AFP - India's government has missed a deadline for inviting bidders to take part in its long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services.
Reuters - Taking a page out of Apple's book, France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange launched its own shop to sell downloadable videos, games, music and other content to its 130 million mobile phone subscribers.
AP - MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million.
AFP - Mobile phone subscriptions are spreading fast and due to reach 120,000 early next year in communist North Korea, where an Egyptian provider started a service a year ago, a press report said Tuesday.
PC World - Research In Motion will develop a version of its BlackBerry handset that supports China's homegrown 3G standard, TD-SCDMA, the company said Tuesday, expanding an existing partnership with operator China Mobile.
PC World - Motorola will start selling a smartphone similar to the Droid in China this month, but the phone will use China's homegrown 3G standard and a China Mobile operating system.
PC World - HTC's roadmap for the first half of 2010 was supposedly leaked over the weekend, revealing what may be a lineup of new Android and Windows Mobile phones.
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