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The HTC Magic review, specifications and impressions

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on March 30, 2009
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The HTC Magic is a slick looking device with a curvy design that seems reminiscent of the Android G1. The device features a rollerball, quick keys, and a much improved camera. Video recording and the responsiveness of the camera have been improved for the launch of this device and will surely please.

The first difference from the G1 that you’ll surely notice is that it is thinner and lacks a keyboard. Other than that, you can expect the same screen resolution and size. The screen might be somewhat brighter and the color temperature slightly different, but now we’re getting into some minor details.

Overall, the phone is a good device for touchscreen lovers who want an Android phone but would like something a little slimmer with no slide out keyboard. The device looks very pretty and it’s nice to see the Android platform start to influence the look and feel of a device. For a company that also manufactures the less-than-beautiful Windows Mobile, they’re really proving they can make a wide variety of devices.

The Android Dev Phone 1 is a completely unlocked device

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on December 8, 2008
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The T-Mobile G1 is available unlocked for $399 under a new name: The Android Dev Phone 1. The Android Dev Phone 1 is the same device as the T-Mobile G1, except it is completely open. Forget going online and giving a stranger your IMEI or following an online guide for some sketchy hardware unlock. All you will need is an Android Market account to qualify. Head over to the Android Market site for more info. There is a $25 registration fee.

The Android Dev Phone 1 is a SIM-unlocked and hardware-unlocked device that is designed for advanced developers. The device ships with a system image that is fully compatible with Android 1.0, so you can rely on it when developing your applications. You can use any SIM in the device and can flash custom Android builds that will work with the unlocked bootloader. Unlike the bootloader on retail devices, the bootloader on the Android Dev Phone 1 does not enforce signed system images. The Android Dev Phone 1 should also appeal to developers who live outside of T-Mobile geographies.

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Colorware makes the Android G1 even more beautiful

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on November 26, 2008
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Colorware have been keeping up with all the popular devices and painting them all the colors of the rainbow. When the Bold launched, Colorware was all over it and painted it bright wonderfulness. Now, the T-Mobile G1 can be painted for a starting price of $175. For an additional $15 you can change the color of the keyboard or bottom or back.

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Voice-based web search for Google Mobile App for iPhone

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on November 17, 2008
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And not Android

Personally, I don’t find typing in search queries into Google all that difficult, but Google plans to have a mobile application that will allow you to say your search terms rather than type them. The strange fact in this news is that it’s going to launch on the iPhone first.

The reason for this is that Google has separated its mobile division from its Android division. The mobile team is therefore only concerned with getting apps out the door and selling, rather than creating a better mobile community for a select group of device owners.

“I want to bring the most valuable applications to as many users as possible,” said Gummi Hafsteinsson, senior product manager for the mobile team. “We treat all high-end [mobile] platforms equally.”

In order to get the voice search, all you have to do is have the Google Mobile App for iPhone. The voice search will come in the form of an update. To use speak search, simply open the app, hold the phone up to your ear and tell the Google Genie what your heart desires. Stay tuned for the update!

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How to tether your T-Mobile Android G1 phone to your laptop

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on November 4, 2008
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Graham Stewart, a software consultant from Boulder, CO., developed an Android proxy app that allows you to browse the web via a USB connected T-Mobile G1. The connection is fairly slow when relaying the EDGE data nework, and it should work with 3G. I should also clarify that this isn’t a typical “tether” in that you’ll have full Internet access, but rather this only allows web access.

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Rumor: G1 with Android to hit Asian Q1 2009

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on November 4, 2008
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The Commercial Times newspaper in Taiwan is reporting that HTC will begin shipping the G1 with Android in the first quarter of 2009.

While starting to sell its Touch 3G smartphones in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on November 3, HTC also plans to launch its first 5-megapixel PDA phone, the Tough HD, in Taiwan before the end of this year, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.

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Shazam! G1 Android music recognition app

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on October 30, 2008
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Check out this killer app for the Android T-Mobile G1. Shazam! listens to music on the radio or wherever, analyzes it, and then tells you what song you’re listening to. The app was tested with a fairly popular band, Cake, and I’m curious how it would do with other genres of music and increasingly rare tracks. I guess it depends what database it’s pulling from. In any case, if you’ve got the G1, check this out.

Christina Milian loves T-Mobile’s Android G1

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on October 28, 2008
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Christina Milian got a T-Mobile G1 and loves it. She’s pretty cute being so excited about a phone she clearly doesn’t really understand. Can you imagine her purchasing apps from Handango and installing them OTA? Me neither. But cute nonetheless.

G1 Google phone now available in Hong Kong

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on October 28, 2008
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The G1 Google Phone is now available in Hong Kong. The phone has been imported from the US and being sold at a starting price of HK$5,680 (US$728). Also of note, the G1 can now display Chinese characters.

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Google Earth now available for the iPhone

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on October 28, 2008
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Google Earth for mobile is such a great idea and I’m surprised it didn’t come pre-loaded with the G1. Although it isn’t the most practical piece of software in the sense that I am much quicker to use a maps program in my daily life, it’s still a great talking piece.

If you ever meet someone and you’re all “so where you from?” and they’re all “I’m from Nunavut.” Then you can be all “really? Let’s check it out on my phone.”

Google Earth for the iPhone also uses some great user interface design:

  • Just swipe your finger across the screen and you fly to the other side of the globe
  • You can pinch to zoom in or out
  • Double tap with one finger to zoom in and two fingers to zoom out
  • With the My Location feature, you can fly to where you are in the real world on your phone

    • In addition, we have over eight million Panoramio photos, which are geo-located photos of places, and you can view any and all of them from your iPhone. Besides being beautiful, high-quality pictures, they’re specifically of places, so you don’t have to see some guy’s family on vacation in Thailand–you can see the beaches, the temples, all the things that give you a real sense of the place.

    [Via SlashPhone]