Tag: "G1"

Paid apps next week in the Android Market

It’s been talked about for a while now that Google might be considering having paid applications in the Android market, the word we’ve been hearing are now suggesting that this could happen next week.
The latest release of Android RC33 is now been pushed out in the USA by T-Mobile and looks as if Google are [...]

G1 Price Drop in the UK

G1 Price Drop in the UK

T-Mobile decided to drop the price of the G1 a few days ago in the UK. The drop is basically on the contract it’s dropped from £40 to £30/mth.
T-Mobile said “We have chosen to offer the device free with a £30 contract to make the pricing more competitive in light of recent device launches. We [...]

Auto Rotate is now on the T-Mobile G1

The great thing about the openness of the Android OS is developers are coming out with new ideas and applications everyday. One sure developer has now come found a way for auto-rotate to work. As most of you will already know this function is not built-in to the G1 so will be a nice added [...]

G1 Now available in white at all T-Mobile Stores

G1 Now available in white at all T-Mobile Stores

If you’ve been holding out to buy the G1 in white the good news is it’s now available in all T-Mobile store not just in white but also Black and Bronze.
We reported the other day that T-Mobile had this available in some store but now it’s been rolled out across all their channels. Pricing has [...]

Android G1 gets visual voicemail with new App

Android G1 gets visual voicemail with new App

If you’ve not come across Visual Voicemail before this allows the user to see a visual representation of their voicemail box and sorted in order so need to dial 171 to check. This feature for example is available on the iPhone. But alas it’s not available in Ireland.
If you’re luck to own a Google Android [...]

G1 in White starting to Appear

G1 in White starting to Appear

The Google Android T-Mobile G1 has been available in Black since it’s launch and I’ve come across some pictures of this in White. Most reports where that the white was only for demo and not on sale.
The good news is that the White is starting to make it’s way into store albeit very slowly. Some [...]

Multi-Touch is available on the T-Mobile G1

Since the launch of the Android OS and the G1 we know that lots of people are working on ideas and concepts for the OS. Well developer RyeBrye has been working on one such concept the capability to make multi-touch a reality on the G1 and if you look at the video below you’ll see [...]

Android gets Facebook application

Android gets Facebook application

If you use Facebook and happen to have a Google Android T-Mobile G1 you’ll be delighted to know that you can now download a new Facebook application for Android via the Android market.
It must be said that this is not an official Facebook app. It’s a 3rd party app created by Next Mobile Web, and [...]

Android OS RC30 update

Android OS RC30 update

I don’t know if it’s a game of cat and mouse sometimes between mobile manufacturers and hackers. The hackers always seem to be one step ahead of the game or very close behind. Last week we saw that hackers could gain root access to the Android OS and was simply done using the PTerminal app [...]

Meebo Releases for Android Smartphone

Meebo Releases for Android Smartphone

Meebo has just announced that they are releasing their instant Messaging software for the new T-Mobile G1. If you’re lucky to have the G! You can go to the Android Marketplace and download it now.
One nice feature with the software for the Android is it’s stays active in the background when not in use, if [...]

Video : Great review of the G1

Thanks to Mike Benton for the walk through of the G1

Android Market Officially Launched

Android Market Officially Launched

Today Google has officially announced the launch of the Android Market. My guess is this will be similar to the iPhone apps store with where you can download app for your Android-powered phone. One nice feature that will be added is users can vote and leave comments on them.
If your a developer and want to [...]

G1 Now Available in The US

G1 Now Available in The US

The first Google phone (G1) is now on sale on the T-Mobile network in the USA. The Android-powered phone is available to new customs and on upgrade for $180 two-year contract. It was reported that T-Mobile has over 1.5 million pre orders for this phone but theses numbers could have been inflated a little and [...]

Google Android Source Code Released

Google Android Source Code Released

Google had said that the Android software would be an open-source project and ture to their word have now released the source code into the public domain. I’m sure they where waiting a little while for the first phone to be released and coincide with the software release which thanks to the T-Mobile G1 has [...]

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