Well, it looks like T-Mobile delivered on its promise of releasing an OTA(Over-The-Air) update for G1 users by their self-imposed deadline of March 15th. Even though this update only brings forth an improvement in call quality, it’s nice to see that is was able without issue; unlike the experience Motorola Cliq and Droid Eris users suffered. If you haven’t seen the update yet, you should be seeing it very soon. So, the next question is will the G1 get another update? Android 2.1, here we come? Time will tell, but we hope so!
Attention Motoblur fans: More pictures of the Motorola Cliq XT (also known as the Motorola Zeppelin) continue to surface. The photos above detail the Cliq XT in all its glory with Motoblur, LED flash camera, and a 3.1 inch screen. For those who don’t know, the Cliq XT will run Android 1.5 and be both WIFI and GPS equipped. Unlike its brother, the Motorola Cliq, the Cliq XT will not feature a keyboard. The handset will be touchscreen only and feature a new keypad called Swype. The handset is rumored to be launching on March 10th. Oh yeah, the face of the phone and the area outside the trackpad are also touch sensitive! From the look of things, this looks to be a darn good handset with quite a few possibilities for developers. So, T-Mobile fans, will you be getting this phone? Let us know in the comments.
Now this I didn’t see coming and have to say I’m pleasantly surprised and yet still a little hesitant to call it absolutely true. The boys over at Slashgear did a little hands on with the Dell Mini 5, a 5-inch Android phone/mini-tablet/something to watch videos on and claim it’s eventually going to support our beloved AWS bands. “The modem connection has quadband GSM and then will be offered in various SKUs suited for European, AT&T orT-MobileAWS 3G.”
We can’t confirm nor deny this and we trust Slashgear implicitly when it comes to info so we have absolutely no reason to suspect they would steer us afoul. That being said, we’ll be keeping our own information sources at the ready scouring for info regarding this, trying to confirm or deny. If it comes, it’ll be one hell of a toy for some of the T-Mobile faithful.
The MyTouch3G “Slide” aka HTC Espresso has gotten its fair share of blog love lately and this time, we’re getting some damn good pictures. Mr. Blurrycam, wherever you are, this is how it’s done. Pictured here is the MyTouch Slide phone albeit a definite prototype sent over by my boys at Droiddeveloper who apparently have a super ninja on the payroll. Let me first say, I’m a bit unimpressed, when I conjured up the idea of a MyTouch Slide, originally discussed as a Sidekick replacement, I had the impression/hope of a phone that didn’t look like every other sliding QWERTY phone. That being said, the keyboard looks like quite spacious and noticeably drops the trackball for a Blackberry-like trackpad that doubles as a push button. Got some word on specs as well:
1300mAHr Battery * MicroSD memory cardslot is accessible without battery removal. It is a push to insert and push to remove design. * Optical trackpad with an integrated push button. * Camera with LED flash. * 3.5 mm Headset Jack * Slide-out 4 row QWERTY keyboard * 320×48o screen resolution. * ARM11 processor
One more shot after the jump! Look for this to drop Mid-May, the 17th to be a little more exact, in Black, Red and White. Thoughts?!
There is little debate as to what constitutes the hottest OS platform in the mobile industry right now, Android. T-Mobile was the first to bring the Android platform to the masses and has led the pack with the widest selection of devices from the get go. This nifty cheat sheet straight from the T-Mobile website shows some basic breakdowns of the T-Mobile selection and also re-confirms that 256mb of RAM in the MyTouch LE. If you were having a hard time making some Android decisions this may or may not influence you, but it’s certainly an easy breakdown of the main differences among the devices. Of course what it doesn’t tell you is the benefits and/or pitfalls of using a carriers dressed up interface like TouchWiz or MotoBlur which are very much love it or hate it. Regardless, if you’ve been on the fence about picking up an Android device, perhaps this will help.
Suspiciously missing here is the Nexus One, though not directly sold by T-Mobile definitely has the specs to compete and as such, should be listed.
While I would guess that probably a grand total of zero people are losing sleep regarding the MyTouch LE RAM “debate,” I figured the above screen shot would settle the matter. For those who you haven’t paid any attention whatsoever to this “issue,” rumors had sparked that the Fender MyTouch LE came with 288mb of ram rather than the current MyTouch3G’s 192mb. Judging by the image above we’re splitting the difference and going with 256mb, same as the Motorola Cliq. So in case you were losing sleep over this, consider the matter closed. Thank you and goodnight, good afternoon.
Ever since Google announced Android 2.0 on the Motorola Droid, everyone has eagerly wanted a piece of the scrumptious Eclair, but the future wasn’t looking too good for faithful G1 owners. There were a few rumors stating Android 2.0 for the G1 was coming, but no release date was specified. But now, according to an internal T-Mobile Forum, a Moderator states that Android 2.0 for the G1 is rumored to make its way to G1 handsets by the end of January. Of course this should be taken as a grain of salt, and until there is further confirmation, this is going under rumors column for now. Leave your thoughts and hopes in the comments!
So this is an interesting little tidbit sent my way in the last 24 hours. Apparently February 10th gives way to the MyTouch3G 1.2. My original thought was that the Fender edition might be this MyTouch3G 1.2. However, my source states that with some suspicion that it might be the original MyTouch3G coming with a 3.5 mm headset jack. This stems from material that hints toward two sets of accessory skus, modified to fit “both” devices. We don’t know what this means really and if its just the Fender edition which is a little disappointing. We imagine as the day approaches it will become cleaner. Either way, let the speculation begin.
Coming out of Motorola’s CES 2010 Event is word that the Motorola Cliq will receive Android 2.1 sometime in the future. Exactly when the “future” is unknown. More as it develops!
Looks like Engadget isn’t the only one that was able to get their paws on what seems to be one of the hottest, and highly anticipated devices right now. As the January 5th rumored release date comes closer and closer, one lucky guy over at NexusOneBlog managed to get his hands on the HTC Nexus One (aka Google Phone). Courtesy of the folks over at NexusOneBlog, you can finally read a full review with some nice high-res pics to keep you interested. We can clearly tell what the reviewer is saying all throughout the review and that is, “This is the best phone I have ever used, I have one and you don’t”. Read the full review here. Feel free to express your thoughts in the comments!
