T-Mobile G1 now available

Posted by Chris Ziegler

Now that T-Mobile’s systematic discrimination against non-T-Mobile customers (how dare they?) has come to an end, we can all exhale, pull out our credit cards and get to maxin’ out the plastic. That’s right — the Android-powered G1 is now available for sale from T-Mob’s website to all comers, though we’re only seeing the black and bronze models listed at the moment and both are tagged with an ominous “extremely limited availability” label which tells us they probably won’t be there long. $179.99′s the price on two-year contract, and if they do sell out online, don’t sweat it just yet — sweep your local stores today.

Samsung U800 Review

Samsung U800 is a ultraslim 3G phone with a classic-shape design. Samsung U800 is also known by another name which fell into category of the ’spirit of soul’ series.

Samsung U800 is apparently a new member of the Soul family, being a candybar version of the U900 model. The phone comes with quad-band 3G connectivity (UMTS), a 3.2 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, Music player and FM radio.

The Samsung U800 offers a mid-range camera, video calling, a music player, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity, 1GB of built-in memory plus the option to add a memory card.

Samsung U800 features:

• 2.0″ 16M-color TFT LCD display of QVGA resolution
• 3G with HSDPA (3.6Mbps) support
• 1GB of onboard memory, microSD expansion
• Nice and responsive D-pad
• Cool brushed metal casing
• 3 megapixel camera with LED flash
• Music Player (MP3, AAC, eACC+ & WMA), Polyphonic Ringtones, MP3 Ringtones
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth (A2DP) and USB v2.0
• User-friendly keypad
• Organiser: Phonebook, Organiser, Calendar, Clock, Alarm, Calculator, Office Document Viewer, Office Document Editor, Handsfree Speaker
• Internet: WAP 2.0, XHTML, HTML
• Connectivity: 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth, USB, EDGE, GPRS
• 1 Gbytes plus MicroSD Memory Card Option
• Battery life: 3.4 Hours Talk Time, 400 Hours Standby Time
• Weight 89 g
• Just 9.9mm thickness. Size 111 x 46 x 9.9 mm

Users prefer this mobile phone not only because of its affordable price but also because of its awesome ability to deliver power-packed performance any time and at any place. With the 1 Giga bytes of embedded memory, and with an option of memory expansion, it allows the users to store tonnes of data in any form.

Users press one dedicated button on the phone and are online within seconds, usually starting to navigate via menus predetermined in the carrier’s landing page. Alternatively users can type in URLs directly to get to mobile web sites, which can then be conveniently browsed by using one-key shortcuts.

Communication services offered by the Samsung U800 include traditional text messaging, as well as enhanced messaging that works on predictive text. It also allows multimedia video and picture exchanges, and supports mobile e-mail service for those urgent online transactions.

The U800 is a phone that has what you need a good camera, large TFT display, Mp3 player and FM radio and a powerful organizer(you can set up alarms, events, your schedule and you can read and edit Office documents).

Samsung U800 is not only smart, it is also beautiful. The phone looks great and the slim design makes it even more attractive.

Source: Gadget Club

Motorola’s Android slider getting social in Q2 2009?

by Thomas Ricker

Motorola: a name that oozes with apathy amongst gadget aficionados these days. But what if we added the words “Android” and “Social” to the mix, would you once again take notice of the world’s most invisible number 1 seller of handsets? According to BusinessWeek, Moto’s Google-ified handset will feature an “iphone-like touch-screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a host of social-network-friendly features.” BusinessWeek’s sources say that the device takes its design cues from the Krave ZN4 while resembling a high-end version of the T-Mobile G1 from HTC (while selling for less). Apparently Moto has been shopping the spec-sheet and images around to carriers over the last few months in preparation for a Q2 2009 US launch (Europe in Q3 2009) for the MySpaceBook crowd. Unfortunately for Moto, we expect the market to be flooded with Android handsets by then.

Source: Engadget

T-Mobile G1 review

by Joshua Topolsky

It’s hard to believe, but rumors of a “Googlephone” have been floating around since 2006. To put it in perspective, the first Gphone post on Engadget was written by Peter Rojas. Needless to say, it’s been a long, slow ride to get to Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and ultimately the T-Mobile G1. If we said expectations were high for the introduction of this device, it would be an understatement. It’s not every day that a company with the stature of Google announces it’s getting into the phone game, and it’s certainly not every day that an honest-to-goodness innovator comes along. That last time the team at Engadget got this stoked for a device, it was a little something called the iPhone — and you know how that turned out. Will Android and the G1 live up to the hype? Is this the first coming of a serious new contender in the mobile space, or has the triple threat of Google, HTC, and T-Mobile not delivered on their promises? We’ve put both the device and the software through its paces to bring you the definitive review of the T-Mobile G1 and Android, so read on to get your answers.

Sony pushes out firmware 5.0 for PSP

by Darren Murph

“Soon-ish” has turned to “now-ish.” PSP owners eager to get their minds into the PlayStation Network (and thus, the PS Store) right on their handheld can now do so… right after they suck down the freshly released firmware 5.0, of course. Aside from the obvious changes, the PlayStation format software can now be output in full-screen size on a connected device, the sleep timer feature can now be used under [Music], the system automatically reverts to USB mode when a USB cable is connected and the [Original] theme has been redesigned. Get it while the gettin’s good.