Planet Android

[caption id="attachment_57" align="aligncenter" width="180" caption="G1 Game Over"][/caption] In a recent poll conducted by CNet, visitors were asked about the driving factor which will compel them to buy a T-Mobile G1. There were five options available which were:

Version 1.0 of Android software developer kit can be downloaded from here. This kit allows programmers to write applications that will run on Android phone. It is interesting to note that Google has launched Android programming kit long before the release of Android-powered G1 (which starts it sales on October 22). According to Google the biggest difference from the previous Android SDK 0.9 is

[caption id="attachment_46" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="T-Mobile G1"][/caption] T-Mobile G1, also known as HTC Dream is the first phone to introduce Google Android OS. This touch-screen phone has a QWERTY keyboard and offers an array of fascinating features. But, surprisingly, there are few things left aside. Here is a glimpse of what has been discovered about G1 so far:

Yeah, that’s true. The exciting mobile-phone software called Android was not created by Google and it is not owned by it. Although it is a fact the project of Android’s development was largely funded by Google via a body known as “Open Handset Alliance (OHA)”. This body consists of handset makers, mobile phone networks and, of course, Google. The OHA allows phone makers to run Android on a suitable handset, and it doesn’t charge anything. So far many companies have signed up for Android, including

T-Mobile G1 (based on Google’s mobile operating system Android) is expected to make a debut in US markets in October. One would wonder about the time when this phone will be available in the Asian telecom markets which are the largest telecom markets in the world. According to reports from Digitimes, China Mobile had earlier made an attempt to offer an Android-based phone

[caption id="attachment_29" align="aligncenter" width="162" caption="Android Bugs"][/caption] Expectations are high for G1which is being termed as “The most exciting phone in the history of phones.” But wait a while…has anyone found some bugs in it yet? After-all, every man made craft has some deficiencies and G1 is not an exception. Here is a list of some issues which we have found till now:

Google’s G1 phone promised to be a potential threat for much acclaimed iPhone when it went through its first full test. G1, which runs Google-based Android software, claims to perk up your “Finger Sensitive” phone experience. It has some of the most exciting features to offer. Just imagine you can locate your friends without making them a call, you can find the nearest best price shop for your new camera without using your computer. You might be able to pay your groceries bill