Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Great article over at VentureBeat.com that is a more upbeat commentary than we’ve seen of late on the future of Google Android. I agree with a lot of the article although I also agree with some of the comments on the article that the work estimate table (below) is a little bit too vague.
The article describes how operators are moving away from walled gardens to try to provide users with more choice. It also mentions the T-Mobile App Store equivalent, although interestingly T-Mo have said that they won’t be supporting Android with their first iteration of their App ‘program’. This presumably won’t be too big an issue as Google plans to have its own Android Market.
Tags: Android, App program, App Store, Google Android, Market, Marketplace, T-Mobile
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Reuters has reported the T-Mo in the U.S. will launch the HTC Dream G1 on the 23rd September (2008!)
If this proves to be true then this gives them a decent run up to Christmas. Obviously, everyone has already written off Android as a lame duck which is probably great as such low expectations have been set.
I’m sure Google want it to be a success but equally they don’t seem to be set on setting the world alight and destroying the competition (Microsoft take note!). As long as they have some of their apps and their search available on other platforms they probably don’t care too much what device you buy. Google maps runs great on the Nokia E71, HTC Diamond Pro and Blackberry Bold alike with ‘subtle’ ads creeping in to newer versions.
One thing you can be sure of, every review/preview around the 23rd September will contain the word ‘iPhone’.
Tags: Ads, Adverts, Android, Blackberry, Diamond, E71, Google Android, Google Maps, HTC, HTC Dream, iPhone, Microsoft, Nokia, September, T-Mobile, Windows Mobile
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
The Telegraph yesterday published an article saying that the HTC Dream would be available in the UK on T-Mobile as early as November. This is either a real scoop by the Telegraph (who don’t mention their source) or a confusion about T-Mo in the US.
If it is true then I believe T-Mobile UK is a slightly unusual choice for launching the first Google phone. Sure, they were one of the first (excluding ’3′) to launch ‘all you can eat’ tarriffs but I question how much of Android’s target audience they can reach. T-Mobile must be hoping that users will move across to their network in order to get their hands on the first phones. However, I would speculate many will wait for unlocked phones to become available so they can stick with their current provider.
I hope that T-Mo don’t try to use the new phone as an excuse for extortionate monthly subscriptions and lengthy contracts. I have a feeling the first Google phone is going to get a tough ride in terms of comparisons to the iPhone, especially as the Dream looks very much like a rehash of the Sidekick. It would be unfortunate if it was further burdened by pricey contracts.
Tags: Android, Google Android, HTC Dream, iPhone, Sidekick, T-Mobile, Telegraph, UK
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Lots of reports out there about the FCC approving the HTC Dream for use on T-Mobile in the US. Probably the best report is from engadget. Suggestion is that this was the last barrier to its release in September. The sooner the better I reckon.
I wonder what the market will be like for getting unlocked HTC Dream’s over to Europe. I would imagine that unlocking software will be even simpler to write for Android than it is for OS X Mobile due to it being a more “hackable” platform.
Tags: Android, Dream, FCC, Google Android, HTC, T-Mobile, unlock
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