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Android Turns 3 Today

November 5th, 2007 marked the release of what seems to be the fastest growing mobile operating system of our times, the Google Android platform. Three years ago, the Mountain View-based Internet giant announced officially the operating system, as well as the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which is aimed at pushing the...

5 November 2010
10:33 GMT

T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) Discontinued

The first Android-based mobile phone in the world has just got axed. We're referring here, of course, to the T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream, the handset which opened the door to a new approach for mobile devices, services and smartphone usage. Officially, no more brand new G1 devices can be found avai...

27 July 2010
11:48 GMT

No Android 2.2 for G1, Though It Is Technically Possible

As soon as Google announced officially the launch of the latest flavor of its mobile operating system, namely Android 2.2, aka Froyo, many have started to wonder what will happen with older phones, and whether they will be able to enjoy the new desert or not. When it comes to the first ever Android device to land on...

24 May 2010
04:08 GMT

Revamped T-Mobile myTouch 3G Comes on February 10

Wireless carrier T-Mobile is reportedly working on a new version of the popular T-Mobile myTouch 3G handset, one that should make an appearance on the market as soon as February 10 is here. The main change that the new version of the handset will bring forth is said to be the inclusion of a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so...

20 January 2010
10:15 GMT

Rumor Mill: Android 2.0 Comes to T-Mobile G1

Early adopters of Google's Android operating system, namely the owners of a T-mobile G1 handset, might have a new reason to rejoice, it seems. According to the latest news around the Internet, there are great chances that the Android 2.0 operating system will make an appearance on their mobile phones, and there...

28 December 2009
03:58 GMT

Google Releases Android 2.0 Source

Android 2.0, the latest flavor of Google's operating system for mobile phones, has been released on Motorola DROID for more than a week now, while the SDK went available a few days before the handset's launch, and now we learn that Google also released the Android 2.0 source. The best part here is that, as...

16 November 2009
02:33 GMT

T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G Priced at $48.88 and $48.88 at Walmart

T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile myTouch 3G are the first Mobile phones to ever reach the United States market with Google's Android operating system on board, but now they are facing stronger competition in the Android area (Sprint's HTC Hero), something that determined Walmart to operate a little cut on their pri...

12 October 2009
07:02 GMT

T-Mobile Rolls Out Donut to G1 and myTouch 3G

Google announced last week that users of an Android-based mobile phone would be able to enjoy the latest update for the platform starting with October, and T-Mobile already started to deliver the new software to its users. Starting with Thursday, October 1, the owners of a G1 or a myTouch 3G handset will receive the ...

2 October 2009
06:28 GMT

Android 1.6 Might Come to G1 Too

Owners of a T-Mobile G1 Android handset might soon enjoy the latest flavor of Google's operating system too, although initially the Android Developers said that the new firmware wouldn't be available for the first Android-based mobile phone. Android 1.6, also known as Donut, is set to be released into the w...

22 September 2009
10:51 GMT

T-Mobile G1 Priced at $129.99

The first mobile phone to have ever showed up on the market running under Google's Android operating system, the T-Mobile G1 (also known as the HTC Dream), has just seen a price cut from the wireless carrier. Those who would like to purchase the mobile phone will enjoy the idea that it costs only $129.99 at the ...

17 September 2009
09:58 GMT

T-Mobile G1 Will Soon Get 'Cupcake' Android

T-Mobile's G1 is now reported to get an updated operating system, namely the highly expected “Cupcake” Android update, as soon as next month. As many of you might already know, the new platform was expected to surface in the wild about two months ago for the first time, yet it seems that this time it...

12 March 2009
10:18 GMT

More Info on the T-Mobile G2/HTC Sapphire Surface

According to the latest news on the Web, the recently leaked photos of the HTC Sapphire, which is expected to come to the market in the form of T-Mobile G2, are real. That means that the device we saw there, minus the keyboard, of course, is indeed heading towards us. Moreover, some say that we won’t wait too l...

23 January 2009
13:17 GMT

Phone Interfaces Seem Difficult to 85% of Users

A recent study has showed that mobile phone users do not always appreciate the fact that their handsets come with rather too many features they would have to browse through. Although mobile phone manufacturers continue to include more complex feature-sets into their handsets, especially into smartphones, sometimes us...

