Just found two short clips on YouTube (part one and two) of a Japanese guy, DIY enthusiast I reckon, disassembling his Google Android T-Mobile G1, I wonder what exactly it is that he’s interested in finding out about. He looked like he knew what he was doing, I wish I knew what he was saying though, if anyone could translate this, we would greatly appreciate it!
Otherwise, we don’t recommend you try this at home!
Part 1
Part 2
This seems kind of strange to me, but would love to see everyone’s comments.
China’s main mobile provider, correct me if I’m wrong: China Mobile, have already been said to be the carrier that will be bringing China their first Google phone (apart from those from the black market that is!). But instead of going for the now internationally recognised first Google phone: T-Mobile G1 / HTC G1, it’s now been said that they will be getting its own version of an Android device via currently the world’s fourth largest personal computer manufacturer, Lenovo from the first quarter beginning of 2009.
Currently in the black market in China, the T-Mobile G1 can go for as much as $550 USD, which is already quite a considerable sum of money. In addition to that, the handset need to be unlocked if you’re not a T-Mobile customer and that costs another $73, which totals up to over $620 USD for an unofficially unlocked G1.
Though I’m not sure whether this pricing has now been affected by the news that officially unlocked T-Mobile G1 only costs a little bit more at $700 USD. Maybe this blackmarket has something to do with China Mobile’s decision?
[via Shanghaiist]
So you’ve already seen iPhone and the new T-Mobile G1 battle it out in a comic strip, here is now a video from CNET in which they run a quick and simple test to see which of the rivals actually has the faster 3G speed. Limitation though, the two uses different browsers, they’re from different networks, therefore 3G network coverage is also different – but which do you think will be faster?
Well the world is coming to an end as we all know it, that is if you’re not a Google Android fan. That’s because Google Android source codes are now officially available to anyone (you, me, hackers, anyone!).
Released yesterday and one day ahead of the official launch of the first Google Android based phone: T-Mobile G1 (which is today), the availability of the source means alot. It means that the famous platform could be exported off to almost any device that you can think of. It’s a complete embedded Linux package and we’ve already seen it running on various devices like the N810. The video below just reinforces to you the message that the Android Team is trying to get out to everyone, their aim and why they think Android will be successful, here’s the download link if you can’t wait to get started!
When Apple came up with its revolutionary horizontal slide to unlock the iPhone’s screen, it clearly made a lot of people without iPhones jealous. Now Google Android is doing something similar but not entirely the same, much more fuzzy just to unlock a screen I would say! Users need to challenge 9 dots and they have to swipe their finger on the right way to unlock the screen!
According to reports, users need to configure the pattern at least using 4 dots combination or up to 9 dots, it means there are 389112 of combination possibilities… Check out the quick video below, what do you think? Seems fun but has Google overdone it?
Check out this gallery where the comparison between two very competitive firm’s latest handset takes place, head to head. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 which runs Windows Mobile, in contrast, the HTC T-Mobile G1 (or HTC Dream) which you will have heard almost too much about, runs the current mobile market’s latest hot and buzzing operating system Google Android.
Head off to the gallery below and skip the concise summaries if you already know enough about these phones…
About Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
XPERIA X1 is the first Sony Ericsson to run on Windows Mobile (Professional) operating system, and the first of the X series. It is high-end device with large WVGA touch display, side-sliding design with QWERTY, integrated GPS, WiFi and quad-band GSM with quad-band UMTS. It will have personalised interface to change the standard operating system …
About Google Android (T-Mobile G1)
HTC Dream is the first phone to run on Google’s Android operating system. It is a side-slider with QWERTY and large touch-sensitive display. Features include 3-megapixel camera, microSD slot, Internet Browser and Email.
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T-Mobile on a roll? After the much talked about launch of the first Google Android operating system based phone, G1, the company seems to be readying to introduce the T-Mobile Shadow II smartphone.
The original Shadow phone from HTC running Windows Mobile was a hit among consumers and not surprisingly it has spawned a successor. Leaked pictures of the Shadow II showed up in an online forum though the poster seems unclear whether it is the Shadow II or Shadow 3 phone.
Not much is known about the phone’s specifications as of now. The online buzz seems to be that T-Mobile is planning an October 15 release for the device priced at $150 USD.
