Sure, we could just sit back and wait for Verizon Wireless to make good on their promise to unlock the GPS hardware in their high-end smartphone lineup to work outside of the carrier’s VZ Navigator premium navigation service. But, why wait for Verizon to release a software update when PPCGeeks user IIIboredIII has crafted his…
DIY: Hack and unlock your T-Mobile G1 into an Android Dev Phone 1!
Just the other day, Google announced that it will be offering its Android developers a special variant of the T-Mobile G1 (the first ever Android-powered smartphone to hit market) – the Android Dev Phone 1. Today, we’ve stumbled across a new hack that allows T-Mobile G1 owners with a bit of gumption and a dash…
iPhone-like screen transitions for T-Mobile G1 and Android OS
There’s no doubt that the T-Mobile G1 is a serious competitor in a crowded smartphone market. With an open-source Android OS powering the smartphone, the G1 is about as flexible and powerful as any other mobile phone. Unless, that is, you want your T-Mobile G1 to animate screen transitions all slippy-slidey like, much like the…