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Android 1.5 'Cupcake' starts arriving on G1s

Posted April 30, 2009 - 12:49 pm

The Android 1.5 update for G1 smartphones, dubbed "Cupcake," began arriving on some of the devices over-the-air Thursday, according to G1 owners reporting on blogs and forums.
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T-Mobile sales of G1 hit 1 million in first two quarters

Posted April 24, 2009 - 3:18 pm

T-Mobile USA sold 1 million G1 smartphones in the first six months since it went on the market, about one-third the number of Apple Inc. iPhones that sold in its first two quarters.
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China Unicom Web site posts iPhone 3G and G1 specs

Posted March 24, 2009 - 8:42 am

A regional China Unicom Web site posted pictures of the iPhone 3G and the Google Android-powered G1 amid rumors China Unicom will offer the iPhone 3G.
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Google blocks paid apps for unlocked G1 users

Posted February 25, 2009 - 4:24 pm

Google has cut off users of its Developer phone from displaying or downloading paid applications.
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Google phone helps HTC post solid Q4, new products coming

Posted February 6, 2009 - 11:18 am

The fourth quarter launch of T-Mobile's G1, the first smartphone to use Google's Android OS, helped the handset's maker HTC nearly meet its earnings targets despite a sharp global economic downturn.
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T-Mobile issues firmware update for G1, adds voice search

Posted February 3, 2009 - 8:18 pm

T-Mobile began pushing out an update that adds a couple of new features and fixes some glitches in the G1, its phone that runs Google's Android software.
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InfoWorld's guide to the best mobile devices

Posted December 30, 2008 - 2:39 pm

The iPhone started it, but everyone and his brother now seem to have a fancy smartphone on offer. Here's what you need to know about each of the top contenders.
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Annals of science

Posted December 4, 2008 - 11:15 am

Researchers aim to cure Indian 'wolf boy'; Your phone may feel the flu before you do; How technology is rewiring our brains and making us socially awkward.
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How Much Does It Cost to Make the T-Mobile G1?

Posted November 11, 2008 - 3:05 pm

According to a cost estimate by iSuppli, Google's first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, has an estimated bill-of-materials (BOM) of $143.89.
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A jailbreak for Google's Android

Posted November 5, 2008 - 8:41 pm

Hackers have found a way to get root access to a G1 Android mobile phone.
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Android phone users get update for flaw

Posted October 31, 2008 - 1:55 pm

Users of the G1 Android phone on Friday have begun receiving a software update that fixes a flaw that security researchers found earlier in the week.
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New Android apps a mixed bag, should improve

Posted October 30, 2008 - 3:47 pm

Some of the new applications loaded to the Android Market since it opened on Monday don't work very well, crash the phone, aren't particularly elegant and in one case, uses commands written in Chinese. But analysts say the good will start to outweigh the bad.
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Unlocked G1: Not (yet) worth the effort

Posted October 30, 2008 - 1:59 pm

If you're thinking about opening up your open-source G1, there are a few things you should know.
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Hey Android, where's my Facebook app?

Posted October 29, 2008 - 9:24 am

A week after the launch of T-Mobile's G1 and still no official Facebook app for Android. What gives? The bad news is it doesn't look like Facebook fans will get one anytime soon. That's because of a longstanding rivalry between Google and Facebook.
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G1 price drop: Wal-Mart to sell Android for less

Posted October 28, 2008 - 7:46 pm

T-Mobile's G1 Android phone is about to get cheaper -- at least, if you look in the right place. Wal-Mart will start selling the Google-powered device at a discounted rate this week, the company has confirmed.
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Security flaw spotted in G1 Google phone

Posted October 27, 2008 - 12:46 pm

Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators say they've discovered a security flaw in the Android browser that could make users of phones with the browser vulnerable to attack.
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Android Market to open to any app Monday

Posted October 22, 2008 - 4:01 pm

The Android Market currently has about 50 applications, but that number should go up next week when Google opens the market to developers.
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Android phone launch day relatively quiet

Posted October 22, 2008 - 2:11 pm

The first day of sales for Google's Android phone hasn't quite echoed the frenzy surrounding initial iPhone sales, but a few hardy souls across the country got up early to buy the first devices available in stores.
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T-Mobile's Android-based G1 goes on sale

Posted October 22, 2008 - 8:56 am

The first cell phone based on Google's Android platform went on sale Tuesday evening in San Francisco ahead of the start of sales across the U.S. on Wednesday.
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Why Android's 'kill switch' is a good thing

Posted October 17, 2008 - 1:47 pm

Everyone's all a-twitter over the so-called "kill switch" found in Google's first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1. Here's the thing, though: Not only is it not a big deal -- it's actually a good thing.
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Boosted bandwidth in the offing for more smartphones

Posted October 17, 2008 - 10:44 am

The T-Mobile G1, RIM's BlackBerry Storm and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 all come with support for HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) at 7.2M bps (bits per second), as well as HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) at 2M bps. "By the end of this year a good proportion of mid- and high-tier products are certainly going to be 7.2M bps," said Geoff Blaber, analyst at CCS Insight.
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Is my touchscreen better than yours?

Posted October 16, 2008 - 1:52 pm

Today is a great day for touchscreen smartphone users, at least for some. Ever since last year, if you wanted a top-notch smartphone with a great touchscreen, your best option would have been an iPhone from Apple. Now, it's all about to change, as the T-Mobile G1 will go on sale next Wednesday for US$179 (about $20 less that the cheapest iPhone) with a more generous price-plan that AT&T's for the iPhone.
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The Android fine print: kill switch and other tidbits

Posted October 16, 2008 - 9:30 am

An uproar erupted when iPhone users discovered a so-called remote kill switch on their phones -- will it spur the same reaction in users of the G1, the first Android phone?
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Review

The G1 is no iPhone, but Android has promise

Posted October 16, 2008 - 8:47 am

Most G1 reviewers will probably agree that, in a nutshell, the software is nice but the hardware underwhelms.
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Google phone makes an impact

Posted September 25, 2008 - 10:03 am

Everybody's writing about the new Google G1 smartphone, available through T-Mobile at $179.99 with a two-year subscription. Without a contract, it can be had at $399. Are AT&T and Apple worried?
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