Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[HTC Dream gets unlocked bootloader, makes someone's come true]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/htc-dream-gets-unlocked-bootloader-makes-someones-come-true/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/htc-dream-gets-unlocked-bootloader-makes-someones-come-true/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/htc-dream-gets-unlocked-bootloader-makes-someones-come-true/#comments Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Neither. It's HTC's increasingly creaky-looking Dream and it's just got its bootloader unlocked. Others may remember it fondly as the T-Mobile G1 and the very first Android phone to arrive on the market. For that alone, it deserves some respect and the right to join its successors in the unlocked bootloader pantheon. Retrospective tinkerers from the future can head over to HTC's developer site for all the tools.

HTC Dream gets unlocked bootloader, makes someone's come true originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: T-Mobile G1 review, part 1: hardware

Pour one out: T-Mobile G1 no longer for sale originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile G1 getting ultra-minor firmware update originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Android 2.0 officially coming to T-Mobile G1? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.0android 2.1Android2.0Android2.1eclairg1googlegoogle androidGoogleAndroidt mobilet-mobilet-mobile g1T-mobileG1TMobileSat, 26 Dec 2009 21:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1 (updated)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/#comments It's always a good sign when a device-specific product release becomes the focal point of the XDA development community: it means you've got a winner on your hands. Not that anyone ever doubted the intense demand for Google's new turn-by-turn Navigation introduced exclusively on Motorola's DROID. No more. Brave souls have now tweaked the original code to run on the original Android device, the HTC G1 running on T-Mobile. Anecdotal reports suggest that it's working great -- a good sign that we'll see a cooked ROM unveiled just as soon as feverish fingers can package the new code.

Update: Photographic evidence has arrived. Enjoy.

Gallery: Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1



[Thanks, Alex H.]

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Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1 (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidg1googlegoogle navigationGoogleNavigationhackhtcmobilenavigationt-mobilexdaWed, 11 Nov 2009 02:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1 (updated)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/#comments It's always a good sign when a device-specific product release becomes the focal point of the XDA development community: it means you've got a winner on your hands. Not that anyone ever doubted the intense demand for Google's new turn-by-turn Navigation introduced exclusively on Motorola's DROID. No more. Brave souls have now tweaked the original code to run on the original Android device, the HTC G1 running on T-Mobile. Anecdotal reports suggest that it's working great -- a good sign that we'll see a cooked ROM unveiled just as soon as feverish fingers can package the new code.

Update: Photographic evidence has arrived. Enjoy.

Gallery: Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1



[Thanks, Alex H.]

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Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1 (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidg1googlegoogle navigationGoogleNavigationhackhtcnavigationt-mobilexdaWed, 11 Nov 2009 02:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Android 2.0 ported to original T-Mobile G1 (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/android-2-0-ported-to-original-t-mobile-g1-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/android-2-0-ported-to-original-t-mobile-g1-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/android-2-0-ported-to-original-t-mobile-g1-video/#comments Did you hear? Google's got this little OS called Android that has reached the ripe, mature age of 2-point-Oh. With the giant eclair now sitting on Google's front lawn and the SDK out in the wilds, what was poor Akira Harada to do with all that code knowing that the Motorola Droid was still days away from shipping? Port it to the original Android device, the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream, naturally. It's a rough port, not even close to being optimized but it should whet your appetites for all those official updates and delicious home-cooked ROMs we expect to be arriving in the hallowed halls of the XDA forums in the days ahead. See it after the break... roll it!

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Android 2.0 ported to original T-Mobile G1 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2.0androidandroid 2.0Android2.0cookeddreameclairg1googlehtcmobileportromt mobilet-mobilet-mobile g1T-mobileG1tmobileFri, 30 Oct 2009 05:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Android 2.0 ported to original T-Mobile G1 (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/android-2-0-ported-to-original-t-mobile-g1-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/android-2-0-ported-to-original-t-mobile-g1-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/android-2-0-ported-to-original-t-mobile-g1-video/#comments Did you hear? Google's got this little OS called Android that has reached the ripe, mature age of 2-point-Oh. With the giant eclair now sitting on Google's front lawn and the SDK out in the wilds, what was poor Akira Harada to do with all that code knowing that the Motorola Droid was still days away from shipping? Port it to the original Android device, the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream, naturally. It's a rough port, not even close to being optimized but it should whet your appetites for all those official updates and delicious home-cooked ROMs we expect to be arriving in the hallowed halls of the XDA forums in the days ahead. See it after the break... roll it!

