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Welcome to CNET's home for information about the T-Mobile G1, previously known as the HTC Dream. The first smartphone to use Google's Android operating system, the G1 features a touch-screen interface, a QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, a music player, and support for third-party applications. But should you rush out to get one when it goes on sale October 22?
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Full review: T-Mobile G1
There's been a lot of anticipation and hype around the T-Mobile G1. As the first smartphone to run Google Android, a lot of people are curious to see what it has to offer and how it stacks up to the iPhone. What's the verdict? Read our full review to find out.
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Non-G1 Android phone to hit Australia in January
The
first
mobile
phone
running
Google's
Android
operating
system
will
hit
Australia
next
month,
with
a
company
called
Kogan
Technologies
announcing
the
imminent
release
of
an
Android-based
handset
it
calls
the
"Agora."
The
phone,
which
can
be
ordered
from
Kogan's
Web
site,
will
be
shipped
to
Australian
and
Read more
Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy
Smartphone
sales
slowed
in
the
third
quarter
of
2008,
market
research
firm
Gartner
said
Thursday.
The
firm
reported
that
the
growth
in
sales
of
smartphones
around
the
world
only
grew
11.5
percent
during
the
third
quarter.
The
firm
also
said
that
this
was
the
weakest
growth
it
has
seen
Read more
G1 owner gets hit with $102.85 in roaming charges
Android
Guys
has
a
story
today
from
a
T-Mobile
G1
owner
who
got
charged
for
$102.85
in
roaming
charges--even
after
he
turned
off
data
roaming
on
his
phone.
The
story
goes
that
he
was
visiting
the
U.K.,
and
knowing
that
he
would
rack
up
high
data-roaming
charges
while
Read more
Amazon Mobile now ringing up sales on iPhone
On
Wednesday,
Amazon
announced
the
throwing
open
of
its
virtual
doors
to
iPhone
and
iPod
Touch
users
everywhere
with
Amazon
Mobile,
a
free
app
now
available
in
the
iTunes
App
Store.
It's
a
pretty
nice
offering
that
simplifies
the
search
experience
for
products
found
not
just
on
Amazon.com,
Read more
Nokia's mystery device? The Nokia N97
Twenty-four
hours
after
teasing
us
with
news
of
a
major
product
announcement,
Nokia
officially
took
the
wraps
off
its
mystery
smartphone
on
Tuesday
at
the
Nokia
World
2008
conference
in
Barcelona,
Spain.
And
despite
some
close
guesses,
no
one
got
it
quite
right,
so
without
further
ado,
let
us
introduce
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Five financial Android apps to regulate your dough
With
the
economy
in
continuing
decline,
keeping
tight
control
over
your
money
is
no
longer
just
for
obsessives.
These
financial
apps
for
Google
Android
help
you
count
every
penny.
Personal
Budget
Droid
is
a
simple
budget-
and
bills-tracker
that
lets
you
create
multiple
monthly
budgets
for
groceries,
housing
costs,
and
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Buzz Out Loud 862: George Bush, Pollution, cardboard, whatever
Today's
title
is
an
example
from
Natali's
mind
of
some
tags
you
might
put
on
a
video
with
Yahoo's
new
video
tagging
game.
I
would
like
to
see
that
video.
We
also
touch
on
the
myth
of
Cyber
Monday
and
keep
you
up
to
date
on
Linux
Read more
Countdown to Nokia's new product announcement
In
the
tech
world,
it's
rare
that
a
new
product
remains
a
complete
secret
from
the
prying
eyes
of
gadget
enthusiasts
and
bloggers,
but
somehow
Nokia
has
done
it.
On
Tuesday,
in
conjunction
with
the
Nokia
World
2008
Conference
in
Barcelona,
Spain,
the
Finnish
cell
phone
manufacturer
will
reveal
Read more
Why is Yahoo peddling old plug-ins?
It's
hard
not
to
pity
Yahoo's
very
public
decline,
but
that
doesn't
keep
us
from
scratching
our
heads
over
the
once-great
Silicon
Valley
powerhouse's
recent
promotion
of
a
plug-in
that
debuted
a
year
ago
and
which
its
developers
say
is
sorely
outdated.
An
early
November
post
Read more
Your browser needs a shine
Chrome
is
Google's
attempt
to
make
the
browser
disappear
and
to
focus
on
the
applications
and
pages
users
are
viewing,
rather
than
on
the
border
with
its
tools.
Some
of
Chrome's
basic
underpinnings
are
quite
novel,
but
people
will
recognize
other
features
as
they
exist
in
other,
open-source
Read more
Google Android pictures
An early look at Google's Android
Here are a few early screenshots and images from the Android SDK.
Google's Android comes to life
A much more polished view of the Android user interface.
See all pictures
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