It’s always good to hear about a device that makes a good profit these days, especially in these crazy economic times. Case in point comes the T-Mobile G1. According to a new comScore report, the G1 makes the largest profit for T-Mobile of any device on their network. That said, the G1 is still only…
T-Mobile Disses Cupcake Rumors: April Launch? We Don’t Think So!
Much to my chagrin, the rumored April release of the much anticipated ‘Cupcake’ update for Android OS appears to be just that… a rumor. A little frustrating when you consider T-Mobile has a way of ‘officially’ saying one thing, and then another thing comes true. Could be the bloggers out there reporting false stuff, could…
Developer Frustration: Android Market Blocking Some New Merchant Applications
The latest news out of the Android Community is that developers are experiencing some real problems linking their merchant accounts to their Android Developer accounts. What’s the big deal about this? Well, when you can’t link these accounts together, you can’t list paid apps on the Android Market. Kind of a biggy if you’re a…
T-Mobile G1 for $79.99 at Costco!
As I suspected, the prices on the original Android device, the T-Mobile G1, are dropping… Fast. The other day I reported that the G1 was on sale for $98 at Amazon. Now, it looks like there’s another sweet deal to be had on the Android-powered device. Costco has the G1 on sale for $79.99! That’s…
T-Mobile Says: Android ‘Cupcake’ Fimrware Update Coming in April
Some quick and exciting Android news this morning. Seems as though the Android ‘Cupcake’ update rumors have been floating around forever… Lets add to them shall we? Well, ok maybe this time around its a little better than a rumor, as Pocket-lint is claiming that T-Mobile reps have confirmed the Cupcake update will hit us…
TeleNav GPS Navigator Available on the T-Mobile G1
You may recall earlier in the month I reported that TeleNav Navigator was coming to Android: Long story short, the folks at TeleNav have announced that TeleNav GPS Navigator is coming to Android, and the software should be available on February 24th. The software will come with a 30-day free trial and after that, be…
Shaq Tweets From His T-Mobile G1
This is an awesome story. Blogger Jesse Bearden and his buddy Sean had a not-so-chance encounter with Shaquille O’Neal at a local diner the other day. The two friends were trying to decide whether THE_REAL_SHAQ was indeed the real basketball player, or just someone out there having a little fun. After having received a tweet…
Google Demos a T-Mobile G2?
While speaking at a conference earlier today, Google was busy showing off Gmail running on Android. All well and good, but something was a tad strange about the presentation. Check out the image I’ve included here. Doesn’t that look like a T-Mobile logo on the handset? Sure does! I thought the HTC Magic was supposed…
So What is the Name of the Google Android Robot Anyway?
Here’s a little bit of fun Android news. Have you ever wondered what the Android Robot’s name is? Michael Martin over at GoogleandBlog sent a few Google engineers and other Android developers the very same question. Developer Alexander Muse of Big In Japan noted that he calls him ‘Mike’. To the best of his Alexander’s…
Wild Boar Caught on Camera: Snaps Taken With the G1
Time for some lighter Friday fun. While browsing around some Android sites I like to haunt, I noticed the pictures I’ve included below. ‘Odd’, I thought… The pictures were taken by the folks at GoogleandBlog. Seems as though they were out and about in San Diego, when they noticed a wild boar leashed to a…