Continue reading Android 2.0 ported to original T-Mobile G1 (video)

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Android 1.6 update now official for T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Android 1.6 update now official for T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android 1.6 getting pushed to G1s starting tonight, myTouch 3Gs in a day? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android 1.6 getting pushed to G1s starting tonight, myTouch 3Gs in a day? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CLIQ
Galaxy
Tattoo
Hero
Magic / MT3G
Dream / G1
Carrier T-Mobile -- (GSM / HSDPA) -- (GSM / EDGE) Sprint T-Mobile T-Mobile
Manuf. Motorola Samsung HTC HTC HTC HTC
Price -- -- -- $179.99 $99.99 $149.99
Released -- July 2009 -- Oct 11, 2009 Aug 5, 2009 Oct 22, 2008
Keyboard Slide-out Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Slide-out
Android MOTOBLUR Standard Sense UI Sense UI Standard Standard
Processor 528MHz MSM7201A 528MHz ARM11 528MHz MSM7225 528MHz MSM7201A 528MHz MSM7201A 528MHz MSM7201A
Screen 3.1-inch (est.), 320 x 480 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 2.8-inch, 240 x 320 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 3.2-inch, 480 x 320
Headphone 3.5mm 3.5mm 3.5mm 3.5mm ExtUSB ExtUSB
Touchscreen Capacitive Capacitive Resistive Capacitive Capacitive Capacitive
Still Camera 5MP with AF 5MP with Flash 3.2MP 5MP with AF 3.2MP with AF 3.2MP with AF
Bluetooth 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Exchange ActiveSync ActiveSync -- ActiveSync Depends on version Depends on version
Storage 256MB, microSD 8GB, microSD 512MB, microSD 512MB, microSD 512MB, microSD 256MB, microSD
Battery 1400mAh 1500mAh 1100mAh 1500 mAh 1340 mAh 1150 mAh
Weight 163g 114g 113g 135g 116g 158g
It's been over 11 months since the Android first hit the scene with HTC's T-Mobile G1, and in that time we've come to the conclusion that, despite having more or less a clean slate on industrial design choices and specs, little progress has been made in the way of variation. Stacked up side-to-side, Motorola CLIQ manages to stand out with a slide-out keyboard and MOTOBLUR skin, but under the hood, it's pretty much as uniform as a netbook. Peruse for yourself in the chart above.

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Android Battle: CLIQ edition originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pandora comes to Android, world's networks that much closer to buckling originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Pandora comes to Android, world's networks that much closer to buckling originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Electronista and jkOnTheRun]

Update: We've received a statement directly from T-Mobile on the matter, saying "We plan to continue working with Google to introduce future software updates to the T-Mobile G1. Reports to the contrary are inaccurate." It's unclear whether those are just going to be security and stability updates to 1.5 or whether we'll see wholesale new versions like Donut and beyond, but for the sake of G1 owners everywhere, we're hoping it's the latter.

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[Via Electronista and jkOnTheRun]

Update: We've received a statement directly from T-Mobile on the matter, saying "We plan to continue working with Google to introduce future software updates to the T-Mobile G1. Reports to the contrary are inaccurate." It's unclear whether those are just going to be security and stability updates to 1.5 or whether we'll see wholesale new versions like Donut and beyond, but for the sake of G1 owners everywhere, we're hoping it's the latter.

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T-Mobile G1 won't see any Android updates beyond 1.5 (update: maybe it will) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android's official code repository has been updated with a fresh load of Donut stuff in the past day or so, and as you might imagine, the dev community is already having a field day with it. Early reports show that all of the features demoed at I/O this year have made it into this cut in one form or another, including universal search, text-to-speech, and system-wide multitouch with gesture support, allowing users to draw symbols on the screen to trigger actions. What's more, though, the codebase is showing signs of CDMA support -- a must for Sprint and Verizon, of course, both of whom will almost certainly have Android sets at one point or another -- and a cool 5-in-1 bank of toggle switches in a home screen widget that can be used to control common features like Bluetooth and WiFi.

