October 22, 2008, the latest timestamps in the history of mobile phones, T-Mobile launched T-Mobile G1, the first mobile to use the awaited Linux-based mobile operating system, Android. It was August of this year when T-mobile announces that they would deliver the first production smartphone — the HTC Dream (now known as the G1) — to use Google's Android software.
Where did Android Android started last July 2005, when Google acquired Android Inc. Android Inc. is a small company based in California which specializes in making mobile software. At Google, they developed a Linux-based mobile device operating system which later on known as Android.
Concurrent with the launch of T-Mobile G1 is the launch of the Android Market. Conceptually, the combination of the Android operating system and Android Market takes aim at Apple's Iphone operating system coupled with its Apps Store. Android Market will serve as a portal for mobile applications wherein this applications is free till the end of the year. In comparison to the Apps store, the Palm OS must be synchronized first to a desktop to allow installation but with Android Market applications are downloadable anywhere at anytime, of course with the help of the 3G Technology.
I think that's enough for Android, lets gat back to T-Mobile G1. To give you a glimpse of the phones features here are the two ofmy personal likes in its features.
The T-Mobile G1 has a somewhat unique design for QWERTY sliders. the Google interface employs a virtual desktop system to help organize more icons and widgets on screen. Unlike the iPhone, though, the Google phone lets you pick a background picture, and when you pan from virtual space to space, the picture pans as well, like a panorama.
Basically, the T-Mobile G1 uses a combined compass and accelerometer to display a virtual world on the phone screen, using Google's Street View. So, you can see the street you're on, and when you pan the phone up and down, or if you make an about face, the Street View virtual image will follow your movements.
The T-Mobile G1 is available on T-Mobile's U.S. network for $180 with a two-year contract. An unlimited data plan will cost $25 per month, while unlimited data and messaging will cost $35 per month. A voice plan is required for all configurations. The T-Mobile G1 will also be released in the UK sometime in November 2008, while the other T-Mobile markets in Europe will get it in Q1 2009. Countries include Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
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