of midweek shipping
Sonos considering in-car and headphone systems
Microsoft cannibalizing MSN to drive Bing growth?
SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card promises 45MB/sec
HTC 7 Pro finally on sale (in Germany)
Indonesian BlackBerry porn ban by end of week
RIM considering adding server support for non-BlackBerry devices

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Epic war! But first lets speak for a moment about what Christina Burlini columns as the Best iOS Apps for Students. After that, let yourself dream of a cloud of music in a column by yours truly called Syncing and Streaming on Android Community. Then there’s the war I promised you. The war to end all wars! Such important subject matter as to have never been trumped before or after – the people VS Samsung and T-Mobile over their Samsung Vibrant updates to Froyo — The Class Action Lawsuit, the simpler way of protesting – The #NeverAgain Twitter Campaign, and the inevitable Samsung Response. After that, it’s games, music, and more games on SlashGear – see if you can find the tags!

All this and MORE on The Daily Slash!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant [NO MORE MISTER NICE CUSTOMER]
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today [BETTER GPS MEANS QUICKER ACCESS TO FOOD]
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!] [THIS IS NO ONE DAY BATTLE]
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RAPPER HEADPHONES]
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family [AHHH]
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing [iTOUCHLESS]
Dreamcast Collection Coming to Xbox 360 [DEEELITE!]
Macintosh Plus + iPad = Daft Punk alternative helmet [Video] [GODLY!]
Phones 4u Will Exclusively Stock the Armani Samsung Galaxy S [CLASSY?]

Android Community
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant
Carriers and Manufacturers ranked on Froyo updates: HTC & Verizon winners
Droid Pro and Samsung Fascinate Receive Maintenance Update from Verizon
Android NFC apps appear
Compal says most tablets it ships to use Android and use ARM chips
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today
CompanionLink hosted sync comes to Android
AT&T Dell Streak Froyo reportedly delayed again: “A couple of more weeks at least”
Froyo Source for Samsung Fascinate 3G+ on Telus Released
Japanese Build Human-Sized Android with Android Brain
Android App Development Course Offered at New Jersey Institute of Technology
ATT Motorola Atrix 4G Possible Launch Date March 1st
Android Developers Outline World Tour
XPERIA Mini Model Line Continuation Confirmed by Sony Ericcson
Swype Sends Distribution Rules to XDA
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!]
Skype Acquisition of Qik Completed
How to Buy an Android Device at the Worst Possible time
Verizon to Support 4G in 140 Markets by year’s end
SIM Unlock Your Galaxy S With One Application
Samsung Responds to Vibrant Android 2.2 Froyo Hold
Android Developers Set World Record for Blinkenlights
NOOKcolor Overclocked to 950Mhz STABLE, 1Ghz CHOKIN
Canada Doesn’t Care About the New Galaxy Tab
Syncing and Streaming: Will Android 2.4/3.0 Bring Your Whole Music Library to Any Device? [Or a Music Store?]
Samsung Android Customers Initiate #NeverAgain Twitter Campaign
Newegg Goes Mobile With New Android App
Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone Gingerbread UI Demoed On Video
LG Optimus 2X Rocks Quadrant Benchmark
90-Percent of Compal Tablets Will Use Android This Year
LG Axis Hitting Alltel Wireless
Phones 4u Will Exclusively Stock the Armani Samsung Galaxy S
Android OS Outgrows Competitors 2 to 1 Through 2011 Says Canalys [ANDROID GET STRONG!]
Huawei Ideos X6 Android Smartphone Revealed in FCC Filing
T-Mobile G-Slate Honeycomb Tablet in FCC Application?
Playstation Phone Xperia Play to be Carried by Orange UK?
Samsung Galaxy Mini Pictured in Clear Photos
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant

