ANDROID G2 - OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Vodafone presented this beautiful new device at MWC Barcelona today
FULL SPECS :
Processor
Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz
Operating System
Android
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)
Weight 118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network HSDPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz, Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control Trackball with Enter button
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera
3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
Video supported formats MP4, 3GP
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1340 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 450 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 660 hours for WCDMA
Up to 420 hours for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 47/63 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features G-sensor
Digital Compass
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HOT THIS WEEK
RingDroid’s main feature is to allow you to create custom ringtones directly from your T-Mobile G1 or Android Powered (save your 99 cents per track)! When the app is launched, you are presented with all the MP3s on your phone. You can Search by sliding your G1 in landscape exposing the keyboard, as you type it filters. You can also Record a New ringtone via the built-in Sound Recorder app read more ..
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Experience the space shooter that’s like nothing else available on the iPhone! Rise through the ranks of the Minatakan fleet from cook to squadron commander as you take the controls of an ultra-maneuverable space fighter. In this top-down action game you’ll encounter multiple enemy ships programmed with powerful AI. You’ll also need your wits to complete a challenging campaign loaded with strategic twists and turns. VIDEO INSIDE read more ..
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Destruction derby for the iPhone , what more could you want ?
The controls are very good. The tilt sensitivity is just right. After a few races, you can really feel the game. There are on-screen gas and brake pedals that are easy to use and when it comes time to pit, a pit button appears on the left side of the screen that is large enough you don’t need to lift your hand to reach.
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THE FIRST THIRD-PARTY ANDROID STORE
Handango just made a brilliant, counter-intuitive move. This independent provider of applications for BlackBerry devices as well as for Windows Mobile- and Symbian-based smartphones just launched its own marketplace for applications for phones based on Android software.
At first glance, the move is surprising. After all, Android heavyweight Google has promised to launch Android Market, where developers will be able to peddle free software. Eventually, the Market will sell paid applications, too. Eventually — but not right the way.
This is where Handango sees its opportunity: Handango will allow developers to sell paid Android apps on the day the first Android phone, T-Mobile G1, debuts on Oct. 22. Developers will be able to sell their wares for a one-time fee, or for monthly, quarterly or annual subscriptions. Its first offerings will include Android versions of Monopoly, ShopSavvy shopping comparison app, and a golf game, among others. To kick off further developer activity, Handango has just launched a developer contest.
As a result, Handango could attract developers who want to sell their applications for a fee from the start. What’s more, loyal Handango users who switch to Android devices can use their familiar store to continue to buy apps.
In fact, I think it would make sense for all mobile applications providers to launch their own Android stores. Because — why not? Unlike Apple’s iTunes, which is the only place where developers are legally allowed to sell their applications for the iPhone, Android Market imposes no such limitations.
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THE AGE OF ANDROID
The iPhone is probably the most lusted-after tech product on the market at the moment. But it has a competitor hot on its heels, but the competitor isn’t another mobile phone. In fact it’s just a software platform but I believe it could revolutionise the mobile network. I’m speaking about Android of course.
From those that don’t know, Android is the first truly open software platform for mobile devices, developed primarily by Google. It encompasses all the software requirements for mobile phones and devices without being tied to proprietary hardware or vendor networks.
Over the last month, the development of Android has sped up. At the end of September, the platform moved from beta mode to fully fledged version 1.0. Then more recently it was released open source. And now plans for an Android market have been confirmed similar I presume to the iPhone App Store.
The iPhone is an impressive step forward for mobile phone technology, granted. But as I have lamented before Apple made a fundamental mistake in keeping the iPhone a closed environment. You cannot develop for the iPhone without a Mac. You cannot reverse engineer an iPhone without risking jail time. And up till recently, you could never even discuss iPhone development for fear of breaking your signed NDA.
What were Apple thinking? Did Steve Jobs think he’d slipped back into the 1990’s when it was OK to build uber-proprietary platforms that didn’t play well with others? Hasn’t he heard of Web 2.0, of the FOSS movement, of the semantic approach… The only real staying power that Apple has shown over the last 5 years has been marketing. And you could be forgiven for thinking of them as a marketing superstar, rather than an electronics firm.
I resisted buying an iPhone and despite the lure I resisted developing for it also, because I have enough on my plate thank you. But now my resistance has paid off. I firmly believe the future of mobile phones lays squarely in Android’s corner. Apple had better get with the times or be left behind. Now I just have to resist developing for Android