Good news Android lovers! T-Mobile is ready to send the new Android OS update to your G1 or myTouch 3G. Today it’s G1’s turn and tomorrow myTouch 3G phones will get the Android 1.6 Donut. All you have to do is make sure your T-Mobile phone has access to a fast speed network and enough battery juice left to receive that over-the-air upgrade. Once that’s done you can enjoy all the new features of Android 1.6. If anything goes wrong with your G1 or your myTouch 3G during the upgrade don’t forget to tell us about it also!

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Tags: 1.6, Android, Donut, G1, Google, MyTouch 3G, T-Mobile

Here’s an announcement that is sure to piss off T-Mobile G1 owners everywhere — It was recently made known that the internal flash memory of the T-Mobile G1 is not big enough to support Android updates past version 1.5 (aka Cupcake).

However, G1 owners won’t be left in the dark as their OS will get continued support through tweaks and security fixes. However, a full OS update would be impossible considering the device’s internal memory is stock full, as I mentioned above.

Quite the bummer, don’t you agree?

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, G1, Google, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OS, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

In what seems to be similar to the 24/7 technical support for most online websites we see today, InstantService Inc., releases the InstantMobile application, a chat and email management solution perfect for businesses who want to improve their customer service rendering. This latest software puts to good use the mobile devices as a medium for various matters, which can certainly bring down the usual telephone support costs.

The software can be customized to suit the ideal interface and usability that companies are looking for. InstantService offers chat clients for both smart phone browsers and custom-developed chat clients for specific devices.

The company has developed device native chat clients for the T-mobile G1 and Apple iPhone, and continues to develop the solution for other devices as requested.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple iPhone, Business, chat clients, customer service, G1, interface, latest software, management solution, mobile devices, Mobile Software, smart phone, T-Mobile, technical support, telephone support, usability

Do you remember when HTC announced that their sleek new user interface dubbed Sense would only be made available for phones without the “with Google” branding? Well it looks like some Italian hackers weren’t pleased with this and decided to take maters into their own hands.

Featured in the above video is a T-Mobile G1 running HTC’s Sense UI and from the looks of it is relatively smooth. Other than Sense’s obvious graphic enhancements this hack will actually enable the G1’s multitouch, a feature that was not enabled out of the box.

Ths hack came about by the Italian group of hackers flashing their G1 with what they are calling the SuperHERO ROM.

Read (AndroidGuys)

Tags: Cell Phones, flash, G1, hack, HTC, htc hero, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices, Sense UI, superhero rom, T-Mobile

After some false starts and a leak, Google and T-Mobile are proud to announce that Google Android version 1.5 (also known as ‘Cupcake’) has officially gone live for the G1.

If you haven’t gotten the update yet check your phone as their should be a notification telling you that the update is available for download.

For those not paying attention, this is the update that will add an on-screen keyboard, 3rd party widget support and a bunch of tweaks and fixes to make your Android experience more pleasent.

Read (Engadget)

Tags: 15, Android, Cell Phones, Cupcake, G1, Google, HTC, software, T-Mobile, virtual keyboard, widgets

It seems that T-Mobile has recently announced that they are delaying the release of the Android 1.5 from May to June.

However, G1 owners need not be too discouraged as the updated was delayed just a week with a T-Mobile forum moderator by the name of Dominic giving the following statement:

We’d like to provide an update on the rollout of Android 1.5 for T-Mobile G1 customers.  
We are working diligently to get Android 1.5 out as soon as possible, while aiming to ensure a consistent, positive experience for our customers. We’re finalizing the build this week to ensure optimal functionality and smooth delivery. Therefore, the rollout schedule has been reset by approximately a week, and we expect all G1 customers will have the update by early June.

Your device will notify you when the update is available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

So, mark your calenders, Android 1.5 will officially be released for the T-Mobile G1 in early June.

Tags: Android 1.5, Cell Phones, Cupcake, G1, Google, HTC, HTC, OS, software, T-Mobile

Here is a great app that parents are bound to want. The iPhone app is the BabyPhone Deluxe, a software that assists parents in monitoring their toddlers. It takes the pain of having to monitor what a baby is doing or when he awakens, alerting parents on what is happening even though they are not beside them.

BabyPhone Deluxe works similar like a standard baby monitor: just switch on the application and place your iPhone / G1 in a distance of 2 to 3 meters to your sleeping baby. The mobile will call the configurable phone number when a sound exceeds an adjustable level. So it is possible to hear everything that is going on in the child’s room.

Also, it can record and help monitor your child’s behavior without the need for your presence. You can leave the BabyRecorder by your child during nighttime which may be helpful should your child have some problems as far as the medical aspect is concerned.

