Folks across the pond will have the luxury to purchase the hot new HTC Magic on May 15th for $640 USD without a contract. This black version going on sale in Taiwan is almost identical to the one available for Vodafone customers. The left and right hand side is covered in a darker shade of [...]
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Google Developer G1 loses paid-app access
Google has blocked access to paid Android applications to the very people who most likely would have vested interest in accessing them: developers using the officially-sanctioned unlocked G1. Google released the Developer version of the G1 back in December 2008, priced at $399, making it available to anybody willing to pay the $25 developers’ registration [...]
Google gives employees “Dream Phones” for holiday bonuses
When one thinks about a holiday bonus they usually think about a large paycheck helping families in need during an expensive time of the year, but what happens when the holiday season comes rolling around and you get a gift rather than cash? Employees over at Google didn’t experience a swell in their paycheck, but rather [...]
Google now offering special unlocked version of the G1 to developers
Google has released a special unlocked version of the T-Mobile G1 to help developers develop their applications. This version is going to run you $399 and is both SIM unlocked as well as hardware unlocked. You must first be registered as a developer to be eligible to purchase this handset; registrations fees will run you [...]
T-Mobile G1 unlock possible; Android Community celebrates with giveaway
The first T-Mobile G1 has been unlocked thanks to the guys over at Unlock-TMobileG1.com. In honor of this we will be giving away 3 unlock codes for the T-mobile G1 in a community contest. This contest is open to any registered Android Community member. Unlocking the G1 is very quick and easy, in fact anyone who [...]
How to activate a T-Mobile G1 from home – no contract required
T-Mobile has been turning several people away who are trying to purchase a G1 without signing a 2 year contract. T-Mobile stores have been instructed not to sell the G1 without at least getting a data plan contract signed because of the projected demand for the phone. Many people have approached us who would like [...]
Can Android be truly ‘open’ on the T-Mobile-locked G1?
All the way up until the official announcement of the T-Mobile G1 phone, we constantly heard about T-Mobile’s status as a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance and how Android was to be a truly open piece of software, allowing third-party developers to not only create applications for Android, but to actually change the [...]
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