Those who’ve watched their Windows Mobile phones languish without an update, ever, probably have watched enviously as smartphones using new platforms (Android, iPhone, webOS) receive frequent updates. Better than that, if a rumor is true, all Android phones, including the very ancient (by tech standards) T-Mobile G1 will receive an update to Android version 2.1.

That’s the latest version of the OS, and the one running on the so-called Google phone (the HTC Nexus One). One might think it would be a stretch for the G1 to run that OS, based on its age (it was launched in Oct. 2008, an eternity in tech), but that’s the rumor.

However, some of those phones that receive the upgrade will have to do a PC-based install (which is quite familiar to those running Windows Mobile or even iPhones, which don’t receive OTA RMO updates). That’s not really that big a deal, but some of them will be wiped in the process (also not that unfamiliar to WinMo users).

However, much of the data stored on your Android device is stored in the cloud anyway, with your Google account. The biggest issue here would be reinstalling applications. Still, many would probably go through the trouble, assuming the upgraded phone would run efficiently, which would be a question for the oldest among them, like the G1.

A group of college students in the San Francisco Bay Area have found a worthy cause for student protests in the form of lousy AT&T coverage. Despite a recent study that showed AT&T has improved its 3G performance, that hasn’t quieted critics of dropped calls, poor performance, and over dissatisfaction in many markets.

Students at Santa Clara University (my alma mater), which is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area organized a “Campus-Wide Call AT&T to Complain Day.” According to Kelsey Houlihan, a junior at SCU who helped organize the event, AT&T users can’t get reception in many of the dormitories, in the basements of the library and the student center, in some academic buildings, and in student housing near campus.

AT&T has taken grief for its service, which seems overburdened by the data-centric iPhone. It’s even taken the brunt of Verizon advertising gibes over AT&T’s 3G coverage vs. Verizon’s. Recently, however, AT&T won PC World’s latest 3G performance test after a dismal showing last year.

AT&T also recently expanded its trial for its MicroCell service, which leverages a customer’s broadband to supplement poor cellular reception. Of course, in the original trial, AT&T was charging $150 for the device, which grates on those who feel they are paying to fix AT&T’s problems.

The Santa Clara University protest apparently attracted between 200 and 300 complaint calls to AT&T. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, one solution of the reception issues is already being looked at. If all goes well, SCU could have better service as soon as this summer.

CS Odessa will be holding a seminar on ConceptDraw Office on March 4th, 2010 at 10 am PST. The primary focus will be ConceptDraw MINDMAP, but also addressed is how ConceptDraw Office works together in an integrated manner.

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/406392209

CS Odessa will be holding a seminar on ConceptDraw Office on March 4th, 2010 at 10 am PST. The primary focus will be ConceptDraw MINDMAP, but also addressed is how ConceptDraw Office works together in an integrated manner.

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/406392209

CS Odessa will be holding a seminar on ConceptDraw Office on March 4th, 2010 at 10 am PST. The primary focus will be ConceptDraw MINDMAP, but also addressed is how ConceptDraw Office works together in an integrated manner.

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/406392209

CS Odessa will be holding a seminar on ConceptDraw Office on March 4th, 2010 at 10 am PST. The primary focus will be ConceptDraw MINDMAP, but also addressed is how ConceptDraw Office works together in an integrated manner.

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/406392209

Soon after the huge Chilean earthquake which spawned tsunami warnings across the Pacific, while also devastating the country, Google activated an online Chile “person finder” tool.

Similar to one Google activated in January after the Haiti earthquake, the tool will help friends and relatives to (hopefully) find loved ones missing after the temblor, which registered magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 AM (1:34 AM EST).

The tool is currently tracking 3,400 records at the time of this writing. In comparison, the Haiti tool, which has been tracking people since January 12th, is tracking 58,700 records.

To use either tool, those who either have information about a person involved in the earthquake, or are searching for someone involved, can simply go to the site and “I’m looking for someone” or “I have information about someone.” Much as with YouTube videos, Google allows the tool to be embedded in sites (as above; that is not an image but is live, and below).

