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Business newspaper, Nikkei is reporting that DoCoMo and KTF are readying an Android powered phone to cater to the customers in Japan and South Korea. According to them, DoCoMo and KTF have jointly started purchasing phones in order to maximize the economies of scale.
DoCoMo’s keeping mum on the news but one confirmation has come [...]

 
Google has announced the availability of Google Earth for iPhone/iPod Touch users. The software is more or less like the desktop version and benefits a lot from its intuitive multi touch. The globe rotates with just a finger flick, pinch or double tap to zoom in and two fingers to zoom out. There’s also My [...]

 
The Google Mobile team released the second version of Gmail for Mobile app yesterday. The application is a major improvement over its first version. It’s fast, has the ability to create draft e-mails offline and the best part is the multiple account management. I am sure multiple account management is the thing most people will [...]

 
You won’t get a real feeling of G1 device but at least you’ll know what you can or have to do next time when the device is in your hands. T-Mobile is offering a pretty detailed G1 emulator which lets us skim through its features. Check by yourself.
G1 Emulator
[Via ShinyShiny]

 
HTC, company behind T-Mobile’s Android enabled G1 has already chalked out the launch plans for different markets. While UK will be getting the phone as early as November, the phone will reach the Indian shores only by January next year. HTC India’s country head Ajay Sharma also confirmed that they are working out possible distribution [...]

 
T-Mobile today announced the first Android OS based phone, HTC Dream aka the G1. The phone will be commercially available from October 22 in T-Mobile stores for $179 with a two year contract. G1 is a decently spec’d phone which has a 3-inch touch screen display running HVGA resolution (480 x 320 pixels). Full rundown [...]

 
UPDATE: G1 officially announced. ClickHere.
Considering the amount of hype T-Mobile’s Android powered phone generated, it was bound to happen. G1’s specs as well as official press shots have been leaked.
Some features and specifications:
One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk
Gmail account and data plan required
GPS
3.1 mp camera, no video [...]

 
Hang tight to your seat fellas because what was just a rumor a week before has turned official. Our friends at Crunchgear have received a press invitation from T-Mobile to get their hands dirty on the first Google Android powered phone. The announcement is due on 23 September and CG is speculating its price at [...]

 
Citing from inside sources, Reuters is reporting that T-Mobile and Google will announce their first Android powered device this month with 23 being the most likely date. The news is unconfirmed but this makes HTC Dream to be the probable device to be announced considering the fact that it is the only Android device doing [...]

 
UPDATE: Google Chrome now available for download.
Today, Google will be releasing their first Open Source browser, Chrome for Windows. Google has slyly put a new free product in the market just to channelize all its other offerings like Search, Videos, Mail, Docs etc. We will not comment on it further because nevertheless, the features of [...]