Reuters - A settlement between mobile phone users and companies that charged them for downloaded ringtones and games they thought were free was approved by a court on Tuesday.
Reuters - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.
Reuters - The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry.
PC Magazine - Samsung appeared to announce a new mobile-phone OS today, but it didn't really. Bada is an extension of Samsung's long-time, proprietary feature-phone OS, but it's also open to developers.
AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone on Tuesday said net profits soared 125 percent during its first half, adding that it planned to double annual cost saving to two billion pounds.
Investor's Business Daily - In a bid to do on mobile phones what it did on the Web, Google is buying AdMob, a services provider that will help serve more ads in more places.
NewsFactor - Finnish mobile-phone maker Nokia is recalling millions of phone chargers. The Espoo, Finland-based company on Monday said chargers made by a supplier have shown some defects.
PC World - Getting into the spirit of the season, Verizon is enlisting the aid of elves, Elvis, and stop-motion puppets in its holiday offensive against AT&T. In a new set of ads (which you can see below), Verizon continues to highlight its superior nationwide 3G coverage as an argument for going with the carrier and its handset lineup, including HTC […]
PC World - Nokia says it will replace for free millions of faulty cellphone chargers that pose a shock hazard to its users. Nokia announced the recall program Monday, reporting the Nokia-branded chargers were manufactured by a third-party supplier, BYD Electronic Company of China. Nokia says the plastic casing surrounding the chargers in question could separ […]
The T-Mobile G1 with Google is an innovative PDA device manufactured by HTC that features the new Android operating system, a big touchscreen, a 3.2-MP camera, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and WiFi support; some say it represents the next generation of mobile devices. It offers one-touch access to Google, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Calendar and Google Talk, all of which work best when the G1 is used within T-Mobile’s 3G coverage area. We think this is a real winner.
Highlights
Combination Touchscreen, Trackball and Slide-Out QWERTY Keyboard For Ultimate Usability
Android Operating System Provides Easy Access To Google Applications and More
3.2 Megapixel Auto-Focus Camera/Camcorder Perfect For Stills And Video
Music Player Supports MP3, WMA and Other Popular Music File Formats
Big, Beautiful LCD Display Supported By Accelerometer To Maintain Viewability
Supports WiFi Connectivity For Web Access
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, USB Cable, 1 GB MicroSD Card, Stereo Hands-free Headset
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – Yes, 3.2 Megapixel, Auto-Focus
Streaming Multimedia Support – Yes, T-Mobile and Google Applications Can Stream Video or Music Directly to Device
MP3 Player – Yes, Media Player Lets You Playback MP3 Playlists, Load Music Via USB Or MicroSD Card
Bluetooth Wireless Technology – Yes, v1.5 Handsfree, Headset and Version 2.0+EDR Profiles Supported
GPS Services Support – Yes, A-GPS, Supports Google Maps with Street View
QWERTY Keyboard – Yes, Slide Out QWERTY Keyboard
Messaging Features
Multimedia Messaging – Yes, Send and Receive Picture and Video Messages With T-Mobile Messaging Feature
Text Messaging (SMS) – Yes, Send Text Messages To Individuals Or Groups With T-Mobile Messaging Feature
Instant Messenger Built-in – Yes, With T-Mobile Messaging Feature
HTML Web Browsing – Yes, Google Android (Based on WebKit) Supports Full HTML Browsing
Email Client – Yes, Supports POP3 and IMAP Protocols
Personalization and Fun Features
Polyphonic Ringtones – Yes, 40 Chords, Plus Downloadable
Custom Ringtones – Yes
MP3 Ringtones – Yes, Supports MP3, M4A, AMR, WMA, MIDI, WAV and OGG Vorbis Formats, Does Not Support DRM
Ringer Profiles – Yes
Picture Caller ID – Yes
Multiple Languages – Yes
Games – Yes, Downloadable
Customizable Graphics – Yes, Downloadable
Core Features
Color Main Display – 3.2″ LCD (Color TFT/TFD), 320 x 480 Pixels, Over 65,000 Colors
Touch Screen – Yes
Speakerphone – Yes
Voice-activated Dialing – Yes, Record Voice Tags For Phone Book Entries
To-Do List – Yes
Color – Bronze
Voice Memo – Yes
Style – PDA
Alarm – Yes
Calculator – Yes
Calendar – Yes, Google Calendar Available Over-the-air
Mini-USB Port – Yes, With USB Cable Included
Vibrate – Yes
Multiple Numbers Per Name – Yes, Including Email and Instant Messenger Addresses
PDA Device – Yes
Battery Life
Battery Type – Li Ion
Talk Time – Up to 300 Minutes
Standby Time – Up to 120 Hours
Technical Specifications
Application Platform – Java
Platform / Operating System – Google Android With 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A Processor