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  HTC Vision has been lurking in the wild for quite some time but this is the first time we’re seeing the phone sporting the T-Mobile branding. According to Engadget who were tipped with the picture says the T-Mobile version could be known as G1 Blaze but are unsure if the phone will be launched [...]

  So what do you do when you know the first ever Android device’s chances to get an official Android 2.0 are slim (actually, non-existent). But of course, port it yourself. Modder Akira Harada took the task in his own hands to port the Android 2.0 Eclair SDK on his rooted G1. The build as [...]

  The early adopter of Android has etched out a bright future for the platform. If this leaked roadmap is to be believed, T-Mobile could out at least three Android devices including the Magic aka G2 aka MyTouch. The fall season looks to be the most interesting one with two unseen devices slated to be [...]

  Steve Ballmer or Steve Jobs – that depends on which company you camp for but the ad from T-Mobile for G1 hits a homerun with this one. The ad will not only get some attention from Google enthusiasts but as well as from Apple and Microsoft fanboys. You know, after watching this ad, we [...]

  SingTel’s subsidiary is already selling HTC Dream in Australia but Singapore, where SingTel mainly operates will get the phone from Feb 21, that is tomorrow. SingTel will be providing few more features to its Dream customers like the barcode scanning app called SG SavvyShopper and video on demand with free mobisodes of Sorority Forever. [...]

  Multi-touch on G1 is very much possible but the end product was never shipped with the feature depriving many craving the multi-touch. Now a developer Luke Hutchison has posted a nifty tutorial that can make multi-touch on G1, a reality. He patched the kernel and re-flashed the firmware. If these terminologies seem alien to [...]

  To get yourself an unlocked G1 phone, you need to fulfill two requisites – first is to stay in one of the eighteen countries (mentioned below) and second, develop apps for the G1. Google is selling Android Dev Phone 1 which is the SIM as well as hardware unlocked variant of the G1 phone [...]

  Synaptics will be raking in some more moolah. They have confirmed that RIM’s first touch screen phone, Storm uses their Clearpad custom module to provide multi-touch gestures like copy-paste and so on. The total revenue expected from this deal is under cover but the touch screen boom is definitely proving worthwhile for Synaptics. Prior [...]

  You won’t get a real feeling of G1 device but at least you’ll know what you can or have to do next time when the device is in your hands. T-Mobile is offering a pretty detailed G1 emulator which lets us skim through its features. Check by yourself. G1 Emulator [Via ShinyShiny]

  UPDATE: The first Android phone in India has been launched. Click here for more details. HTC, company behind T-Mobile’s Android enabled G1 has already chalked out the launch plans for different markets. While UK will be getting the phone as early as November, the phone will reach the Indian shores only by January next [...]

  T-Mobile today announced the first Android OS based phone, HTC Dream aka the G1. The phone will be commercially available from October 22 in T-Mobile stores for $179 with a two year contract. G1 is a decently spec’d phone which has a 3-inch touch screen display running HVGA resolution (480 x 320 pixels). Full [...]

  UPDATE: G1 officially announced. ClickHere. Considering the amount of hype T-Mobile’s Android powered phone generated, it was bound to happen. G1’s specs as well as official press shots have been leaked. Some features and specifications: One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk Gmail account and data plan required GPS [...]