Video of YouTube video on the G1

October 16th 2008

 

My friends over at NewTeeVee must have caught Om sleeping because they absconded with his T-Mobile G1 just long enough to make this short video. They dive into the native YouTube app on the Android handset and show you the greater amount of detail you find in the software when compared to that "other" [...]

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Google Android G1 Get’s Official UK Release

October 16th 2008

T-Mobile has finally announced that the official U.K release date will be the 30th October.
Pre-orders for the Google G1 have already notched up 25,000 in the U.K already!
It seems a global buzz is defying the predictions of some analysts.
The HTC manufactured handset is expected to notch up 600,000 sales by the end of the year, [...]

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T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone Review [Google Android]

October 16th 2008

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There is a lot riding on the shoulders of T-Mobile’s G1 Android…
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Tags: Android, Digg, G1, Gadgets, Google, Mobile Phone, Shoulders, T Mobile

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T-Mobile G1 Google Android review roundup

October 15th 2008

• Gizmodo: The G1 phone and the Android operating system are not finished products..
• Engadget: The G1 isn’t going to blow anyone’s mind right out of the gate.
• Om Malik: Will I recommend this phone to anyone out there looking for a smart phone? The answer is yes, especially if you don’t much care for [...]

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T-Mobile G1, a hands-on introduction to the first Android phone

October 15th 2008

We’ve only had a few short days to get our feet wet with a T-Mobile G1 phone and while there are definite similarities to other devices and platforms, this is certainly a different beast. First and foremost, the entire Android ecosystem is much more open from a development point of view. While this is clearly [...]

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FCC Says Free Wireless Plans Won’t Screw Up T-Mobile’s 3G [Free Wireless]

October 13th 2008

Trying to add a silver lining to your undoubtedly dismal economic future, the FCC has struck down T-Mobile’s complaints that the agency’s scheme to offer free wireless to lower-income peoples will…
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Tags: 3g Wireless, Fcc, Income Peoples, Mobile Wireless, Screw, T Mobile

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SkypeOut for no additional charge on 3’s network

October 13th 2008

When I recently interviewed Frank Meehan, GM of 3G Handsets and Products, Hutchinson Whampoa/3 at our Mobilize event, he kept coming back to a key point: people want to do anything and everything they can with their phones. It’s not always about which handset has the most glitz and glamor, but about the services and [...]

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BlackBerry fans will flip over the new Pearl 8220

October 13th 2008

I’ve been a flip-phone fan ever since my Motorola StarTAC days, but much of the smartphone market has stayed away from the form factor. There have been a few exceptions and RIM adds another one today with the launch of their BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 on T-Mobile’s network.
The 3.6-ounce handset is small like most flippers, [...]

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T-Mobile Sells 1.5 Million G1 Pre-Orders [T-mobile G1]

October 13th 2008

Haters can step back, it looks like the G1 is already a bona fide success: Accounting for that tripled production run, T-Mobile has apparently sold 1.5 million pre-orders for the G1. Pretty amazing,…
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Tags: 5 Million, Accounting, Haters, Mobile 1, T Mobile

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T-Mobile sells over 1.5 million G1 Android phones

October 12th 2008

We have seen the big buzz over the first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1.  We heard the stories about the difficulty getting a pre-shipment order in to T-Mobile.  The only thing we could assume was that Google, HTC and T-Mobile were making as many G1s as they could because the orders were flying fast and [...]

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Motorola’s Q11 adds WiFi, drops 3G

October 10th 2008

Hello MOTO, or should we say hello MOTO Q11? Motorola’s newest evolutionary (at best) Q-series device is due out in December and adds few new bits and changes from the Q9 that arrived last year. The most noticeable addition is the availability of WiFi, something that many readers can’t do without on a phone these [...]

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BlackBerry Curve 8900 Out Next Month on T-Mobile Germany (Everywhere Else Shortly?) [BlackBerry Curve 8900]

October 9th 2008

Next month will apparently be a busy one for RIM. Besides launching its first ever touchscreen phone, the Storm, they’ll be pushing out their all-new Curve 8900 on T-Mobile Germany, says the…
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Tags: Blackberry Curve, Germany, Rim, T Mobile

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Blackberry Storm using Synaptics touch screen

October 8th 2008

Lots of buzz today about the Blackberry Storm that is coming soon and of all the reviews I’ve read so far one thing in common is the feeling that the touch screen is very well done.  RIM and Verizon have indicated the touch screen is multi-touch capable although it’s not yet clear how that is [...]

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Release dates leaked for holiday handsets

October 8th 2008

Boy Genius scores the goods on Best Buy’s expected release dates for a hatful of handsets. On October 26th, the delightfully-names Samsung Rant will be joined by the HTC Touch Pro at Sprint. The say day also will see Verizon’s Blitx, AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold, and T-Mobile’s Pearl Flip 8220.
On November 6, BlackBerry Storm hits Verizon.
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T-Mobile triples production of Android G1 phone

October 8th 2008

Upon receiving strong pre-orders, T-Mobile has significantly increased production of its G1 phone, the first of it’s kind to use Google’s Android software.
In a statement on October 3rd, T-Mobile said:
Given the great anticipation and the heavy presale demand for the T-Mobile G1 with Google, we nearly tripled the number of phones initially available for delivery [...]

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Release dates leaked for holiday handsets

October 7th 2008

Boy Genius scores the goods on Best Buy’s expected release dates for a hatful of handsets. On October 26th, the delightfully-names Samsung Rant will be joined by the HTC Touch Pro at Sprint. The say day also will see Verizon’s Blitx, AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold, and T-Mobile’s Pearl Flip 8220.
On November 6, BlackBerry Storm hits Verizon.
October [...]

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Waiting in Line Now Fastest Way to Get T-Mobile G1 [T-mobile G1]

October 6th 2008

When T-Mobile announced that they had sold out of the initial G1 pre-order and were tripling production to meet demand, they said that you could still pre-order a phone through Oct. 21 to receive it…
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T-Mobile Cameo: Now Even Your Digital Picture Frame Needs a Cellphone Plan [Imaging]

October 6th 2008

The Cameo is T-Mobile’s $100 digital picture frame that’s loaded with a GSM cellphone tech. Users, who are willing to fork over $10 a month for a subscription, will be able to snap shots on their…
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Tags: Cameo, Digital Frame, Digital Picture Frame, Gsm Cellphone, Loaded, T Mobile

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T-Mobile claims G1 "sold through" despite triple "availability."

October 5th 2008

T-Mobile, despite tripling “availability” of the Android-powered G1 smartphone, says all of them have “sold through.” G1 hits stores on October 22. Here’s a note, up at their official site, regarding orders:

Given the great anticipation and the heavy pre-sale demand for the T-Mobile G1 with Google, we nearly tripled the number of phones initially available [...]

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T-Mobile claims G1 "sold through" despite triple "availability."

October 4th 2008

T-Mobile, despite tripling “availability” of the Android-powered G1 smartphone, says all of them have “sold through.” G1 hits stores on October 22. Here’s a note, up at their official site, regarding orders:

Given the great anticipation and the heavy pre-sale demand for the T-Mobile G1 with Google, we nearly tripled the number of phones initially available [...]

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