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San Francisco customers are some kind of lucky today!

Attention attention San Francisco residents who have not pre-ordered the G1, we have news for you! Sadly the news is only good if you live in that in the San Fran area as T-mobile has chosen the San Francisco store at 3rd and Market St to start selling G1’s a day early. You read that right, at 6pm local time (6pm PDT) you will be able able to purchase the G1 and be the envy of all … [read full article]

Oh the weather outside is frightful…

Ok, so who can guess what those are?? Remember, just because store’s in your area may or may not have received inventory, the sell date is still the 22nd so don’t be the guy who walks into a store and demands to purchase tomorrow. Don’t be that guy! If you want to take a picture with the UPS man delivering your phone, that’s a different story.

Blackberry Curve FINALLY receives 4.5 software update!

Well for all your Blackberry Curve fans who have been eagerly awaiting this release and haven’t taken the leap into the wilderness that is the many unofficial releases floating around this comes as great news. Starting today you can download the 4.5 maintenance release from t-mobile.com/bbupgrade. One of the few complaints that has befallen Blackberry especially of late has been the lack of HTML email integration. For a device that sells itself as the best email … [read full article]

Memphis and Tampa 3G launch updates…

Real quick post here, just a follow up to Friday’s 3G press announcement from T-mobile regarding Memphis and Tampa 3G launches. Memphis congratulations you already should be experiencing faster speeds and better voice quality as you have awoken with 3G. So great news for those of you who pre-ordered your G1 out of Memphis, you can rest assured that you will be able enjoy the entire array of phone features with high speed and not a … [read full article]

We want your G1 pics!!

So for some of you today is the day, the boys in brown have made your day and in celebration of the G1 launch we want to see your G1 pics. Whether or not its unboxing, firing it up or placing it in your already existing G1 shrine, we want to see them. So once you no longer have to look out the window for UPS, grab your digital camera or the phone you are ready … [read full article]

Going early on the 22nd? Expect to choose from one of these!

So you didn’t pre-order, maybe you weren’t sure if you liked the look of the phone. Maybe you weren’t sure that you were ready to sell your soul to google. By now most of you have changed your minds and judging yet again by the flurry of comments you are waiting with baited breath. So If you plan on being one of the first to head to a T-mobile store Wednesday, expect to be choosing from one … [read full article]

G4tv reviews the G1!

Just more video and hands on…overall a pretty positive review yet they do encounter some of the same problems with GPS that other reviews seemed to encounter. Every time I read that I just get bummed out. I hope that’s a problem fixed via a software update which comes soon after launch. For those of you still checking your UPS tracking by the minute, this is just another hands on preview to keep you staring out … [read full article]

More 3G on the way!

Just in time for the G1 launch next week T-mobile is greenlighting Memphis and Tampa for 3G love. That’s official from T-mobile, though specific days were not mentioned in the report via Phonescoop. I know Tampa residents have been clamoring for a long time especially since late September when Orlando pointed and laughed. So congratulations Memphis and Tampa, welcome to the club. Now for the unofficial 3G rumors that have come into our email boxes this … [read full article]

Google can kill your phone whenever…

Most will remember a day not long ago when Apple fanboy’s rose up in viral protest about Apple’s disclosure of having a kill switch embedded in the iPhone to remotely disable malicious applications. Well while Apple hides behind its 10 foot wall of privacy, Google has decided on a much more forthright approach. “Hidden” yet perfectly viewable in the About Phone section of the Android software is a non to discreet statement that gives Google the right … [read full article]

Pink "Behold" spotted, name still awful

Last week we posted a preview of the Samsung “Behold”, the first all touch-screen phone on T-mobile USA’s network. Ignoring the strange name, we now have “confirmation” that a pink variant of the Behold exists. While this shot isn’t quite the picturesque view we would prefer, it’s sound enough to determine that a pink Behold is headed our way. Notice the MyFaves icon on the upper left-hand side of the phone? Last time we checked that … [read full article]

Ok well Math was never my strong subject either…

Well we’ve seen in the comments and the forums the disbelief among that T-mobile pre-sold 1.5 million G1’s. While we would love to believe such a number as truth, reality sets in and we realize it just isn’t the case. InformationWeek thought the numbers sounded just a little to good to be true so they contacted Motley Fool and discovered exactly how they came to such a number. I contacted Anders Bylund, the author … [read full article]