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Honest · August 20, 2008

First Android Phone Gets FCC Nod

HTC Dream -- the first device to come out of Google Android and the Open Handset Alliance has been approved by Federal Communications Commission

Soon the world will get to see the first android phone. HTC Dream, the first device to come out of Google Android and the Open Handset Alliance has been approved by Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

FCC approval comes at a time when rumors had started doing rounds about the delay Android phone will see. Though, very little detail is available about the phone as HTC has filled confidentiality request with the FCC.

Rest assured, Android phone has crossed another hurdle.

Courtesy : Techtree

vishalkumar · August 20, 2008

Great news.

prabakar · August 20, 2008

Explain me about Android

Sadikk · August 20, 2008

Android is Mobile Operating System developed by Google.

Like Windows Mobile is developed Microsoft.

Google fans are waiting for this

drmadhu · August 20, 2008

what is the main advantage of android OS

Sadikk · August 20, 2008

That we will come to know when its out.

Remember how we start loving Gmail, more than hotmail and yahoo.

Same goes with this.

Greatest · August 21, 2008

^^^ true true!!

Honest · August 25, 2008

HTC Dream -- Smaller Than iPhone 3G

Even after confidentiality request HTC filled with FCC, the word is out... HTC Dream -- world's first android phone -- is smaller than the iPhone 3G.

HTC Dream measures 115 x 55 mm whereas the iPhone 3G is 115.2 x 62.1-mm. Besides this not much information is available.

So, let's wait and watch what HTC has in store for us.

Courtesy : Techtree

Honest · August 31, 2008

HTC Dream Spotted, Shot

We have live pics of the Android-based HTC Dream. Looking good!

After the video, comes the photoshoot. The HTC Dream struts it on a Taiwanese forum and is looking... well, very HTC: is it just us or does the Dream look like the spawn of a HTC P3470 mated with a T-Mobile Sidekick? You be the judge; without further ado, here comes the hot(ish) stepper:

Courtesy : Techtree

Honest · September 11, 2008

HTC Dream Likely to Come on Sept 23

Eagerly awaited Android phone finally seeing light of the day

T-Mobile and Google's Android based phone is likely to hit markets in couple of weeks as per 'sources'.

Duetsche Telecom's T-Mobile unit is rumored to make an announcement about a mobile phone based on Google's Android operating system this month in New York City. Though, T-Mobile and Google refrained from comment anything.

Earlier this month, HTC Dream running Android was spotted in the wild. The logo of T-mobile is clearly visible on the leaked Dream photos. So, it looks like a reality that we will get to hear about the T-mobile branded HTC Dream in couple of weeks. Unfortunately, there is no word when we - in India -- will get to see the much awaited gadget.

Courtesy : Techtree

Greatest · September 11, 2008

HYPE HYPE and only HYPE.... maybe only time will tell...!!!

Anyways, we should wait for the best!!!

Sadikk · September 11, 2008

I have personal feeling android will fall flat in market.

OS looks simple and Outdated like PALM.

Hope i am getting it wrong.

prakashkadam · September 15, 2008

Just think about that plain simple OS with google applications like Google Maps, Google documents and gMail and many more.

At affordable hardware costs.

Now does that appeal you?

I have personal feeling android will fall flat in market.
OS looks simple and Outdated like PALM.

Hope i am getting it wrong.

vishalsheth · September 15, 2008

_Kailash_ · September 15, 2008

i find the looks good but dunno if its gonna last long

same as Nokia communicator the 1st one...it was bulky but had some features then now the lastest one which

is good look althrough bulky still but the lastest one i think E90 Rocks....

so lets see how it goes......

Honest · September 17, 2008

Google, T-mobile to unveil iPhone competitor next week

17 Sep, 2008, 1031 hrs IST, ET

SAN FRANCISCO: Google will next week launch the first mobile phone running its Android software in a joint initiative with T-mobile, the companies have announced.

The open-source Android system is seen as Google's answer to Apple's successful iPhone and as a key initiative in the internet giant's quest to extend its dominance to the mobile web.

Google has worked closely with US carrier T-mobile and Taiwan electronics maker HTC to develop the new phone, which is to be called Dream.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Dream will have a large touch screen, a swivel-out keypad and a trackball for navigation. The Dream will also feature a built-in 3 megapixel camera, a music player and purpose-built access to Google services like Gmail, Maps, and Search.

