T-Mobile, Google and HTC introduce first Android phone

By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service | Mobile & Wireless, Android, Google 1 comment

September 23, 2008, 8:09 PM — The first Android phone looks a lot like the fuzzy pictures that have surfaced online for months, with a touch screen similar to the iPhone and a full slide-out keyboard.

T-Mobile, Google and HTC unveiled the long-awaited Android phone at an event in New York on Tuesday, revealing pricing, availability and some of the initial applications and emphasizing that the software is open source.

The phone will first become available in the U.S. but a U.K. launch will follow shortly after. Starting Oct. 22, U.S. consumers will be able to buy the G1 for US$179. Users can subscribe to a limited data plan for $25 a month or $35 for unlimited data access.

Nancy Gohring is U.S. correspondent at the Seattle Bureau of IDG News Service.

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Anonymous 3 years ago

It is great 2 learn that G1 is being launched. I am an admirer of latest technologies. I wish 2 buy it on its 1st availbility in Pakistan. Could I be informed that when it'll be available in my country?

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