The mobile space is a brave new world for online advertisers. As the mobile advertising ecosystem matures, advertisements on mobile phones and mobile web pages will become more and more prevalent. The latest development in mobile advertising is Google’s announcement that they are know displaying AdWords text and image ads on the iPhone, T-Mobile G1,…
Google announces unlocked G1 for Android developers – Android Dev Phone 1 almost here
Google is apparently committed to making their Android OS and the Android Market just as competitive as the iPhone and the App Store. Apple might have the market share now, what with their more than 2 million iPhone application downloads everyday, but Google is looking to hack away at Apple’s position. To help cultivate a…
Roaming Now Disabled By Default on UK G1’s
Remember that post from earlier in the week where I reported the T-Mobile G1 had issues with internet connectivity… namely, it couldn’t be turned off, therefore when traveling abroad you’d rack up insane roaming charges!? If you don’t recall, you can read about it here. To go on… customers in the UK can breathe easy,…
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…
White T-Mobile G1 Image Gallery
Still itching to get your hands on the White T-Mobile G1? Thankfully, the folks over at Android Central got their hands on the white model. They’ve snapped some pictures for us to enjoy, some of which I’ve included below. The peeps over there seem to be big boosters of the white model… and I have…
T-Mobile G1 Price Drop Hits the UK
The T-Mobile G1 dropped in the UK on October 30th, and already there are new price drops. At launch, you could pick up a nifty G1 on a £40/mth contract. Sounded pretty decent at the time… but yet again, early adopters are getting the shaft… Well, sort of. T-Mobile has now dropped the monthly contract…
T-Mobile G1 Internet Access Can’t Be Turned Off
If you travel abroad a lot, you might want to leave your T-Mobile G1 at home… That is, unless you want to rack up a nice chunk of change in roaming charges. A tipster recently dropped a note over to the folks at Gizmodo, telling them that his data roaming bill had reached $102.85… Even…
First Batch of American Express ‘My Wishlist’ T-Mobile G1’s Sold Out
As we all certainly expected, the first batch of 200 T-Mobile G1’s that were up for sale on the American Express ‘My Wishlist’ site have sold out. Didn’t take that long either. At a reduced $125 per G1, no doubt they were selling like hot cakes. Not to worry though, if you still want to…
American Express ‘My Wishlist’ Site Features T-Mobile G1 for $125
Really want a T-Mobile G1, but don’t want to pay the full price for the device? I stumbled across a deal on the G1 this morning that is sure to please the G1 seekers out there. Only catch is you’ll need an American Express Card to take advantage of the deal. For a limited time…
G1 Auto-Rotation Coming Soon?
If you own a T-Mobile G1, you certainly know that the screen orientation already changes from portrait to landscape when you slide out the keyboard. That said, the screen will not rotate when you simply turn the device in your hand… even though the accelerometer on-board is there to make this feature possible (you would…