Featuring a slide out QWERTY keyboard, AT&T is looking good to get its first Android smartphone made by HTC. The smartphone has a name called HTC Lancaster, supports GSM Quadband and HSDPA / HSUPA network. It also comes with built in bluetooth, microSD card slot but only comes with a 2.8-inch touch screen with QVGA resolution. It is not sure if ... continued »

Other than the HTC Android Hero, HTC seems to have a few more other Android smartphones planned for year 2009. Leaked on Gizmodo gadget blog, the HTC Sapphire (called HTC Sapphire 2.0 for T-Mobile in previous leaked) will be powered by Android OS, has the similar trackball design as T-Mobile G1 but without a hardware keyboard. Would this also means ... continued »

Wow, more than 20 upcoming HTC devices for year 2009? This is a huge leaked of information from a chinese website diypda.com, there are some duplication of the devices for different service providers though. The HTC diamond series is going to stay alive this year, meaning more full touch screen smartphones to be offered by the company. HTC will continue ... continued »

A surge in early adoption of the new G1 mobile handset -- the first to incorporate Google Android mobile computing platform - indicates Apple's iPhone may have another challenger for the title of hip mobile device, according to WebTrends. continued »

If you are needing a soft keyboard for your new T-Mobile G1, Android has released a roadmap which include the soft keyboard feature on Q1 2009. When the Input method framework and Input method engines is complete, you will be able to use the soft keyboad from Android, plus application developers can develop new soft keyboard application for the Android OS. continued »

T-Mobile USA today announced the national availability of the T-Mobile G1, the first Android-powered mobile phone. The T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a rich mobile Web experience, dozens of Android Market applications, and popular Google products that  including Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube and others. Beginning today, consumers can purchase the phone in ... continued »

Today, Google and the Open Handset Alliance announced the availability of the Android platform source code to everyone, for free, under the new Android Open Source Project. This represents the first fully featured mobile platform which will enable people to create a mobile device without restrictions, build applications that run on Android powered devices, and contribute to the core platform. continued »

Available now on Android Market, Android Community members who have received their pre-ordered T-Mobile reported the new myspace mobile for Android yesterday. The application is free and will allow you to access your MySpace account with navigation tabs on the right side. You can also approve friend requests, send and receive messages, search for friends, update your current status and ... continued »

Is T-Mobile actually got 1.5 millions of T-Mobile G1 pre-ordered? Probably not. Betanews has tried to get a confirmation from T-Mobile and they were simply told, "While we have not released specific pre-sales numbers, nor do we comment on rumor or speculation, we look forward to Oct. 22, when our customers will be able to experience this unique phone first-hand." continued »

Android Community has posted review of the T-Mobile G1, the first Android smartphone. The extensive review also includes videos of T-Mobile G1 unboxing video and hardware/software walkthrough. Check out the full Android Community review here! continued »