t-mobile g1

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Police Sketches Now Include Smartphones, Apparently

2:29AM John Herrman | “I don’t know, he was kinda tall. Or short. He had hair, I think? Anyway, he definitely had a T-Mobile HTC G1 Android phone, in black.” This is what happens when you commit crimes against gadget nerds. – Thanks, Chris!
Software

Android 2.1 Ported To G1, Official OTA Download Coming Soon?

10:50PM Kat Hannaford | The last time we heard about the antiqued G1 being loaded with 2.1 it turned out to be fake, so we’re not holding our breath now. Nonetheless, AndroidSpin user Drizzy is claiming success, with the ROM on its way. More »
Phones

Video: Android 2.0 Running On T-Mobile G1 Aka HTC Dream

11:35PM Danny Allen | Android 2.0 only came out last week, but the open-source community has already ported it to the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream, the first Android phone. Check it out… More »
Phones

Synaptics ClearPad 3000 Means 10 Fingers Multitouching Your Phone, Crazy New Gestures

11:00PM Matt Buchanan | The iPhone probably doesn’t use Synaptics’ original ClearPad capacitive screen multitouch technology, but maybe Apple will use the ClearPad 3000, since it registers ten fingers simultaneously. I hope they steal this three-finger crumple gesture at least, it’s so cool: More »
Phones

Android Market Officially Open, No Paid Apps Till Next Year

3:57AM Matt Buchanan | With the G1 officially launching today, so is the Android Market, where you’ll be grabbing most of that open source app goodness. Their good news on the app front is that stuff will start pouring in on Monday when devs outside of the special Google-y few can start uploading their apps. And they’ll all be free until next year. But that’s also kind of bad. More »
Phones

T-Mobile G1 Info Dump

5:59AM Jason Chen | Not sure what was going on yesterday with all that T-Mobile G1 Android coverage? We’ve got the solution. Here’s all you need to tell your push Gmail from your App Markets from your Street View Compass.