The said app is available at the iTunes App Store for $4.99.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, G1, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, medical aspect, Mobile Software, nighttime, parents, phone number, presence, sleeping baby, toddlers

Makes you forget the Touch Pro2 for a moment, doesn’t it?  It also makes sense for HTC to use the same ploy as in its Touch series of Windows smartphones and give new life to a successful Android device that’s starting to creak in its ageing joints.  The above image is a revision of the G1 that surfaced on BGR, and we have our fingers crossed that this isn’t just a mockup as the idea of a QWERTY-enhanced, Android-powered smartphone has us drooling already.  If true, we could expect the G1v2 to land as early as October for $148 on a two-year T-Mobile contract.  We’ll let you know when we know more, so keeping coming back.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, G1, G1v2, Google, HTC, T-Mobile

Although no RIM handset will match the number of iPhones sold so far, when taken together, RIM’s phones have sold better than Apple’s phones. That means more BlackBerries sold than iPhone versions. At least that’s what happened in the first quarter.

When it comes to the most popular Berry it seems that the Curve 83xx series are the most popular. The Curve was America’s best selling smartphone in Q1 according to analysts from the NPD group. The iPhone gets the second place followed by the Storm and the Pearl. The G1 is only in the fifth place as follows:

1. RIM BlackBerry Curve (all 83XX models)
2. Apple iPhone 3G (all models)
3. RIM BlackBerry Storm
4. RIM BlackBerry Pearl (all models, except flip)
5. T-Mobile G1

In total RIM sold 7.8 million BlackBerry phones and its probably going to sell more in the following months.

via NPD

Tags: Apple, Apple, BlackBerry, Curve, G1, HTC, iPhone, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm

That Android 1.5 Cupcake update is here for everyone to enjoy. Those lucky dev phones owners got it just a few days ago and now the rest of the mortals will also receive it. G1 users can play now with all those new features coming with Cupcake as T-Mobile decided to push out the update. If you have a G1 you will be able to install it so go ahead and start backing up your current files. In case you can’t seem to be able to get that update notification make sure your revert your customized ROM to default. After that you should have no problem officially getting Cupcake installed on your phone. Hit us up in the comments section and tell us how it works for you!

Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, G1, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, ROM, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Update

The Cupcake or that Android 1.5 update, is finally available for dev phones. If you own an HTC G1 you can get the update straight from HTC’s website. The general public will get Cupcake later in May but by that time developers can take it out for a spin and see how everything works out for them.

Simply go to HTC’s website and you will get all the necessary information about version 1.5: tools, instructions, radio, system and recovery images. All you have to do is get them by following the link below. And make sure you drop a line or two telling us what Cupcake finally feels like!

via HTC

Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, Dev Phone, G1, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices

T-Mobile seems happy to announce that it has sold over one million G1 Android phones in the USA so far. That’s quite an achievement considering that the phone has been launched by a carrier who’s 3G network is still young. As a matter of fact the G1 is the most popular 3G phone sold by T-Mobile so far considering that from the 1.5 million 3G handsets active on T-Mobile’s network over a million are represented by HTC’s G1. Considering that T-Mobile is going to expand the current 3G network and that the carrier is planning more Android phones for 2009, are we to expect more and more subscribers to switch to an Android-powered T-Mobile handset? And let’s not forget that this year the competition is going to unveil some serious smartphones: Sprint will bring the Pre, AT&T the next-gen iPhone and Verizon the Storm 2 and not only. What about you? Have you purchased your first Android phone yet?

Tags: 3G, Android, At&T, At&T, Blackberry Storm, G1, HTC, HTC, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, Research In Motion, Sprint, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Verizon, Verizon

If you’re sick and tired of waiting for Google to officially release the 1.5 update for Android, our friends over at the XDA-Developers community have you covered.

Apparently, these guys have managed to port the software to the G1 after some clever hacking. If you want to venture into these as-of-now uncharted waters, head over to haykuro’s (the guy behind the port) blog and check it out.

But beware, BoyGeniusReport is reporting that Googler is blocking users of the new OS from accessing the Android Market so proceed at your own risk.

Tags: 15, Android, Cell Phones, Cupcake, G1, Google, Google, HTC, OS, software, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Sony Ericsson liked it.  Nokia loved it so much that they started shipping it with some of their phones.  Now, it seems that the even the Android-powered HTC G1 can’t resist the powers the Zeemote JS1, that wireless Bluetooth controller we told you about which has been slowly gaining attention.  The video below shows just a demo of its prowess, not really a game that the JS1 is capable of handling, but this should give a glimmer of hope to Androiders of games that will actually be fun to play with this thingy.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, G1, HTC, JS1, Zeemote

The BatRest is a groovy little folding dock / cradle / stand made for watching videos on your iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch or G1. The BatRest is super thin and can even fit neatly in a credit card slot in your wallet. The BatRest can hold up most items with the exception of those with either a really large radius at the bottom rear edge, or with a shape like some Nokia phones which are thicker with a trapezium shaped section (narrower at the back than the front).

