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Tuesday, Nov 10
Video: Adobe Photoshop Mobile for Android Devices
Apparently according to mashable the new Adobe Photoshop Mobile for Android has been tested on the myTouch 3G and the original Android smartphone the T-Mobile G1 so there is no real reason why Adobe Photoshop for Android shouldn’t work on other Android based handsets.
Monday, Sep 14
Poll: What smartphone browser is the best?
However, not all mobile browsers are equal, so which smartphone browser is best? The guys over at pcworld put a few to the test including Safari, Android and webOS, and looked at the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, BlackBerry Storm, Nokia N97 and other Windows...
Monday, Sep 7
Poll: Is Google Android starting to really shine now?
Android is spreading, HTC is using it, Samsung with their Galaxy, and Motorola is turning to Android as well which is rumoured to position itself as a Nokia or BlackBerry alternative. Android is filtering through onto many handsets and may just be one of the biggest operating systems to hi...
Thursday, Jul 30
Complainers said iPhone ad was misleading, rejected Google fans
Well it seems a few Google Android packing T-Mobile G1 fans took umbrage to the iPhone 3GS advert and made complaints to the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority stating the advert was misleading due to the “Only on the iPhone” part as the Android Market also supplies applications.
Wednesday, Jul 29
Google Android: Apple gains victory for iPhone ad claims
The Advertising Standards Authority has come in with a ruling that Apple can claim their iPhone applications store is superior to the Google Android application store claims The Guardian. The ASA rejected several complaints from fans of the Google Android T-Mobile G1 over a television...
Monday, Jul 27
Android Donut 2.0 build available, G1 heaven
The codebase is showing clear signs of CDMA support, which is a must for Sprint and Verizon, both of whom will shortly have Android sets at one point or another. More excitingly developments continue on a couple of major fronts here mainly Donut build is actively being ported to handsets wh...
Saturday, Jul 25
Is the Palm Pre the most open mobile platform?
The anaemic App Catalog does present many opportunities to bring the device to the same levels of others in its price range. It’s not a bad phone on the whole but it’s not worth the $200 to $250 premium over the BlackBerry Curve, the T-Mobile G1, or the iPhone 3G.
Thursday, Jul 2
Video: How to turn T-Mobile G1 Phone into Hero & multi touch
Apparently if you want Sense UI on your T-Mobile G1 you will need to flash the handset with SuperHERO ROM which includes part of the real Hero’s firmware along with the Sense UI and you’ll also gain multi-touch support much like the HTC Hero.
Tuesday, Jun 30
T-Mobile G1, HTC Dream and Magic Visual Voicemail Hack
Google Android 1.5 on the T-Mobile G1, HTC Dream or HTC Magic lacks quite a big feature and that is visual voicemail, however, that doesn’t mean the G1, Dream, and Magic has to go without. The guys over at engadget mobile have done a bit of digging around and have apparently come up with a cool [...]
Sunday, Jun 28
Does your Apple iPhone 3GS have overheating problems?
Overheating problems with your Apple iPhone? There are some reports on the web that indicate some handsets may well be affected. Problems stem from the back of the phone getting warm, and can include discolouration. The same problem has appeared with the iPhone 3G, and also the T-Mobile G1....
Friday, Jun 26
Google branded phones will not gain HTC Sense UI
The word according to mobileburn is that they are looking at ways of porting their new Sense UI, the user interface recently seen on the new HTC Hero, to other non Google Android mobile phones. It has been hoped that the Sense UI could end up on the T-Mobile G1 or even the non Google [...]
Thursday, Jun 25
iPhone 3GS B, The B would mean Business: Come on Apple
The slider QWERTY keyboard very similar to that on the T-Mobile G1 would impress a large number of e-mail users. A focused person can confidently type away on the iPhone. However as business users are usually multi-tasking the iPhone would require its user to be paying full attention, and i...
Tuesday, Jun 23
How does MyTouch 3G compare to T-Mobile G1
The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G is due to launch in the US in August, however the handset has been available elsewhere in the world. The Google Ion shares the same hardware as the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G and so Cnet has compared the two. As for form factor, the MyTouch 3G loses the physical keyboard and wil...
Monday, Jun 22
Video Test: Apple iPhone 3G S recording fireworks at night
Okay, what we have here is a short 31 second video test of an iPhone 3GS video recording a firework display at night time. So check out the Apple iPhone 3GS low light video recording demo below and enjoy. Oh I did the same sort of thing with my T-Mobile G1 over the weekend and that turned out just as...