The launch announcement gave no pricing details or availability dates. But press reports said that the Dream would go on sale to existing T-mobile customers later this month for $149, with delivery expected in mid October.

Honest · September 17, 2008

Google Android Shown; Will Bring Democracy to Apps

Google plans to introduce a more democratic process for applications created on the Android platform

Google has demonstrated a working Android mobile phone at the Google Developer day in London. The handset used for the demo looked like HTC Dream but the brand name was hidden.

Google executive, Mike Jennings explained that Android is designed to be a full platform and not just Ajax on a phone. The SDK emulates an Arm 11 CPU for easier application development, reports TechRadar. Jennings revealed that Google is planning a marketplace for apps wherein users will be able to upload applications created directly via USB. He demonstrated how users will be able to write their own apps and then distribute them to friends. This approach contrasts starkly with the close-fisted route Apple is taking with its App Store. Apps for the people, by the people. We like.

Courtesy : Techtree

Sadikk · September 17, 2008

Wo ho, Google apps.

Maza aayega.

ACS · September 17, 2008

But it doesn't seem to be ergonomically designed.

Just look at the 1.5 inch piece of metal on the rigth side.

Can you hold it comfortably and type with 2 hands ?

@ksh@T · September 18, 2008

The first handset featuring Google's Android operating system is set to debut with T-Mobile USA on Sept. 23, according to a Reuters report.

The news agency on Friday cited "sources familiar with the plans," and representatives from Google and T-Mobile did not confirm the date.

Google announced the Android platform and the Open Handset Alliance last November with the goal of bringing the openness of the Internet to a mobile environment. This ambitious plan is a direct challenge to the established players in the industry, and the first release has been highly anticipated.

Andy Rubin, Google's director of mobile platforms, told Reuters that Android is in the final stages and that the first handset will be made by Taiwan's High Tech Computer. While the mobile operating system will be on a plethora of devices, the companies made a strategic decision to have it launch on a single handset.

"Google wanted to make sure that we had enough control over the hardware to make sure the software worked," Rubin said.

Earlier this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the company's App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch has seen more than 100 million downloads in the first 60 days. This shows a hunger for mobile programs, and Rubin sees the Android Market as a major driver for Android adoption.

Google is hoping to win over developers by being more open than Apple's offering. With Android Market, content creators will be able to upload, describe, and publish content in a process similar to posting a video on YouTube. By contrast, Apple approves all entries in its store and takes a 30% cut from any application sold.

"We made a strategic decision not to revenue share with the developers," said Rubin. "We will basically pass through any revenue to the carrier or the developer."

Edited September 18, 2008 by @ksh@T

Honest · September 18, 2008

Will Google's Android be an iPhone killer?

18 Sep, 2008, 1238 hrs IST, REUTERS

Anyone expecting the Google mobile operating system to change the market as Apple's iPhone has over the past year will probably be disappointed, for now.

Industry insiders who have worked on Google's Android system say it will struggle in the near term to match the consumer enthusiasm generated by the iPhone, which redefined the touchscreen phone market and greatly improved mobile Web surfing.

Instead, Google sees Android as an open source platform for designing mobile devices and says it will encourage innovation by allowing outside software developers to tinker with the system and create better mobile programmes and services.

But these things take time, and the first phone using Android, code-named the Google "Dream" phone, is unlikely to wow consumers. The device is made by HTC of Taiwan. Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile unit reportedly intends to introduce it in New York on September 23. The mobile phone to use Google Inc's Android mobile operating software will cost $199, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website.

"I'm not sure the consumer experience is significantly better than that of the iPhone," said Rajeev Chand, a wireless analyst at the investment bank Rutberg, who has tried out an early version of Android. "When the iPhone came out, the experience was several orders of magnitude better than anything that was out there."

Google, its partner carriers and application developers hope the Android platform will drive even more mobile Web surfing than the iPhone, which has helped mobile Internet use rocket in comparison with other smartphones.

But unlike Apple, which keeps a tight grip on the iPhone's hardware and software, Google will have less control. Android will be open to developers to create component technologies in almost any way they can imagine.

Google's engineering-led culture appears content to introduce the first Android phones as a kind of science project that will be rapidly improved afterward. But Google will not have the kind of leverage in mobile that it is used to in the PC world, where it dominates Web search. Phone carriers have a huge say over how devices are designed and what data services are accessible over their networks.

While Android could offer real promise in terms of technology and usability it is unlikely by itself to change the restrictive nature of the mobile industry, said John Poisson, founder of Tiny Pictures, a developer partner of Android.