Perhaps more excitingly, the community is hard at work on a couple major fronts here: first off, the Donut build is actively being ported to current handsets, and an Android Dev Phone 1 / T-Mobile G1 version is already available (though very, very crashy and incomplete right now). Secondly, work is being conducted to extract major elements of Donut (some of the new widgets, for example) and roll them into cooked 1.5 builds, making the best stuff available in a more solid, accessible form without having to wait for 2.0 to become stable. If you're an adventurous -- nay, borderline mental -- G1 owner, though, you can start your journey to Donut right now.

[Thanks, Yoav R.]

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Early Android 2.0 "Donut" build available, up and running on G1 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you've got a taste for Donuts, well, you can just keep right on dreaming -- but T-Mobile has rolled out a minor firmware update to G1 owners in the past few days. It's being described as including "permissions fixes and other bug fixes" -- gee, thanks, T-Mobile -- and brings the firmware 1.5 build number from CRB43 to CRC1. It's good to see that they're staying on top of things in light of the impending myTouch 3G launch -- only question is, will they be able to keep it up when they've got three or four Android devices in the lineup?

[Via TmoNews]

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T-Mobile G1 gets ultra-minor OTA update originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Unless the box art's been scrapped at the last minute, we're still expecting T-Mobile USA to use the myTouch 3G branding for its version of the HTC Magic in the US -- but over in the UK, the local division just dropped some knowledge that its second Android device will be known as the G1 Touch. We already had a hint of this from a Dutch rumor, so it doesn't come as much of a surprise; problem is, we still don't know what the G1 Touch is. We're thinking it's likely not the Magic since Vodafone already stole its thunder there -- T-Mobile's going to be looking for some attention with this one -- and this lines up nicely with the fact that there's a big HTC event in London next week. A totally new HTC set running Android on T-Mobile? Count us in.

[Via SlashGear]

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G1 Touch branding confirmed for T-Mobile UK's next Android device originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android 1.5 update for T-Mobile G1 now rolling out, for real this time originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 May 2009 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Android 1.5 update for T-Mobile G1 now rolling out, for real this time originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 May 2009 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Phandroid]

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Rootless Android 1.5 available for G1 now, with or without T-Mobile USA's help originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 May 2009 10:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That delay wasn't too painful, we suppose. After slipping the US release of the Cupcake-rich Android 1.5 by just a handful of days, T-Mobile USA is starting to push it out to G1 users in the field. The company estimates everyone will have it by early June, so if you haven't gotten the notification yet, hang tight, shake your fist at the sky, and scream a few choice obscenities for us. One more screencap is after the break, and it's a real treat for the anti-Apple crowd.

[Thanks, Raymond and Jamie]

Update: We're aware that the screen shot here shows a UK build -- we're currently awaiting official comment from T-Mobile USA on how the rollout is progressing over here. Stay tuned!

Update 2: So far, it seems like the only folks getting updates are those who'd previously installed a UK build on their US-spec G1, which means the good people playing by the rules and avoiding any firmware tomfoolery are still update-less. We're still waiting on official comment from T-Mobile, but it's not looking good.

Update 3: Indeed, the push hasn't started. T-Mobile tells us that "nothing has changed... plans are still to roll it out this week" -- so if you're crazy anxious to get this installed, your best bet is probably still to install the ADP or UK build.

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T-Mobile USA starts pushing Android 1.5 to G1 owners (update: not yet) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 May 2009 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That delay wasn't too painful, we suppose. After slipping the US release of the Cupcake-rich Android 1.5 by just a handful of days, T-Mobile USA is starting to push it out to G1 users in the field. The company estimates everyone will have it by early June, so if you haven't gotten the notification yet, hang tight, shake your fist at the sky, and scream a few choice obscenities for us. One more screencap is after the break, and it's a real treat for the anti-Apple crowd.

[Thanks, Raymond and Jamie]

Update: We're aware that the screen shot here shows a UK build -- we're currently awaiting official comment from T-Mobile USA on how the rollout is progressing over here. Stay tuned!

Update 2: So far, it seems like the only folks getting updates are those who'd previously installed a UK build on their US-spec G1, which means the good people playing by the rules and avoiding any firmware tomfoolery are still update-less. We're still waiting on official comment from T-Mobile, but it's not looking good.

Update 3: Indeed, the push hasn't started. T-Mobile tells us that "nothing has changed... plans are still to roll it out this week" -- so if you're crazy anxious to get this installed, your best bet is probably still to install the ADP or UK build.

