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by Alex Dobie
Aug 09, 2012
... But damned if it isn't cool to see the original Android phone from late 2008 getting some custom Jelly Bean love. Yes, it's slow (sloooow), unstable, and the hardware's prehisto...
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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 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 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 Casey Chan
Nov 14, 2009
Though the Android 2.0 'Eclair' SDK has been available for quite some time and the Motorola DROID runs Android 2.0 perfectly, the Android 2.0 source code has been kept under wraps for some parti...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 11, 2009
It looks like the lovely folks over at xda-developers have already figured out how to port Googles Maps Navigation onto the forever-in-our-hearts T-Mobile G1. The explanation and specific hack i...
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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
Jul 17, 2009
It's always fun to see mainstream use of the T-Mobile G1 and Android, especially on TV shows we're particularly fond of. Engadget noticed that on both 'Weeds' on Showtime and 'True Blood' on HBO...
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by Casey Chan
Jul 13, 2009
This shouldn't come as a surprise for anyone but T-Mobile expects the myTouch 3G to outsell the T-Mobile G1. Talk about going on a limb *sarcasm*. T-Mobile CTO, Cole Brodman, expects the myTouch...
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by Casey Chan
Jul 09, 2009
We don't know how they did it but the guys at Gizmodo managed to get the T-Mobile G1, myTouch 3G and HTC Hero all together in one place, at the same time and get pictures of it. Don't they just ...
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by Casey Chan
May 07, 2009
We're not sure how new (or old) this is but Wal-Mart is reportedly selling the T-Mobile G1 at a discounted $98.88 with 2-year contract. This is a pretty solid deal considering the retail for G1s...
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by Casey Chan
May 05, 2009
Looks like the T-Mobile G1 is gaining some momentum because the NPD Group just released sales ranking and the G1 ranks a solid fifth behind a slew of Blackberry devices and the iPhone 3G. Here a...
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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 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
Mar 25, 2009
Amazingly (or predictably?), Android has already made its mark on the mobile market. In only a few months time, Android has managed to build up 5% of the US smartphone web traffic.This could be ...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 13, 2009
If you didn't cash in on the Amazon T-Mobile G1 deal, you're in luck. It's even cheaper at Costco. For only $79.99 you can get your hands on a T-Mobile G1! Yep, that's $100 off. Costco is offeri...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 11, 2009
If you want to buy a T-Mobile G1, there looks to be no better place than at Amazon. Why? Because they're selling the T-Mobile G1 for $82 off the normal price! For *just* $97.99 (with new 2 year con...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 28, 2009
Cases for our beloved smartphones are a way to personalize our mass-produced device, and there are a variety of them available. Slider phones, like the T-Mobile G1, present a challenge to case-make...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 24, 2009
Until just a few days ago, I still had the manufacturer plastic covering on my G1's screen. Pathetic, eh? Maybe so, but I'm extraordinarily protective of my smartphones, and had my G1 had nothing u...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 12, 2009
One of the criticisms of T-Mobile's G1 Android phone is the battery life - it's not exactly awe-inspiring. Broadcom Corporation, a member of the Open Handset Alliance, has announced a new "combo" chip...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 05, 2009
There's a bit of confusion in Australia and Asia around the launch of the HTC Dream slated for February 16. The Dream (known to us as the G1) will be launched on Optus, yet a G2 is said to be unveiled...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 05, 2009
Following up on one of our newest feature, Ask Android Central, where you guys ask the question and we provide the answer, we have a question from Ty Underwood regarding the T-Mobile G1’s useful...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 04, 2009
Even though the new Android G1 update from T-Mobile, RC33, is Cupcake-less, it has still created quite the stir on the Intertubes. As early as today, Google Latitude will be available in the update...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 04, 2009
Hey would you look at that! Two pretty girls and a T-Mobile G1! It definitely looks like our favorite G1 is getting more and more popular. This shot was taken from the CW series 90210, yes, a spin-...