T-Mobile Android myTouch 3G gets pictured
Apparently T-Mobile customers can now pre-order the T-Mobile myTouch 3G as of the 8th of July according to a report by the BGR. And they have also managed to grab hold of several live images of the second Android platform T-Mobile myTouch 3G.
Wednesday, Jun 10
iPhone 3G S vs Palm Pre: Total Cost of Ownership
The up front cost of mobile phones isn’t the only thing to consider when going purchasing your mobile handset for example there is the “total cost of ownership,” and we have a “total cost of ownership” on the iPhone 3G S, Palm Pre and T-Mobile G1 as reckoned by billshrink. Setting aside the T-...
Thursday, Jun 4
T-Mobile G2 Android Phone coming July
T-Mobile has announced they are ready to launch the successor to the Android T-Mobile G1 the G2 for early next month, and during the I/O conference, Google gave every member of the audience an HTC Magic, and thus Macworld believes the HTC Magic will be the T-Mobile G2.
Tuesday, Jun 2
New Android phone coming this summer says T-Mobile USA
Cole Brodman, T-Mobile USA’s CTO has confirmed that T-Mobile USA is gearing up to roll out their 2nd Google Android mobile handset. Brodman told moconews that the follow up mobile phone to the T-Mobile G1 will be out early in summer and details of the release will follow this month. T-Mobile...
Friday, May 29
Palm Pre gains First Hands-on Review
The guys over at the BGR have managed to get hold of a Palm Pre smartphone and given it the hands-on treatment, and they say there is so much to cover that this is only their first impressions. As for the Palm Pre screen, it is really responsive, executes well and the captive touch is awesome. The...
Thursday, May 28
Palm Pre has Push Gmail?
According to My Pre, a tipster with a webOS emulator has discovered that the Palm Pre smartphone will have IMAP IDLE which will enable Gmail users to gain instant reception of new email, in other words push email. Currently only the Android packing T-Mobile G1 supports Google’s push Gmail...
Tuesday, May 12
Google Android 2.0 dubbed Donut Details
Most T-Mobile G1 owners are now gaining the Google Android 1.5 Cupcake update, well now a report over on Intomoble has it that the next Google Android update, Android 2.0 will be known as Donut. The word is that Android developers are already in talks with the Google Android Team concerning su...
Thursday, Apr 16
Android 1.5 vs. iPhone 3.0 vs. Palm Pre
The all new Android 1.5 platform will indeed have many new features which will be highly sought after by developers and users, but the question has to be “Can it beat the likes of iPhone 3.0 or indeed the Palm Pre? Android 1.5 will start shipping on new hardware later this year from Samsung and so...
Thursday, Mar 26
Google Android platform gaining Flash via BESQUARE
BSQUARE acquired NEC’s Adobe Flash Technology Consulting and Distribution business a year ago and has also done Android work for other customers so they obviously know what they are doing. So it would appear Adobe Flash is coming to Android sporting smartphones such as the T-Mobile G1 an...
Thursday, Mar 12
G1 Phone getting Cupcake Android Update in April
It’s certainly been a long time coming and after several weeks of false alarms and curious speculation, T-Mobile is now officially stating that “Cupcake” Android update will hit the T-Mobile G1 next month. This information comes via a T-Mobile spokesperson, which means at last Google A...
Wednesday, Mar 4
Opinion: Video: HTC Touch Diamond2 smartphone demonstration
UK HTC have pushed out some real good smartphone in the past, probably the most noticeable is the T-Mobile G1 and The HTC Touch Diamond, and now we have the HTC Touch Diamond2 on its way to the mobile arena. The new HTC Touch Diamond2 features a larger ...
Monday, Jan 19
T-Mobile G1 Cupcake updates where are they?
T-Mobile G1 fans are eagerly awaiting the “Cupcake” OS update for their Google Android based G1 which was supposed to land on or about the 11th of January, but has now passed and T-Mobile seem reluctant to offer any news. While every G1er knows Cupcake will bring an onscreen keyboard, email...
Sunday, Dec 28
HTC claim Android doing better than Windows Mobile?
It appears that an unnamed exec from HTC has been shouting the odds that the sales of HTC’s flagship Android based device, the T-Mobile G1 is actually hurting sales for HTC’s Windows Mobile based handsets. Well lets see, new highly promoted Android comes out and hurts sales of the companie...
Saturday, Dec 20
Next generation Android: T-Mobile G2 to hit 26th Jan 09
The usual rumours on features include…the Android OS of course, 3G/EDGE data, 5 megapixel camera including flash, front facing VGA camera, GPS, WiFi, microSD slot, music and video player, myFaves capable and T-Zones, but no mention of a physical QWERTY.
