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The first Android-based mobile was launched by Google and T-Mobile phone today - the T-Mobile G1. The new Android powered G1 phone is obviously targeting the iPhone as it is very competitively priced and comes with allot of similar features. The phone will be available on October 22nd, but users can pre-order online.
G1 Pros:
- Amazon Music Store preloaded on the G1.- DRM Free Music
- Built in QWERTY keyboard.
- Google Maps with street view and GPS compas
- Android Market Place - Purchase and Download Apps and Software
- YouTube Video browser
- Read Word, PDF, Excel files
- Copy, paste
- Instant Messaging
- Background processing (background apps)
- 480×320 screen
- 3.1MP camera, 5hrs talk time, GPS, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth
- Removable battery.
G1 Cons:
- No tethering option
- SIM-locked to T-Mobile
- No exchange compatibility, but 3rd parties could bring it.
- No desktop application to sync
- $179 with 2 year contract
- 1GB MicroSD card preinstalled
- No built in video player, but you can download one from the Market
- Only comes with 1GB memory. Upgradable to 8GB.
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 by
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The G1 has officially been announced this morning at T-Mobile’s announcement event, priced at $179. With a release date of October 27th it gives just enough time to pre-order the device. At the time of release 3G will only be available in select markets, 22 to be exact.
Plan details include $25 with unlimited web & some text messages, and $35 with unlimited data and messaging. That is competitively priced against the iPhone 3G with unlimited data and some text at $30 a month, while unlimited data and messaging costing $50 each month. These plans however are still not as low as other devices such as the Sidekick.
The pre-order starts today with new member pricing at only $179 as opposed to the rumored $199. T-Mobile’s 3G data network is still developing, and will reach 80% of the carrier’s subscribers by the end of 2008. The device will reach 100 million customers in Europe when it is released there in early 2009. The UK will receive this device in early November 2008, though no pricing has been announced.
[via AndroidCommunity]
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 by
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Amazon have announced that they will be powering the T-Mobile G1’s music download store, with users able to search, download, buy and play music directly from their handsets. Offering over six million tracks, in vanilla MP3 format without DRM, the Amazon store will be pre-loaded onto the G1 and optimized for the mobile’s display. Browsing, searching and listening to audio samples can be done over 3G, but actual track downloads will only be possible with a WiFi connection.
Most albums are priced between $5.99 and $9.99, with individual tracks around $0.89. Once purchased they can be managed with any software and played on any MP3 compatible device; alternatively they can be burnt to a CD.
The Amazon press release also confirms that the G1 will have “Google Maps with StreetView, Gmail, YouTube” among other apps, together with “one-touch access to Google Search” and the Android Market portal. Remember, Android Community will be Live Blogging the T-Mobile G1 announcement later on today, at http://Live.AndroidCommunity.com/
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This entry was posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 by
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This entry was posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 by
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Apple released the iPhone Configuration Utility 1.0.1 late last week that allows enterprise users to “create, maintain, and sign configuration profiles, and track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications” and create configuration profiles for iPhones.
It can install and uninstall applications directly from the iPhone Configuration Utility running on your Mac. It also allows easy access to the iPhone’s console log showing application and general system errors, successful or failed attempts to connect to networks and much more. These logs can prove invaluable for pinpointing otherwise elusive issues. The iPhone Configuration Utility is currently available only for Mac OS X as a 9.1MB download. Below are some screen shots.
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This entry was posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 by
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According to MacRumors, T-Mobile sent out invitations to the media to “experience the first Android-powered phone” on Tuesday, September 23rd. Google has teamed up with T-Mobile and HTC and will officially unveil the new HTC Dream running it’s Android OS.
The HTC Dream is a swivel-out full keyboard mobile device with a accelerometer and a large touch screen. It has some dedicated web/browser buttons that are a reminder that this is Google’s OS.
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