The BatRest can also accommodate most digital cameras, that are box shaped, for slide shows. The BatRest works especially well with silicone skin type cases. Comes in black only. Available at Think Geek $3.99

Tags: Batrest, G1, iPhone, iPhone, ipod

T-Mobile G-1. Nearly all the hype, all the excitement of the iPhone minus multi-touch (but with copy-paste, thankyouverymuch) and presented here in all its glory.

We at MobileWhack got hold of the HTC/Google G-1 mobile phone a couple of weeks ago thanks to the guys over at PureMobile. I have been playing with it during these few days and, while it falls a tad short of the iPhone, it’s an impressive first version that I suspect was intended more for the geeks out there than ordinary folks. After all, the geeks are the ones that wouldn’t mind carrying a bricky 5.6 oz phone as long as they get to show it off - you know what I mean.

I am very happy with the display: while slightly smaller than the iPhone’s, this is obviously the way of the future for phones and there’s no doubt about it.

Initial Setup
The Google phone requires a Google account before you can do anything - including activate the phone on T-Mobile. Since I wasn’t technically on their G-1 plan (which is a 3G/EDGE package with 400 messages/month), I could not, for some reason, activate the phone immediately, so I had to call in for support from T-Mobile. I didn’t realize the problem immediately and it took a couple of days before I had to give up. Once activated, you get to the main screen, which by default shows 4 icons: “Dialer”, “Contacts”, “Browser” and “Maps” - in that order. That sets the priorities just about right.

Importing contacts was simply flawless. I exported my Windows Address Book (which is where your iPhone/Nokia/BlackBerry contacts go if you don’t have Outlook or something like that on Windows) onto a file, uploaded it onto my newly created Google account and voila - within a short time all contacts were imported. As with any Google account, you get not only Gmail but a ton of other products like Calendar, Docs and so on.

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Tags: G1, Google Android, HTC, HTC, Reviews, T-Mobile, tmobile, touchscreen

China has been waiting for the iPhone for a long while now. And from what we hear the phone will come officially for the Chinese customers via China Unicom. The carrier has posted iPhone specs on its official site without posting prices or actual availability dates. According to unconfirmed rumors, the phone will be launched on May 17th.

The G1 has also been spotted although it still wears T-Mobile branding. We’ll keep you updated on how and when the G1 will be available in China.

via China Unicom

Tags: Apple, China, China Unicom, G1, Google, iPhone, Mobile News, Other Brands

That first Android device, the HTC Dream has arrived in Italy and it’s going to be available from TIM. The phone will be offered for free for a contract but just in case you want to keep things simple you can also get it with a prepaid contract and it will cost you €429 or around $583. Would you be willing to pay that much for the G1 when the G2 is supposed to come out soon?

via TIM

Tags: G1, G2, Google, HTC, HTC, italy, Other Brands, TIM

For Blackberry owners who hate to see scratches and are looking for something stylish as far as mobile protector casing is concerned, check out this Blackberry backpack. The Backpack is a case which replaces the battery cover on the device.

BlackBerry Bold now has a new leather case which can protect the mobile phone from scratches. The leather case, made by Case-mate, is handcrafted with premium leather and protects mobile phones from scratches. The new RIM BlackBerry mobile case slips on the smart phone device by replacing the battery cover.

The cases are inexpensive and have a price range of $14 to $70 depending on the mobile phone. The new BlackBerry Bold Backpack is only $19.99 and offers premium Italian leather wrapped around a custom molded shell. The smart phone cases are available for the Apple Inc iPhone, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, Palm Treo, and HTC Google G1 mobile phones.

(Source) NewsOxy

Tags: Accessories, BackPack, casing, Cell Phones, G1, Google, HTC, iPhone, italian leather, leather case, mate, mobile phone, mobile phones, Motorola, motorola nokia, nokia palm, Palm Treo, rim blackberry, Samsung, scratches, shell, smart phone

The RC33 firmware update for T-Mobile’s G1 has some surprises for us. One of them is the availability of Google Latitude, a program that will let you keep tabs on people’s location. There are plenty of applications ready to give you that kind of information, but with Google stepping up to the plate things might radically change. Everyone trusts Google to some extent. And since their service will become available on the G1 and probably on other future devices, you’ll always have a tool to help you locate friends and family.

Tags: Android, firmware, G1, Google, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, RC33, T-Mobile, T-Mobile