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T-Mobile G1 Coming to Wal-Mart for $148.88
by Darren Murph, posted Oct 28th 2008 at 2:49PM
Well, now isn't this something? Best Buy has its fancy little iPhone 3G, but it'll be Wally World offering up the G1 outside of official T-Mobile outlets. As we'd heard yesterday, 550 Wal-Mart stores across the country will begin selling the Android-powered handset beginning tomorrow, and folks who opt to pick one up here versus a traditional T-Mob store will save $31.11. Yep -- according to company spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien, the new / upgrade-eligible customer price for a Wal-Mart-sourced G1 will be just $148.88 with a 2-year agreement.
Wait, what? You already purchased your G1 at the full price? They always said the early bird pays the premium... or something along those lines.
T-Mobile G1 "Google Phone" Now Available
by Chris Ziegler, posted Oct 22nd 2008 at 1:02PM
Update: Full press release with all the details just hit the wires.
[Thanks, Elisha]
Is the G1 Google Phone Worth the Hype? (Hands-on Review)
by Tom Samiljan, posted Oct 16th 2008 at 12:01AM
HYPE CHECK: T-Mobile G1
What it is: The T-Mobile G1, a.k.a. the Android "Google" phone.
Why it's different: The G1 is the first phone to debut the Android operating system for mobile phones, which is Google's entree into the cell phone space (and an attempt to go head-to-head with the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile phones). This means it's essentially a newfangled smart phone that's optimized for Google functions such as Gmail, Google search, and Google Chat, but will still work with your other favorite e-mail (though not Microsoft Exchange) and IM programs. It also has a unique combination keyboard, touchscreen, and jog dial interface for getting maneuvering around and controlling stuff that rarely leaves you in the lurch, control-wise. The G1 is just the first phone in what Google hopes will be a boatload of new Android-based handsets.
What we like: It has a nice, big and wide screen, which makes watching YouTube videos and editing photos (yes, you can do basic edits like cropping photos with a tap and slide of your fingers on the touchscreen) easy on the eyes. Ditto browsing the Web with the browser that accurately calls up most Web sites (minus those with Flash videos or animations). It also has a full-fledged keyboard that's uncovered by sliding out the swiveling front screen, which makes texting and e-mailing an easy process (especially compared to the iPhones overrated and clumsy touchscreen keyboard). This comes in especially handy for instant-messaging (IM), which is easy on the G1 since you can keep all your favorite IM programs (AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger) open simultaneously (unlike on the one-IM-app-at-a-time iPhone).
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Worth the Hype? (Hands-on Review)
by Tom Samiljan, posted Oct 13th 2008 at 10:49AM
HYPE CHECK: BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220
What it is: It's the first clamshell-style 'flip' handset that runs the much-beloved BlackBerry operating system (OS) for mobile phones.
Why it's different: Thanks to the aforementioned flip design, this BlackBerry looks more like a phone than a smart phone, which will please those who like to do their work (or e-mailing/texting) discreetly. The Pearl Flip is also the first U.S. BlackBerry to feature the latest version of the BlackBerry OS, which has a slick, more cartoonish interface and an improved Web browser that offers a more realistic rendition of Web pages than on previous BlackBerrys, as well as live video streaming from sites like YouTube. Unlike the original Pearl, the 8220 has a built-in camcorder and an improved 2.0 megapixel camera, which can be used to send video- and picture-messages right from the phone.
What we like: For starters, the Flip's clamshell design eliminates the all-to-easy-to-accidentally-dial-your-boss tendency of every other BlackBerry's open keyboard, without making you deal with cumbersome tasks such as locking the keys. Imported from previous Pearls, the SureType feature – a predictive text system that allows the phone to have a traditional QWERTY lineup on a traditional phone keypad – continues to please us more than the T9 system found on most other phones and is still a cut above the iPhone touch-sensitive keyboard. Built-in Wi-Fi not only makes surfing for Web pages, downloading content, and sending video messages faster, but it also saves us money on our monthly cell phone bill because it enables us to use T-Mobile's UMA-based Internet phone service instead of our cell phone minutes whenever we're in a Wi-Fi hotspot. All that said, the main reason we like a BlackBerry in any form is the excellent e-mail service, which is easy-to-use, reliable, and lets you read and respond to your messages even when you're out of range of a signal (something that isn't doable on, say, an iPhone and plenty of other phones). One nice addition to this iteration of the e-mail service is the secondary screen on the front of the phone that flashes new e-mails (along with their contents) as soon as they arrive (then goes back to a sleek analog clock animation). Oh, and it will work easily with your office e-mail, too.
T-Mobile Stops Taking G1 'Google Phone' Pre-Orders
Of course, the G1 is only available to existing T-Mobile customers right now -- will HTC be able to keep up with demand once they start selling this thing unlocked in a couple of months? [From: CNET]
Meet the T-Mobile G1
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Sep 23rd 2008 at 8:53AM
Update: TmoNews has just uncovered new specs and info on the phone. Here's what they've got so far: the phone is 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 inches, weighs 5.6 ounces, features a 480 x 320 HVGA display, sports 3G (obviously), GPS, has a 3.1-megapixel camera, supports up to 8GB of memory (though no format is mentioned), and will feature 5 hours of talktime with 130 hours of standby. Strangely, the phone won't do video capture (what?), won't have stereo Bluetooth, will require a Gmail account, and won't be sold at stores outside of a 2-5 mile radius of T-Mobile's 3G coverage areas. That last bit sounds a little odd to us, but we're guessing a lot of the functionality of this device will be shot in non-3G regions.
Head on over to Engadget for a gallery.
[Thanks, Luis; Via, TmoNews]
G1 'Google Phone' Appears on T-Mobile's Site
by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 19th 2008 at 4:30PM
[Thanks, RionSTL and Mike]
New MacBook Pros Leaked on German Site?
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Sep 17th 2008 at 3:25PM
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
T-Mobile to Sell Google Smart Phone as Early as October
by Thomas Ricker, posted Aug 15th 2008 at 8:54AM
Here we go folks. The New York Times is reporting that T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer Android. According to "people briefed on the company's plans," the HTC phone will go on sale in the US "before Christmas, perhaps as early as October." The NYT's sources also say that the 5-row QWERTY slider from that Dream video (embedded after the break) matches the HTC device that T-Mobile will sell. The device is still waiting for FCC approval with a three-way Google, T-Mobile, and HTC announcement coming as early as September. The deal is expected to be exclusive making it the only Android phone available in the US this year.
Of course you know what this means? It's the birth of the Android fanboy -- sure you love 'em at First!, but then they never shutup about Street View.
Update: We've added a second video (from March) of what looks to be the same device demonstrated by Google's own Andy Rubin. The 3G reference design runs a 400MHz Qualcomm MSM 7200-based processor at just over 300MHz, includes a trackball, 3D graphics processor, and appears to have an HTC logo. [From: NYTimes]
Of course you know what this means? It's the birth of the Android fanboy -- sure you love 'em at First!, but then they never shutup about Street View.
Update: We've added a second video (from March) of what looks to be the same device demonstrated by Google's own Andy Rubin. The 3G reference design runs a 400MHz Qualcomm MSM 7200-based processor at just over 300MHz, includes a trackball, 3D graphics processor, and appears to have an HTC logo. [From: NYTimes]