Carriers in each market will still control how it gets implemented and on which devices and in which form," Poisson said. "Android lives and breathes at the pleasure of the operator."

Another problem for Android is how to explain what it is to consumers. Unlike the iPhone, which came on the back of Apple's hugely successful iPod music player, Android is an unknown brand, even though the Google name has plenty of cachet.

"People forget these things get to customers through the retail channel and marketing," said Frank Meehan, the global general manager for mobile phones and applications for the Hong Kong telecommunications conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa. "We operators struggle with how to market this phone. There's nothing really unique about it and we can't say it's a Google phone."

Despite the concerns, mobile industry executives say they welcome Google's entrance, as its deep pockets will help meet the increasingly high expectations of consumers for mobile services. From a developer's perspective, Android's advantages over the iPhone or Nokia's Symbian operating system is that it is open source, which means Google is sharing its software code and making it easier for third parties to develop compatible applications.

Apple’s second-generation iPhone applied the same strategy and offers more than 3,000 third-party applications through its App Store, but the company still retains some control.

"Android promises to be the most open platform for building mobile phone applications that we've seen to date, because it's based on very familiar tools and technologies," said Jason Devitt, co-founder of Skydeck, a new service that will allow users to manage their cellphones over the Web.

Some hope that Google's entrance can galvanise mobile advertising, which is still in nascent stages.

"All these devices are resulting in better usage and that's what advertisers want and they're growing their spend," said Jason Spero, vice president of marketing at AdMob, a marketplace for mobile advertisers.

Google is hoping to generate revenue through its existing search advertising and related services by the addition of mobile to PC.

"Google's power comes from the freedom of choice, in terms of the component technology and services that can be laid on top," said Cheng Wu, founder of Azuki Systems, a mobile Web technology company.

"The only thing they want to control is the kernel of the operating system and the ability to data-mine for search and advertising down the road."

Honest · September 18, 2008

First Google Android phone to cost $199

18 Sep, 2008, 0837 hrs IST, REUTERS

NEW YORK: The first mobile phone to use Google Inc's Android mobile operating software will cost $199, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Wednesday.

The phone, which features a slide-out keypad, is being manufactured by Taiwan's HTC Corp and will be sold by Deutsche Telekom's, T-Mobile USA unit, which plans to unveil the device at an event in New York on Sept 23.

AT&T Inc, the only US operator selling Apple Inc's iPhone, set the price of the latest version at $199 in July, setting a benchmark for smartphones that can surf the Web, manage email and other multimedia features.

The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said T-Mobile USA plans to release new data service plans in conjunction with the Google phone that will be "aggressively priced."

Google, HTC and T-Mobile USA declined comment on the pricing for the phone.

nitink · September 18, 2008

The world may have caught a glimpse of the first, Google-powered mobile phone, after a senior executive appeared inadvertently to show it off in public yesterday - a week before its expected launch. The new mobile, called ?Dream?, will use Android, Google?s new software for mobile phones, and will be manufactured by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC. It will be available exclusively on the T-Mobile network in the UK. It is thought that the phone will be available to buy as early as November, which would spark a fierce battle for customers with the Apple iPhone over the Christmas period. Google, which is notoriously secretive about new technology before it launches, would not confirm or deny whether the executive had shown off the new phone.

Seen yesterday by The Times at the Google Developer Day event at Wembley Stadium, the touchscreen device looked much like released photographs of the Dream. When asked to make a phone call on the Android phone, Mike Jennings, the Google executive who demonstrated the device, said: ?I can?t show it off any more, I?ll be out of a job.? It is thought the new handset will have a slide-out Qwerty keyboard as well as built-in GPS (global positioning system). The phone is expected to be able to run Google?s range of web applications, including Gmail, Google Docs and Google Maps, and will likely also feature Google?s new web browser, Chrome. A source close to the launch was reported as saying that the company expects to ship 600,000 to 700,000 units of the new phone this year, whereas analysts have put the figure at 300,000 to 500,000 units.

Source: Times

website: http://htcdream.com/ visit to know more about this phone

Edited September 18, 2008 by Honest
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Honest · September 18, 2008

‘Google phone may not to wow users’

18 Sep, 2008, 0937 hrs IST,REUTERS

NEW YORK: Anyone expecting the Google mobile operating system to change the market as Apple's iPhone has over the past year will probably be disappointed -- for now.