In addition to the help being provided by Google and obviously, by organizations such as the Red Cross, social media is making an impact as well. For example, Twitter is being used at hashtags #Chile and #tsunami to distribute info about the disaster, as well as info from areas affected, or even evacuated, in relation to tsunamis.

Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has killed at least 122 people, and tsunami alerts have been posted across the Pacific. The largest earthquake ever recorded was also in Chile, and is known as the Great Chilean Earthquake. It occurred in 1960, and was a 9.5 magnitude quake.

Soon after the huge Chilean earthquake which spawned tsunami warnings across the Pacific, while also devastating the country, Google activated an online Chile “person finder” tool.

Similar to one Google activated in January after the Haiti earthquake, the tool will help friends and relatives to (hopefully) find loved ones missing after the temblor, which registered magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 AM (1:34 AM EST).

The tool is currently tracking 3,400 records at the time of this writing. In comparison, the Haiti tool, which has been tracking people since January 12th, is tracking 58,700 records.

To use either tool, those who either have information about a person involved in the earthquake, or are searching for someone involved, can simply go to the site and “I’m looking for someone” or “I have information about someone.” Much as with YouTube videos, Google allows the tool to be embedded in sites (as above; that is not an image but is live, and below).

In addition to the help being provided by Google and obviously, by organizations such as the Red Cross, social media is making an impact as well. For example, Twitter is being used at hashtags #Chile and #tsunami to distribute info about the disaster, as well as info from areas affected, or even evacuated, in relation to tsunamis.

Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has killed at least 122 people, and tsunami alerts have been posted across the Pacific. The largest earthquake ever recorded was also in Chile, and is known as the Great Chilean Earthquake. It occurred in 1960, and was a 9.5 magnitude quake.

Soon after the huge Chilean earthquake which spawned tsunami warnings across the Pacific, while also devastating the country, Google activated an online Chile “person finder” tool.

Similar to one Google activated in January after the Haiti earthquake, the tool will help friends and relatives to (hopefully) find loved ones missing after the temblor, which registered magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 AM (1:34 AM EST).

The tool is currently tracking 3,400 records at the time of this writing. In comparison, the Haiti tool, which has been tracking people since January 12th, is tracking 58,700 records.

To use either tool, those who either have information about a person involved in the earthquake, or are searching for someone involved, can simply go to the site and “I’m looking for someone” or “I have information about someone.” Much as with YouTube videos, Google allows the tool to be embedded in sites (as above; that is not an image but is live, and below).

In addition to the help being provided by Google and obviously, by organizations such as the Red Cross, social media is making an impact as well. For example, Twitter is being used at hashtags #Chile and #tsunami to distribute info about the disaster, as well as info from areas affected, or even evacuated, in relation to tsunamis.

Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has killed at least 122 people, and tsunami alerts have been posted across the Pacific. The largest earthquake ever recorded was also in Chile, and is known as the Great Chilean Earthquake. It occurred in 1960, and was a 9.5 magnitude quake.

Soon after the huge Chilean earthquake which spawned tsunami warnings across the Pacific, while also devastating the country, Google activated an online Chile “person finder” tool.

Similar to one Google activated in January after the Haiti earthquake, the tool will help friends and relatives to (hopefully) find loved ones missing after the temblor, which registered magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 AM (1:34 AM EST).

The tool is currently tracking 3,400 records at the time of this writing. In comparison, the Haiti tool, which has been tracking people since January 12th, is tracking 58,700 records.

To use either tool, those who either have information about a person involved in the earthquake, or are searching for someone involved, can simply go to the site and “I’m looking for someone” or “I have information about someone.” Much as with YouTube videos, Google allows the tool to be embedded in sites (as above; that is not an image but is live, and below).

In addition to the help being provided by Google and obviously, by organizations such as the Red Cross, social media is making an impact as well. For example, Twitter is being used at hashtags #Chile and #tsunami to distribute info about the disaster, as well as info from areas affected, or even evacuated, in relation to tsunamis.

Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has killed at least 122 people, and tsunami alerts have been posted across the Pacific. The largest earthquake ever recorded was also in Chile, and is known as the Great Chilean Earthquake. It occurred in 1960, and was a 9.5 magnitude quake.