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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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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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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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