Android G1 Jailbroken... For Now

Well, that was fast. The Google Android-powered G1 has been jailbroken. It wasn't locked down as jealously as the iPhone, but it was locked down nonetheless. "Locked down" in the past tense, that is..."It's been less...

Your Android Has a Kill-Switch

Your Android phone is only mostly yours: Google may delete applications from your handset as it sees fit. "Unlike Apple, the company has made no attempt to hide its intentions, and includes the details in the Android...

Android G1 Sold Out During Pre-Order

G1, the Android/HTC smartphone, is also rivalling the iPhone in terms of short supply. "Very quickly users came forth reporting that customer service representatives were stating there was a very limited supply....

Apple Lifts NDA: iPhone Developers Unmuzzled

Emerging pressure from competitors usch as Android/HTC and Symbian/Nokia, Apple has lifted its non-disclusure agreement, which developers were forced to adhere to in order to gain access to the iPhone platform: an...

Motorola Confirms Android Plans

Motorola has announced that it's firmly on the Android train. No, not a RAZR-bot, but the Google mobile platform.I still thought they were moving toward Linux for all of their smartphones, but it looks like the U9...

Android and T-Mobile: Real Unlimited Data (Updated)

Update: EAAs, rejoice! T-Mobile has removed the contentious proviso from their usage agreement, thereby consigning the earlier part of this story to the dustbin of breathless telecom rants. "After much criticism...

New Google Android Phone Unveiled

The Open Handset Alliance, comprised of Google and 33 other companies, unveiled the new G1 phone which operates on Google's open-source Android system.  The phone will initially be released by T-Mobile for $179...

Android: HTC Dream competition for Apples Iphone?

T-mobile will be unveiling the long awaited HTC Dream on September 23rd. What is so special about this HTC? "The HTC Dream from T-Mobile will be the first handset to run Google's new mobile operating system, Android....

First 'Google phone' to debut Sept. 23

Google graduated from a search engine to media company. It even launched its own browser sometime back to counter arch rival Microsoft. Now It is all set to lauch its own phone next week. The first mobile device...

Android Lands on Sept 23

Next week, T-Mobile will be launching the first mobile phone to run Android. As phones get more feature-rich and more web-enabled, thrid-party development becomes key to an operating system's success. Currently, the iPhone is king of the app hill, but (sanctioned) apps must...

Google phone delay rumours denied

"GOOGLE HAS MOVED to dispel rumours being peddled by techhack Gary Krakow which claimed that the Android OS will not be on a Gphone until2009.Citing a Deep Throat within Google, Krakow claimed that, while the Android OSshould be ready for launch by the end of the year, the...

Google Offers Powerful Tools for Free, Will Monetize Later

"Google's first developer conference, I/O, was definitely a huge success for the company. Hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, it attracted more than 2,900 developers despite the $400 they had to pay to get in. However, Google made sure everybody got their money's...

Google’s latest Android prototype is kicking iPhone's apps

" Google’s latest Android prototype is miles improved over the versions we last saw. Back at CES the GUI was clunky and the whole thing looked relatively primative; Google themselves asked us to keep an open mind...

'Battlestar Galactica' Set To Blast Into Final Season

Like many other nerds who love their Battlestar, I can't frakkin' wait for April 4th..""Battlestar Galactica" begins its final season with the Cylons, rapidly evolving robots created by man, hot on the heels of...

Astronauts test handyman robot

HOUSTON TODAY - The international space station's giant new handyman robot got its first checkup this Sunday, with astronauts and flight controllers testing its electronics, joints and brakes.The Canadian-built...

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