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Android Donut Out: Full Multitouch, Universal Search, Automated Backups AND Better Performance
8:20AM Matt Buchanan | Google’s dropped new code for Android Donut and it sounds too good to be true. People at XDA Developers are reporting it has system-wide multitouch, universal search, text-to-speech, automated backups, a new camera app, and somehow, supposedly better performance. More »
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10:48AM Nick Broughall | Reader Daniel loves his HTC Dream, but was a little unimpressed by the company’s reticence to actually upgrade the Android software to version 1.5 (Cupcake). So he asked Optus about it on Twitter and actually got a response: they’ll be rolling out the update in “late July”. More »
Optus Rolling Out Cupcake To HTC Dream Owners ‘Late July’
10:48AM Nick Broughall | Reader Daniel loves his HTC Dream, but was a little unimpressed by the company’s reticence to actually upgrade the Android software to version 1.5 (Cupcake). So he asked Optus about it on Twitter and actually got a response: they’ll be rolling out the update in “late July”. More »
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HTC Android Family Portraits: G1, MyTouch 3G And Hero
10:30AM Matt Buchanan | Ever wondered what it’d be like to get three generations of Android phones together—G1, myTouch 3G and Hero? If you think that’s kind of kinky, oh man, I hope you have a clean pair of pants lying around. More »
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Blurry Pics Allegedly Show G2, Slimmer and Keyboard-less Successor to T-Mobile’s G1
4:40PM Elaine Chow | A tipster has sent us shots that allegedly picture the G2, T-Mobile’s next Android handset. The HTC-branded phone in the pictures seems slimmer, packs a 3.2MP camera, and loses the physical keyboard. More »
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Waiting in Line Now Fastest Way to Get T-Mobile G1
7:30AM Matt Buchanan | When T-Mobile announced that they had sold out of the initial G1 pre-order and were tripling production to meet demand, they said that you could still pre-order a phone through Oct. 21 to receive it at a later date. Unfortunately, it looks like a much later date. If you pre-ordered one after Oct. 3, you’ll have to wait until at least Nov. 10 to get your phone. Meaning at this point it’s probably better to just line up on launch day if you’re dying to get your hands on one as soon as possible and didn’t plunk down your money early. [T-Mobile via Android Community] More »
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T-Mobile G1 Unboxed, Ready For Belt Clips Everywhere
8:50PM John Herrman | Here’s the first full unboxing of T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone which, despite the rabid anticipation of the device, manages to be pretty boring. We’re glad to see it out in the wild, but the lame carrying case and decision to include the trademark uncomfortable HTC earphones, complete with a chunky mic. But as my mother (or probably the head of marketing at T-Mobile) would say, it’s what’s inside that counts. [TMoNews] More »
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T-Mobile G1 Sold Out, Pre-order Ends
3:05AM Matt Buchanan | If you were thinking about pre-ordering the T-Mobile G1 and just didn’t get around to it yet, it looks like you’re out of luck, since they’ve sold out. While there definitely won’t be anything like iPhone launch day madness, don’t be surprised if the launch supply is exhausted by demand and they’re a bit scarce in the immediate aftermath. How many of you guys pre-ordered one? Update: Looks like it’s back up. [Android Community] More »
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Ex-Google Mobile Product Manager Nails the G1 with Good Reason
11:45PM Jesus Diaz | Ulf Waschbusch, who was Google’s Mobile Product Manager until he recently left for MySpace Mobile, thinks the T-Mobile G1 sucks for a variety of reasons. He also points out the good stuff, but after seeing what’s wrong in terms of interface, enterprise integration, data plan and its other flaws, especially compared with the competition, I absolutely agree with his views: More »
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Question of the Day: Have You Changed Your Mind About Android and the G1?
7:40AM Sean Fallon | After yesterday’s information explosion covering the good, the bad and the ugly about Android and the T-Mobile G1, I can’t help but wonder whether or not public perception of the platform and its first phone has changed. Are you more excited, less excited, or have your feelings remained the same? Did you even care in the first place? More »
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