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T-Mobile USA starts pushing Android 1.5 to G1 owners (update: not yet) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 May 2009 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sigh. Where to begin? It looks like a Magic, it smells like a Magic, but the perfectionist in us fully understands that it's absolutely not a Magic. The self-proclaimed followup to HTC's G1 has itself an impostor, and that very shammer is parading around on eBay for the low, low price of $122.99. Granted, that doesn't buy you an HTC logo, Android or 3G, but hey, it just might fool a few folks on the subway. Take it from us, though, it's totally not worth the risk of embarrassment.

[Thanks, Jeremy]

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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXIII: Magic trick goes awry on eBay originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 May 2009 21:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sigh. Where to begin? It looks like a Magic, it smells like a Magic, but the perfectionist in us fully understands that it's absolutely not a Magic. The self-proclaimed followup to HTC's G1 has itself an impostor, and that very shammer is parading around on eBay for the low, low price of $122.99. Granted, that doesn't buy you an HTC logo, Android or 3G, but hey, it just might fool a few folks on the subway. Take it from us, though, it's totally not worth the risk of embarrassment.

[Thanks, Jeremy]

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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXIII: Magic trick goes awry on eBay originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 May 2009 21:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile USA delays Android 1.5 rollout by a few days originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 May 2009 15:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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T-Mobile USA delays Android 1.5 rollout by a few days originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 May 2009 15:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, so T-Mobile confirmed on Saturday that it's launching "multiple" Android devices from "three partners" later this year, and since most people assume the HTC Magic / Sapphire / myTouch / whatever and the Samsung I7500 are pretty much locked in, speculation has generally centered around that mysterious G1 v2 and the identity of the third partner -- and it looks like it's going to be Motorola. Not only did commenter Someperson notice that the button labels on the alleged G1 v2 are basically identical to those on other recently-launched Moto phones, Boy Genius Report says today that they can "more or less confirm" the v2 will be Schaumburg's first Android set -- a development that lines up perfectly with last month's rumors of a slider QWERTY piece. Yep, it all fits together nicely, except for the fact that HTC is oddly out of the loop on the sequel to the G1 -- but since T-Mobile owns that particular trademark, it can do whatever it wants, you know? Hopefully we'll find out more soon -- if that sketchy leaked roadmap is correct, we'll be seeing this guy in the fall.

Update: Or... the G1 v2 could really be the Samsung Bigfoot. It's a mystery for now, we'll let you know.

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Motorola's first Android phone to be the T-Mobile G1 v2? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 May 2009 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If this looks vaguely familiar, that's because it likely is -- we suspect this image out of Boy Genius Report is a newer (or older) render of the "G1 v2" called out on the recently-leaked Android roadmap out of T-Mobile. It'd make sense -- by October, when this is allegedly hitting retail for $150-ish, the G1 will be getting long in the tooth. What's more, this sucker's clearly running Android, and it's a whole hell of a lot better-looking. More on this as it develops, of course, but in the meantime, that myTouch is looking just a bit less appealing, isn't it?

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T-Mobile G1 revision revealed? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 May 2009 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If this looks vaguely familiar, that's because it likely is -- we suspect this image out of Boy Genius Report is a newer (or older) render of the "G1 v2" called out on the recently-leaked Android roadmap out of T-Mobile. It'd make sense -- by October, when this is allegedly hitting retail for $150-ish, the G1 will be getting long in the tooth. What's more, this sucker's clearly running Android, and it's a whole hell of a lot better-looking. More on this as it develops, of course, but in the meantime, that myTouch is looking just a bit less appealing, isn't it?

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T-Mobile G1 revision revealed? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 May 2009 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Shawn and David]

Update: The 1.5 update includes Picasa and YouTube uploads (you didn't forget about video capability, did you?) straight from your device, which is pretty cool.

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Android 1.5 coming to T-Mobile UK now, USA next week originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Shawn and David]

Update: The 1.5 update includes Picasa and YouTube uploads (you didn't forget about video capability, did you?) straight from your device, which is pretty cool.

