[Torx]

dunno if we have any here that care, but the latest android sdk 0.9 was released yesterday... and tidbits of info about "googles" upcoming phone, (presumably built by HTC), are being leaked out...

cliff notes, get this,

- possible t-mobile app store attraction, which is like the apple app store, but with less restrictions.
- opt into google advertising (must be embedded ads everywhere on the phone, lol) to save on phone cost and bill
- the screen will be bigger than the iphones.. GAH!! ive heard 3"x5", vga or more.
- a fucking TRACKBALL. LMAO.. whadda think about that!
- a possible fast november release
- can only use gmail for push

EDIT: LATEST NEWS, new pics and fcc video of first android phone,
First Android Phone Approved By FCC - ReadWriteWeb

this looks flippin awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2llGxzWXudw



Google's Upcoming Phone: More Details - BusinessWeek

Android Developers Blog: Announcing a beta release of the Android SDK

possible phone right here, though the screen isnt big as some say.. could just be a future htc phone with android nothing "google official"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Undrs80q_ow

[ShabazKillaX]

Meh, like most Google apps other than search I expect it to be half assed and unpolished.

[Torx]

new vid and details updated

[Chainblade]

I'm definitely looking forward to it as I'm a big wireless fan. Hopefully it will be good enough to finally get me off Windows Mobile phones.

[Tacdriver]

Will this phone be available exclusively through T-Mobile? If so, I wonder if it will be hacked so the phone will be compatible with Verizon and others. I hate my Razr.

[randomtask]

looks interesting.

[b00gerflick3r]

bleh... next breakthrough phone is gonna be like a bluetooth earset.

[OcTaNe91]

ive said it before, google is like a 5 year old with a billion dollar budget "i want a video sharing site, i want to do an office suite, i want to do VOIP, i want to go to mars, i want to build a cellphone... ooh wait now i want to go to mars on a robot teletubby!".
somethings google should stay far away from and i think a cell phone is one of them

[ivwshane]

What makes an iphone killer isn't the features, there are plenty of phones out there that have way more features than the iphone, what makes an iphone killer is a better web browser.

Iphones user interface can be duplicated and I think google is the one to do it but without a killer web browser it still wont compare.


But I'm hoping!

[Torx]

Originally Posted by OcTaNe91

ive said it before, google is like a 5 year old with a billion dollar budget "i want a video sharing site, i want to do an office suite, i want to do VOIP, i want to go to mars, i want to build a cellphone... ooh wait now i want to go to mars on a robot teletubby!".
somethings google should stay far away from and i think a cell phone is one of them

LMAO,

well somebody has to do it.. theres people out there with billions and not doing a damn thing with it.. I like to see companies like google dabbling around like this, theres nothing wrong with it.

shane is right, an iphone killer will have the best browser ever, otherwise its just another cellphone

[kip59]

Saw the report the other day

T-Mobile to launch first Google-powered mobile - Yahoo! News UK

The only thing that will help it to beat the iphone is,hopefully, it wont be so damn expensive

Having fast internet access on a mobile is ok, but, the mobile/cellular network has to support it. We use 3g or hsdpa in UK. Which can be 3.6mbs on a mobile, in reality it is usually 1.8. I have seen adverts for 7mbs in London! The speed is location/commercial viability dependent. The important and larger cities will have the technology and the yocal locals will get it later ("coming soon").

I like HTC phones. I had a compact II for 2 years and loved it. I like phones with big screens (am a wrinkly and the eyes are going). At times there did seem to be a problem with push email and this made me change to a nokia n95 as opposed to a blackberry 8100. Trackerballs on a phone are pants and that I feel will be a major drawback and potential design flaw.

I hope it works for HTC as I think that Apple have had a monopoly on this type of phone for too long and HTC have now stepped up to compete.

If T-mobile have taken this on I would put money on them doing there best to get exclusivity from HTC and as such if you unlock one these phones to take a different network sim it may not give all the functionality you expect. I would expect them to try and overcome the normal "factory reset" that we all know and love

[Torx]

wtf, sprint was supposed to be the first with android/google.

GARBAGE fucking TMOBILE, gaah

Trackerballs on a phone are pants

quote of the day, youre the second person besides myself , that i know, that uses that term, lmao

[Chainblade]

t-mobile ftw! hopefully t-mobile usa comes out with it though. t-mobile uk gets all the cool phones while t-mobile usa gets shit...

[OcTaNe91]

Originally Posted by Torx

wtf, sprint was supposed to be the first with android/google.

GARBAGE fucking TMOBILE, gaah



quote of the day, youre the second person besides myself , that i know, that uses that term, lmao

from what ive heard, sprint will get their phone first quarter of 09...but my Q9c is still better IMO

[pk_volt]

the phone looks kinda ugly compared to the iphone.

[86mcss]

it needs to be with verizon!

[randomtask]

Originally Posted by 86mcss

it needs to be with verizon!

Wrong: It needs to be available to all carriers (& possible to buy outright)
+ have MMS & turn by turn GPS navigation out of the box

If they release this outside the US as above, they will then have an iPhone killer.

[Torx]

Originally Posted by OcTaNe91

from what ive heard, sprint will get their phone first quarter of 09...but my Q9c is still better IMO

no fucking way dude, i'll be dead by then

[86mcss]

Originally Posted by OcTaNe91

from what ive heard, sprint will get their phone first quarter of 09...but my Q9c is still better IMO

How do you like your Q9c? I have one as well..Do you have skyfire? What apps are you running?

[ivwshane]

The Q9 is ugly and suffers the same issues as all windows mobile phones, a horrible UI.