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by brian hart#ac
Nov 24, 2008
Just when it seemed that Google had solidified their foothold as T-Mobile's default search engine (given the release of the G1 Android phone), Yahoo is waving their finger and saying "not so fast!" Ev...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 24, 2008
For the longest time, we at Android Central have been waiting for the white T-Mobile G1 to pop up and become available. I mean, we all got familiar with the G1 in the white edition and were actuall...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 22, 2008
The first week of the Smartphone Round Robin is long gone and the Editors of each site are trickling in their full reviews! Android Central's favorite device around these parts, the T-Mobile G1, ju...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 21, 2008
The first week of the Smartphone Round Robin has ended and I must bid a fond farewell to the iPhone 3G. If you missed my first impressions, be sure to take a look at my Video Review of the iPhone 3...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 21, 2008
Birmingham, Alabama is a city Android Central knows very little about (other than Charles Barkley being born in nearby Leeds) but it is apparently lucky enough to receive some speedy fast T-Mobile 3G....
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by Casey Chan
Nov 21, 2008
We love it when developers listen to their users and make their good app even better. It shows a certain amount of awareness and humility to offer some tweaks to their programs. AndroidGuys has the ...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 20, 2008
Voice On The Go, a subscription-based voice powered software service previously available for Blackberry, Palm and Symbian users, is now available for Android G1 users. According to the developers of ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 20, 2008
Well this is proving to be a little bit confusing. After we posted about TmoNews sources claiming we'll get the White T-Mobile G1 after Thanksgiving and our own report that it'll be 2009 before we ...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 19, 2008
Banshee version 1.4 is now available and compatible with the G1 Android phone. It is an open source music player that will support playlists on your G1 and will even import music you have purchased...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
After reporting that the White T-Mobile G1 won't be appearing until after Thanksgiving (and maybe even until 2009) the White G1 has strangely appeared on T-Mobile's Website, albeit via their upgrad...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
Well, looky here. We had just reported that Flash was coming to Android and the T-Mobile G1 a bit earlier today. Obviously, hardened smartphone (read: iPhone) users would say those reports are likel...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
Not only is Android a great open platform that very well may be the future of smartphones. Not only does Android intertwine Google's Services so well. Android can now open garage doors. I mean it's...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
We had mentioned in passing that we heard that the G1 was capable of multi-touch before. We loved multi touch in our hands on video with the iPhone 3G. And we'll continue to pine for it until we re...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 17, 2008
Robin O'Kelly, Head of Corporate Affairs over at T-Mobile, recently gave OMIO an interview about the creation of the G1 in cooperation with HTC. It is an interesting interview in that O'Kelly responds...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 13, 2008
Those with some iPhone experience may know what Loopt is, that lovable little app that enables you to spy and stalk your friends. Loopt is a social networking application coming to Android. It sho...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
We at Android Central have a feeling that the battle between Google and G1 Jailbreakers will continue for the foreseeable future. After reporting that the RC30 update kills root access to your G1 w...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
It looks like all that suspense and rumor building of Wal-Mart selling the G1 for $148.88 was all bunk. It's being reported that the price will be $179.99 nationwide, which is the exact price point...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
The good guys at iSuppli have figured out the Bill of Materials cost for the T-Mobile G1 and place it at approximately $143.89. They used a virtual teardown method which is presumably easier than a ph...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
Whoa. Though Google and T-mobile squashed root access with the RC30 update it didn't stop people from having fun with it in the few days the G1 was jailbroken. Case in point: Jay Freeman loaded Deb...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 07, 2008
We definitely feel your pain. Who really knew that the T-Mobile G1 was going to come out. And who knew it would be so great? Certainly not you Sidekick user, you're stuck with that "kid toy" while...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 06, 2008
Ever wanted to know how to factory reset your T-Mobile G1? Don't worry Android Central has got you covered. Doing a factory reset is a fairly easy process on the G1 and is immensely useful for those r...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 06, 2008
Well, the days of T-Mobile being by far the cheapest option on the block is over. Tear. Now we have to settle with simply a wee bit cheaper. T-Mobile's brand new 3G network is continuing its roll o...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 05, 2008
Boy do these Android Users move fast. We have news that the T-Mobile G1 has been jailbroken. Meaning full system access and read and write capabilities have been obtained. We have yet to try the me...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 04, 2008
No G1 in Australia? No problem says Kogan Technologies. According to Android Guys, Kogan is going to build their own Android device that is supposed to be "iPhone inspired" with a touchscreen, keyboar...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 03, 2008
Hey, we didn't expect the G1 to clean out all of the end-of-the-year awards that seemingly every publisher known to man doles out when it's the end-of-the-year. No, we know that the G1 still needs ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 02, 2008
If you're a fan of teardown pictures of complicated technology, you're just in luck! The T-Mobile G1 just received the royal treatment that honor many tech devices these days: a full, complete tear...
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by brian hart#ac
Oct 31, 2008
UPDATE: Time for a bit of rumor-mongering Exchange anticipation! Stefan Frank over at androidauthority.com claims a source (unidentified) notified them that the company Aardvark is bringing a Mic...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 31, 2008
It's now been a week since most of the G1 pre-orders were delivered and many users are running into the problem of having no data. The culprit? Well, T-Mobile. The pre-ordered G1s came with a free ...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 30, 2008
It looks like OpenMoko is going to reach its natural destination and join the Android platform. AndroidGuys has a tip that details the OpenMoko device for Android. Supposedly, it's slated for a Nov...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 30, 2008
Aw, would you look at that. Nestled in the all around crazyness and clutter of Wal-Mart is our lovely phone, the T-Mobile G1. Good to see that the dummy unit has its own background banner. Sadly, i...