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Android 1.5 coming to T-Mobile UK now, USA next week originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"T-Mobile USA will confirm details of Android 1.5 availability for our T-Mobile G1 customers in the near future."
Doesn't mean much to us -- and it's hard to tell from that alone whether 1.5's actually begun over-the-air distribution -- but at any rate, it seems like they're not ready to talk about it yet. Don't keep us waiting long, guys.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 1.5Android1.5firmwareg1htcsoftwaret-mobileupdateupgradeThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:28:00 EST<![CDATA[T-Mobile neither confirms nor denies Android 1.5 availability for G1]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/t-mobile-neither-confirms-nor-denies-android-1-5-availability-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/t-mobile-neither-confirms-nor-denies-android-1-5-availability-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/t-mobile-neither-confirms-nor-denies-android-1-5-availability-fo/#comments Ready for some totally prototypical corporate non-answers regarding the alleged release of Android 1.5 on T-Mobile USA's G1s? Good. Here you go:
"T-Mobile USA will confirm details of Android 1.5 availability for our T-Mobile G1 customers in the near future."
Doesn't mean much to us -- and it's hard to tell from that alone whether 1.5's actually begun over-the-air distribution -- but at any rate, it seems like they're not ready to talk about it yet. Don't keep us waiting long, guys.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 1.5Android1.5firmwareg1htcmobilesoftwaret mobilet-mobiletmobileupdateupgradeThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Android 1.5 already hitting T-Mobile G1s?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/android-1-5-already-hitting-t-mobile-g1s/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/android-1-5-already-hitting-t-mobile-g1s/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/android-1-5-already-hitting-t-mobile-g1s/#comments We'd kinda gotten used to the cold, hard reality of being teased with the promise of a Cupcake build on our retail G1s out in some distant, nondeterministic future that we may or may not be a part of -- but all of a sudden, it looks like we might've vaulted right past Cupcake. We've now received multiple tips this evening suggesting that T-Mobile may have started distributing Android 1.5 as an over-the-air update to G1 owners, which would bring customizable widgets, messaging enhancements, virtual keyboards, and UI tweaks (among many other goodies) to an eager public. Anyone out there seeing this?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

P.S. - No, your eyes aren't deceiving you: these are little green pastries baked by T-Mobile. "We heard people wanted cupcakes," one representative told us.

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Android 1.5 already hitting T-Mobile G1s? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 1.5Android1.5cupcakeg1t-mobileThu, 30 Apr 2009 02:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Android 1.5 already hitting T-Mobile G1s?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/android-1-5-already-hitting-t-mobile-g1s/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/android-1-5-already-hitting-t-mobile-g1s/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/android-1-5-already-hitting-t-mobile-g1s/#comments We'd kinda gotten used to the cold, hard reality of being teased with the promise of a Cupcake build on our retail G1s out in some distant, nondeterministic future that we may or may not be a part of -- but all of a sudden, it looks like we might've vaulted right past Cupcake. We've now received multiple tips this evening suggesting that T-Mobile may have started distributing Android 1.5 as an over-the-air update to G1 owners, which would bring customizable widgets, messaging enhancements, virtual keyboards, and UI tweaks (among many other goodies) to an eager public. Anyone out there seeing this?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

P.S. - No, your eyes aren't deceiving you: these are little green pastries baked by T-Mobile. "We heard people wanted cupcakes," one representative told us.

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It's not exactly a huge surprise considering that the Cupcake-powered HTC Magic is confirmed to be coming out May 5th, but T-Mobile Germany's website now looks to have also confirmed that the Cupcake update itself will also be rolling out to G1 users sometime the same month -- in Germany, at least. That'll of course bring with it the much-desired on-screen keyboard, along with video recording, stereo Bluetooth support, and some new integration with Picasa and YouTube, among other fixes and additions. As you can see above, the update will "skillfully" install itself on your G1 as soon as it's available, so you needn't do anything except go on about your daily business in the meantime, or check the interwebs furiously for a means of jumping the cue.

[Via Talk Android]

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T-Mobile Germany website indicates May launch for Cupcake originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not exactly a huge surprise considering that the Cupcake-powered HTC Magic is confirmed to be coming out May 5th, but T-Mobile Germany's website now looks to have also confirmed that the Cupcake update itself will also be rolling out to G1 users sometime the same month -- in Germany, at least. That'll of course bring with it the much-desired on-screen keyboard, along with video recording, stereo Bluetooth support, and some new integration with Picasa and YouTube, among other fixes and additions. As you can see above, the update will "skillfully" install itself on your G1 as soon as it's available, so you needn't do anything except go on about your daily business in the meantime, or check the interwebs furiously for a means of jumping the cue.

[Via Talk Android]

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T-Mobile Germany website indicates May launch for Cupcake originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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