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Finally The T-Mobile G1 is launch.

T-Mobile’s newest set was officially announced today at a press conference in New York. Set to launch on October 22nd for $179 on T-Mobile in the US on a two-year stint. Starting in early November all you folks in United Kingdom will have access and Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands can expect their release in the first quarter of 2009. The G1 features WiFi and 3G radios, a 3-megapixel camera, and support for the Android Market and Amazon’s mobile MP3 store, giving owners apps and tunes on the go. Existing T-Mobile subscribers get first dibs, with orders being accepted starting today. Here’s a rundown of the specs:

* HSDPA 1700 / 2100 plus quadband EDGE
* WiFi
* 3-megapixel camera
* Android Market for on-device app purchases
* Amazon MP3 app for on-device music purchases
* Push Gmail support with full HTML client
* Bluetooth (but no A2DP)
* Google Maps with Street View
* No Microsoft Exchange support
* No desktop synchronization — it all happens over the air

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The New York Times is reporting that T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer Android. According to them, the HTC phone will go on sale in the US “before Christmas, perhaps as early as October.” The NYT’s sources also say that the 5-row QWERTY slider from that Dream video (embedded after the break) matches the HTC device that T-Mobile will sell. The device is still waiting for FCC approval with a three-way Google, T-Mobile, and HTC announcement coming as early as September. The deal is expected to be exclusive making it the only Android phone available in the US this year.

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Everything Dream was sent a short clip of a sweet looking device that seems to fit the description of HTC’s Dream phone powered-by Android OS!

The video footage of what might be the HTC Dream looks mighty pleasing and could possibly be the first-ever iPhone 3G killer. How and why you might ask? It’s simply because the Dream offers every single features on the iPhone 3G and more. By more, I mean a slide out QWERTY keyboard, same 3.5-inch touchscreen, GPS, and did I mention the goodness of Android OS?
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Google Inc. showed off its nearly completed mobile Relevant Products/Services software system to about 3,000 computer programmers Wednesday, hoping to cultivate more services and advertising for people on the go.

Although brief, the demonstration at the Internet search leader’s annual developer conference in San Francisco represented the most extensive public look so far at “Android” — an open-source platform being designed for “smart” phones and other mobile devices that surf the Web. Android was first announced nearly seven months ago.

The new Google-powered mobile phone will be able to unlock the handset by drawing a secret shape on the screen.

The new ’signature unlocking’ tool was among the features revealed during a sneak preview in California yesterday.

Other highlights include a built-in compass that will allow people to orientate maps as they use their phone to scout out a restaurant or venue, and a customizable homepage that lets people bookmark their favourite web pages.

The device - which is unlocked by drawing a shape only the owner knows on a nine-square grid - will also include a magnifying tool, to make zooming in on web content easier on a small screen, and a mobile version of the game Pac Man.
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