Wednesday, Dec 10
Apple (APPL) Wal-Mart (WMT) deal: Could it kill off G1?
If Apple does actually push out a new cheaper iPhone then the G1 well certainly be in for a rough ride, not to mention the Storm and other smartphones alike. It’s quite simple really; make it cheap enough and you’ll corner the market. Do you think a cheaper Apple iPhone would oust the G1?
Tuesday, Dec 9
T-Mobile cuts cost of Google G1 after BlackBerry Storm Release
Just one month after release, T-Mobile have slashed the tariff pricing on its exclusive Google G1 Smartphone, faced with strong competition from Research in Motion (RIM) and the BlackBerry Storm and of course the Apple iPhone 3G they had to make the swift move to increase sales over the h...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Opinion: zzzPhone now available with Open Source Android
Oh hello zzzPhone what are you up to now my little friends, it seems that you can get a T-Mobile G1 look-alike mobile phone for only $119. Yes the zzzPhone is now available and shipping, this is an open source Android phone, personally when we visited the website we sort of backed up a little [...]
Friday, Nov 21
Who will dominate 2009: Apple, RIM, Nokia, HTC or other?
I know everyone probably has their favourite mobile phone supplier, whether it be Apple, Samsung, Nokia, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Research In Motion BlackBerry, Motorola, and the like. However, there have been a few come close, like the BlackBerry, the Google Android T-Mobile G1, and the HT...
Wednesday, Nov 12
Ten reasons to buy the BlackBerry Storm over the iPhone 3G
1. it has a 3.2 megapixel camera which also has an inbuilt flash (beats T-Mobile G1 and iPhone) 2. the BlackBerry Storm has a Removable battery (iPhone doesn’t) 3. you get a 3.5mm Stereo input which allows you to buy better quality earphones, (the T-Mobile G1 lacks this option) 4. The Storm packs a...
Monday, Nov 10
Patch: Google fix RC30 update: Jailbreaking bug found
Another bug has been discovered in the most recent T-Mobile G1 Android operating system, first we had the bug that allowed users to gain root access which is now being prevented with a patch from Google, but this one is a bit of a ...
Wednesday, Nov 5
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in depth review
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was on every music lovers Christmas list, but unfortunately it’s highly unlikely it will be available in the UK or America until 2009. Well the BlackBerry Storm is sure to be the firm favourite along with iPhone and T-Mobile G1 for the hottest phone this Christma...
Thursday, Oct 30
Google G1 Vs iPhone Beauty or the Beast?
The G1 accesses the internet with high speed via the 3G phone network and Wi-Fi. The User interface is pretty good, you can move across the page by moving your fingers across the G1’s touchscreen, if you want to access the Google search bar this can be done with just one click and even when you a...
Tuesday, Oct 28
BlackBerry Storm, iPhone, G1, Nokia: Visible in direct sun?
If you own a touchscreen mobile like the Apple iPhone, T-Mobile G1 or maybe the Nokia 5800 or maybe one of Research in Motions BlackBerry devices, whatever mobile phone you have it’s very likely that you have problems viewing the screen when sitting in direct sunlight. Or maybe you have tri...
Wednesday, Oct 22
Can T-Mobile G1 Android Phone outperform Apple iPhone 3G
I look back to when the Apple iPhone 3G was released, and the whole day was virtually all Apple iPhone 3G hoo-ha, virtually everything over the internet mobile world was about the iPhone 3G. I can’t however see the same effect from the Google Android T-Mobile G1.
Opinion: First T-Mobile G1 Android Phone sold at San Francisco Store
UK - In San Francisco yesterday someone called Christopher Laddise became the first private owner of the all new and awesome T-Mobile G1 Android Phone, ... T-Mobile Sells First Google Android Phone At SF Store CRN Google Releases Complete Android Open Source Project InformationWeek
Thursday, Oct 16
Google Android T-Mobile G1 in-depth review by Engadget
Would you believe that the first rumours on a Googlephone first hit the net wave’s way back in 2006. Well it’s certainly been a long and sometimes exciting ride to actually see the Google Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and finally the T-Mobile G1 come to reality.
Tuesday, Sep 23
Opinion: The T-Mobile G1 Android phone is here
UK - Sep 23, 2008 Look at the sexy and completely original T-Mobile G1 Android phone, yes it’s the first of its kind EVER, I want one now! Ok, forgive me why I calm down, ... T-Mobile G1 Android phone is here, official photo Product Reviews The Android–toting T Mobile G1 Stuff.tv