21 January 2009
08:24 GMT

Multitouch Capabilities for the T-Mobile G1 Android Phone

T-Mobile's G1 Android phone is a rather popular device, hence it is common knowledge that it came with a touchscreen but with no multitouch capabilities. This was and still is one of the downsides of the handset, yet there seems to be hope that something will change in the near future. One developer announced on...

13 January 2009
12:12 GMT

HTC G1 Review

Google, a major player on the e-commerce market, but mostly renowned for its Internet search engine and e-mail service, has decided to also get involved in the communications market. It took it some years to do so, but the main reason that delayed the balance was the huge success that Apple, another company that had ...

9 January 2009
14:31 GMT

Cheap International Calls for Android-Powered Phones

Voxofon, a provider of VoIP services, has just announced the release of a mobile client for Android-powered phones that enables users to make cheap international phone calls.The application, which has run until now in beta, has been well received by the T-Mobile G1 handset owners, mainly because of its ease of use. A...

11 November 2008
08:41 GMT

Google's Android Has Been 'Jailbroken'

This translates into very good news for G1 owners who now have a way to use the few inaccessible portions on the phone's Linux-based OS, which were, according to the manufactures, created to protect the system from any type of infestation.After some voices claimed that people should have complete ...

7 November 2008
08:09 GMT

VirusGuard - The First Android Compatible Antivirus Launched

Following the launch of Google's G1 two weeks ago, SMobile Systems announced that it would release one piece of dedicated antivirus software called VirusGuard. The antivirus intends to protect all phones running on an Android platform. No later than last week, an important flaw was discovered into G1's open...

6 November 2008
05:46 GMT

The Wait Is Over: T-Mobile's G1 Available Starting Today

T-Mobile USA just announced the national availability of the highly anticipated T-Mobile G1 with Google, the first Android-powered mobile phone. The T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a rich mobile Web experience, dozens of Android Market applications, and popular Google p...

22 October 2008
09:41 GMT

T-Mobile's G1 Counts 1.5 Million Pre-Sold Units

T-Mobile's G1 seems to be a phone that is on many people’s wish-list. Almost 1.5 million of them, to be more exact. On October 6, we were telling you how T-Mobile had tripled the number of phones initially available for delivery on October 22. Well, all those phones are pre-ordered now. T-Mobile will have ...

13 October 2008
05:17 GMT

T-Mobile G1 vs. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 – No Clear Winner

Many of you will agree that Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and T-Mobile G1 – the first smartphone to run on Google's Android platform – are two of the most expected mobile devices of 2008. The handsets also have about the same target, since they're both touchscreen enabled and come with full QWERTY key...

8 October 2008
08:59 GMT

T-Mobile Tripled the Number of G1's Initially Available for Delivery

After months of rumors and expectations, the Google Android G1 finally made its first official appearance on September 23, at the same time with the announcement that it was going to be made available in T-Mobile USA network starting October 22. Since then, the hype around the phone has truly reached incredible level...

6 October 2008
03:19 GMT

Google Android Phone Supports SanDisk 16GB Card

Last week, we were telling you that SanDisk would bring to the market 16GB microSDHC mobile memory cards, while also voicing what could only have been the question on most mobile phone users’ mind, meaning, how many of the existent devices would be able to support them upon release. At the same time, we also me...

2 October 2008
03:30 GMT

EA Games for Android

As it turns out, the Google Android platform has been enjoying a lot of media attention since the announcement of T-Mobile's G1 and, quite understandable, many developers have already showed great interest in it. Nokia and Motorola seem to plan to develop their own Android phones, while several games for G1 have...

2 October 2008
02:58 GMT

Android Smartphones Will Come with PocketFinder Support

There is no Android-powered smartphone on sale yet (although T-Mobile G1 is very close to a commercial release), but lots of software developers are already embracing Google's open source mobile platform. The company to do so lately is Location Based Technologies, a North American developer and distributor of pe...

30 September 2008
09:10 GMT


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