SlashGear
BlackBerry Storm 3 leaks with specs; to launch Q3 in Torch line?
LG underwhelmed by Windows Phone 7 launch
Alesis StudioDock for iPad turns tablet into pro-audio system [MUSIC]
Spotify US plans perk with talk of Sony Music deal [MUSIC]
Android Froyo update progress rated: AT&T and Sony Ericsson slated
HannStar Display president charged with LCD conspiracy
Laser popcorn cooking is awesome (but time consuming) [Video]
Apple “A8? processor & Qualcomm baseband for iPhone 5?
New iRiver U100 DAP unveiled [MUSIC]
White BlackBerry Torch headed to UK as Vodafone exclusive
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 Live Today on Android for ATT
Liquid Image unveils new Impact Series HD camera goggles
Medical server hacked to host Call of Duty Game [GAME]
Brazilian online game gets Paris Hilton virtual goods [GAME]
Korg nanoSERIES2 USB controllers outed [MUSIC]
Nintendo had two top selling game consoles in US [GAME]
Survey finds adults research gadget purchases more than their doctor
No iPhone Dev Team unlock until iOS 4.2.5 & 4.3 are public
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [MUSIC]
Korg KAOSS Pad QUAD mangles audio with 4-effect touchpad control [MUSIC]
DigiPower iPad accessories launch
Angry Birds plush characters announced [GAME]
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family
Virgin Mobile to throttle $40 unlimited MiFi after 5GB
Eurocom crams new NVIDIA GTX 480M into Panther 2.0
AT&T Motorola ATRIX 4G due March 1?
Verizon was “never in the running” for first iPhone admits CEO
Samsung S5830 “Galaxy S Mini” leaks
ARM-based Google TV STBs “coming soon” tips insider
App Stores present dangerous “chokepoint” says Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales
News Corp “The Daily” delayed over iOS subscription API issues
1m BlackBerry PlayBook tablets incoming in Q1 2011
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing
iPad 2 with High Res Screen, SD Card Slot and iPhone 5 with A5 Processor?
Best iOS Apps for Students [COLUMN]
Man Busts Through Wall to Steal GameStop Merchandise, Gets Arrested [GAME]
Yacht Concept Shows That Huge Boats Can Fly [Video]
OnLive’s Playback Beta Open to All Users Free of Charge Until January 31st [GAME]
Dreamcast Collection Coming to Xbox 360 [GAME]
T-Mobile and Samsung Facing Class Action Lawsuit for Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant
THQ’s Homefront DLC Debuting on Xbox LIVE, One Map Exclusive at Launch [GAME]
NASA Showcases Airplane Designs for 2025
TagCandy Uses Augmented Reality to Change the Way we Eat Candy [Video]
InteraXon Demonstrates Controlling an iPad with Your Thoughts [Video]
Sony NEX-5 Gold Edition Digital Camera Announced for Japan, Lands February 10th
EA Announces Bulletstorm Demo Landing on Xbox LIVE and PSN January 25th [GAME]
ScentSciences ScentScape Lets You Smell the Movies You Watch, the Videogames You Play [GAME]
Apple Counts Up to 10 Billion App Downloads, Offers $10,000 Gift Card as Thanks
AT&T Nokia X7 could launch this month?
Macintosh Plus + iPad = Daft Punk alternative helmet [Video] [MUSIC]

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Watch out for the law, it’s gonna git ya! A fellow who believes he and his brothers and sisters united in Android have been wronged by T-Mobile and Samsung – and what to Americans do when we’re wronged? File a class action lawsuit of course! On a different side of the world, the Android community is getting along a little better – see Japan build a human-sized android with an Android brain – and light-up eyes! Over on SlashGear we’re popping popcorn with lasers, feelin pretty healthy hosting a game of Call of Duty on a medical server, and rocking relatively hard with the amount of music-related posts we’ve got up – see if you can spot em! All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! OH- and Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales says App Stores are the worst!

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Editor’s Choice
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant [NO MORE MISTER NICE CUSTOMER]
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today [BETTER GPS MEANS QUICKER ACCESS TO FOOD]
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!] [THIS IS NO ONE DAY BATTLE]
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RAPPER HEADPHONES]
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family [AHHH]
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing [iTOUCHLESS]

Android Community
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant
Carriers and Manufacturers ranked on Froyo updates: HTC & Verizon winners
Droid Pro and Samsung Fascinate Receive Maintenance Update from Verizon
Android NFC apps appear
Compal says most tablets it ships to use Android and use ARM chips
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today
CompanionLink hosted sync comes to Android
AT&T Dell Streak Froyo reportedly delayed again: “A couple of more weeks at least”
Froyo Source for Samsung Fascinate 3G+ on Telus Released
Japanese Build Human-Sized Android with Android Brain
Android App Development Course Offered at New Jersey Institute of Technology
ATT Motorola Atrix 4G Possible Launch Date March 1st
Android Developers Outline World Tour
XPERIA Mini Model Line Continuation Confirmed by Sony Ericcson
Swype Sends Distribution Rules to XDA
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!]

