Tag: Android
T-Mobile G1 unlocked already, market traders rub hands with glee
Poor T-Mobile. The G1, the fabled phone running Google’s Android operating system, is released over here today, and the news has just broken that the phone has already been unlocked, meaning users will be able to have a G1 on other network operators too.
Asus to launch Android-powered smartphone
What’s the betting Asus are going to call this the EeePhone? Fairly high, I’d imagine, given their tendency to slap the Eee label on everything they produce. The Taiwanese company recently brought out a Windows Mobile-powered smartphone, but this one will run Google’s new mobile OS – Android.
Initially the phones will likely be only for sale in Taiwan, but Asus have mentioned the prospect of bringing them abroad. No more details as yet, but when some more surface, we’ll be sure to share them. It’s good to see more manufacturers making use of the Android platform.
Asus (via IntoMobile)
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T-Mobile G1 has its firmware hacked out by a camera with a twitch
The T-Mobile G1 phone isn’t even available over here until Thursday, but already the hackers on the other side of the Atlantic have sunk their teeth into it, and so far don’t seem to be doing too badly. Though it’s a relatively open platform compared to the restrictive iPhone, it just wasn’t open enough for hacker RyeBrye, who took it upon himself to extract the firmware (the phone’s operating system) in perhaps the most convoluted way possible.
No Facebook app on Android – not until Google does it for them
Those umming and and erring over whether or not to sign up to Android when it hits UK handsets next week might want to consider that there will not be a Facebook application for it. Yes, you heard me – well, not one made by Facebook anyway…
T-Mobile announces Android Market applications available at launch
One of the features of T-Mobile’s Android-powered G1 device will be “Android Market” – a place where you can download third-party applications for the device, much like the iTunes App Store. T-Mobile has just released a list of the applications that’ll be available at launch, and we’ve got hold of it…
GALLERY: Alternative Android User Interfaces
The UI on T-Mobile’s G1 was designed by a Swedish company called The Astonishing Tribe, which is a great name. Better than “Symantec” or “McAfee”, or “Microsoft”, anyway. They’ve just released a bunch of UI also-rans, so you can see what could have been. They range from the functional, to the wacky, to the cute, to the very attractive. Click the very “functional” one below to start the gallery.
The Astonishing Tribe (via Gizmodo)
Motorola preps Android "social smartphone"
Over the last couple of months, Motorola has been showing to carriers a bunch of specs and pictures of a touchscreen phone based on the Android platform. The phone will apparently take some of the design cues from the “Krave” (pictured above) which was released in the States last week…
First T-Mobile G1 usability review
Over at Android Community, they’ve managed to get a sneak peek at what it’s actually like to use the T-Mobile G1 as your phone. The author, Kaiziko, also offers a list of pros and cons of the G1, and has answered a long selection of questions about the device. I’ve put a few highlights over the jump…
Ballmer: Zune to show up on Windows Mobile, Android/Apple bashing
Steve Ballmer’s been talking to a number of sites about the challenge faced by Android, as well as future Zune plans. They sound quite intriguing, and he doesn’t miss the chance to bash Google. Over to Steve…
Play with the T-Mobile G1's interface before release
If you’re dying to have a play with the G1, but you’re not as lucky as Susi to have had a go just yet, then this might sate your compulsion, just a little. It’s an emulator for the G1…
