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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 22, 2012
Four years ago today, the world of smartphones changed. The T-Mobile G1 made it's debut, with little fanfare, a small following, and a huge BlackBerry-shaped shadow over its head. Some of us kne...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 25, 2011
Well -- there goes the joke, will my HTC G1 get Ice Cream Sandwich?
No, it's not overly functional. No, it's not extremely fast. But that doesn't really matter. The fact Android 4.0 Ice...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 05, 2011
For those of you who love Google and almost everything they do (see: all of us), you're going to love this next bit.Google is continuing its "Android for Good" program at Google I/O 2011 nex...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Aug 12, 2010
We've seen quite a few of those iPhone thingy-ma-jigs in our favorite TV shows and movies on the silver screen for the past few years. Though recently, it seems like our little robot buddy has been qu...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 27, 2010
The G1. The founding father of Android as we know it today has finally been removed from the T-Mobile website. This device has had quite a run since its launch in the fall of 2008, and we have seen a ...
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by Jared DiPane
Apr 29, 2010
Development for Android continues, even if unofficially, and it seems as though just about every day we see something new surface. HTC G1 owners sometimes feel as though they are on the back bur...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2010
We're getting word that T-Mobile G1 users have been getting OTA updates over the past couple of days, but alas it's not "THE BIG ONE" to Android 2.0 or 2.1. Instead, it looks like...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 27, 2010
Nope, Android fans, the T-Mobile G1 isn't getting the almighty Android 2.1 update (or 2.0 for that matter) just yet. Instead, you can look forward to one of those lovely "maintenance updates...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 21, 2010
While more Android devices come out rocking Android 2.0 on launch and other Android phones announcing their intention to do so in the future, any news regarding the very first Android phone, the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 16, 2010
If you're one of our Canadian readers with an HTC Dream on Rogers with Android 1.5, stop what you're doing and read this, eh?You should have by now been contacted by text message that there's an issue...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 30, 2009
Rumor alert! Rumor alert! Looks like an Android user has ported Android 2.1 to the device nearest and dearest to our hearts, the T-Mobile G1. Now we don't doubt that the T-Mobile G1, easily the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 26, 2009
Rumors are like elbows and other things around here, so we're going to swallow some salt with this one. But AndroidSPIN says it has an anonymous tipster with word that the HTC G1 on T-Mobile -- as in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2009
Welcome back, to the land of sunshine and smartphone renders. Today we have another look at the HTC "Legend," which we first saw in that massive HTC leak a week ago. Now we have a much bette...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 30, 2009
Hey, hey! Look at the video above, it's your friendly T-Mobile G1 running the brand spanking new Android 2.0 'Eclair'. It's not a final Android 2.0 build nor is it anywhere close to being an official ...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 12, 2009
Likely in response to the launch of the HTC Hero on Sprint, Walmart has just dropped the price of the original Android phones. Both the T-Mobile G1 and the myTouch 3G received price drops and if you'r...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 17, 2009
T-Mobile just dropped the price of the T-Mobile G1, a device that's still near and dear to our hearts, to $129.99. If you've been following the riveting tale of price drops on the G1, it launche...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 18, 2009
If reports indicating that the T-Mobile G1 is permanently stuck at Android 1.5 and won't receive further software updates like Donut and Eclair are true, it'll break the hearts of many Android u...
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by Casey Chan
Jul 23, 2009
The most exciting aspect of the HTC Hero has to be the HTC Sense UI, it's jaw droppingly beautiful and offers a completely brand new experience for Android. We've been watching any video that fe...
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by Casey Chan
Jul 18, 2009
They haven't forgot about us yet. The T-Mobile G1 just got a minor software update that includes "permission and bug fixes" for developers, none of the fixes should affect regular user...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 04, 2009
Starting June 5th, T-Mobile is going to drop the price of the T-Mobile G1 to $149.99 with new activation. This is a $30 price drop from the $179.99 price point the G1 launched with. Could this b...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 02, 2009
We know we weren't the only ones drooling over the HTC Hero Rosie on the T-Mobile G1. If you saw the video tour, it was just mind-blowing, gorgeous, and to die for. Luckily, haykuro over at...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 01, 2009
We can't tell you how haykuro does it but the man is amazing. He continues to feed us video after video detailing the future of Android. In this particular video we get to see more of the sleekness th...
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by Casey Chan
May 12, 2009
Though we had originally hypothesized that the T-Mobile G1 v2 would be the HTC Memphis prototype device, it turns out we were looking at the wrong company. The T-Mobile G1 v2 is not even from HT...
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by Casey Chan
May 12, 2009
This is getting a little hectic but reports are now surfacing that the T-Mobile G1 v2 may actually be the Samsung Bigfoot (and not a Motorola or HTC device). Confused, much? Cause we are to...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 30, 2009
What a glorious day. After months and months of waiting, T-Mobile is beginning to push out Android 1.5 aka Cupcake to G1 users in the US and UK. After seeing Cupcake made available to Android De...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 27, 2009
Here's a funny image to brighten your Monday--that picture above isn't a shot of the T-Mobile G1 but rather of a fake, knockoff version that not only fakes the hardware but also runs some knocko...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 23, 2009
Amidst all the disappointing news in T-Mobile's Q1 financial results was one lone bright spot--a milestone reached: the T-Mobile G1 had finally passed the 1 Million units sold in the USA. And th...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 16, 2009
Leave it to the kids at Stanford to cook up a new smartphone OS for mobile devices AND try to port it over to the T-Mobile G1. Even though we're Android-focused here at Android Central we c...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 14, 2009
Rats. It looks like T-Mobile is bringing back upgrade fees. This is a bit of a downer since it comes off the rather good news of T-Mobile changing some rate plans and also reverses the news we r...
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by brian hart#ac
Apr 10, 2009
Have you had a chance to check out Google's web app for Gmail and Calendar on your Android device lately? Google is touting it as "a new and improved experience when you access Gmail and Calendar...