SlashGear
BlackBerry Storm 3 leaks with specs; to launch Q3 in Torch line?
LG underwhelmed by Windows Phone 7 launch
Alesis StudioDock for iPad turns tablet into pro-audio system [MUSIC]
Spotify US plans perk with talk of Sony Music deal [MUSIC]
Android Froyo update progress rated: AT&T and Sony Ericsson slated
HannStar Display president charged with LCD conspiracy
Laser popcorn cooking is awesome (but time consuming) [Video]
Apple “A8? processor & Qualcomm baseband for iPhone 5?
New iRiver U100 DAP unveiled [MUSIC]
White BlackBerry Torch headed to UK as Vodafone exclusive
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 Live Today on Android for ATT
Liquid Image unveils new Impact Series HD camera goggles
Medical server hacked to host Call of Duty Game
Brazilian online game gets Paris Hilton virtual goods
Korg nanoSERIES2 USB controllers outed [MUSIC]
Nintendo had two top selling game consoles in US
Survey finds adults research gadget purchases more than their doctor
No iPhone Dev Team unlock until iOS 4.2.5 & 4.3 are public
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [MUSIC]
Korg KAOSS Pad QUAD mangles audio with 4-effect touchpad control [MUSIC]
DigiPower iPad accessories launch
Angry Birds plush characters announced
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family
Virgin Mobile to throttle $40 unlimited MiFi after 5GB
Eurocom crams new NVIDIA GTX 480M into Panther 2.0
AT&T Motorola ATRIX 4G due March 1?
Verizon was “never in the running” for first iPhone admits CEO
Samsung S5830 “Galaxy S Mini” leaks
ARM-based Google TV STBs “coming soon” tips insider
App Stores present dangerous “chokepoint” says Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales
News Corp “The Daily” delayed over iOS subscription API issues
1m BlackBerry PlayBook tablets incoming in Q1 2011
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing

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Next step, Marty McFly and the Hoverboard! No, not actually, this is a patent application for what appears to be “Touch and hover sensing.” What the what? That sounds pretty fancy. In the app, they speak of a sort of capacitive sensor array that not only responds to signals that are touching the surface, but hovering on either side of it – YES, both above and behind! They mention that the shield that would be behind (aka this would be the non-screen side of the iPad,) could be enhanced by an AC ground shield that would be attached to the back. What would you even do back there? I don’t know, put your hand into a virtual reality screen making it look like a robot hand? Hey! Good idea!

Apple, look at the awesome idea I just had. Ah… probably you have better ideas already. What will they do with technology such as this? What sort of games and helpful apps could be made when you can work with your screen by placing your hand inside an electrical field that extends above the screen? This is just totally wacky, I am telling you. Note the following clip from the application:

A capacitive sensor array can be driven with electrical signals, such as alternating current (AC) signals, to generate electric fields that extend outward from the sensor array through a touch surface to detect a touch on the touch surface or an object hovering over the touch surface of a touch screen device, for example. The electric field can also extend behind the sensor array in the opposite direction from the touch surface, which is typically an internal space of the touch screen device. An AC ground shield may be used to enhance the hover sensing capability of the sensor array. The AC ground shield can be positioned behind the sensor array and can be stimulated with signals having the same waveform as the signals driving the sensor array. As a result, the electric field extending outward from the sensor array can be concentrated. In this way, for example, the hover sensing capability of the sensor array may be improved.

Then take a peek at the full PDF here: Apple-hover-touch-ed.pdf

ALSO NOTE: Remember when they filed a similar patent application way back in 2008? Take a peek at that right over here: Apple Hover Patent Tracks Non-Touch Gestures

[Via Unwired View]