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Why is it that handsets from little-known Chinese manufacturers always claim to feature ground-breaking technologies but come wrapped in low-end plastics and half-baked ideas. The latest Chinese smartphone to hit the intertubes is the Sciphone Dream G2. Powered by the same Android OS that made a splash on the T-Mobile G1 (wherever did Sciphone get the [...]

What good is all that 3G goodness on T-Mobile’s 1700Mhz AWS network when all it does is serve up wireless data on your T-Mobile G1? Okay, sure, the T-Mobile G1 hums along quite nicely with its 3G data connection, but wouldn’t it be nice to share that 3G-love with your laptop? Of course if would. Enter [...]

T-Mobile’s announcement of the Android-powered T-Mobile G1 smartphone (made by HTC - the HTC Dream) has finally given us an outlet for our pent-up anxiety in the form of Android/HTC Dream G1/T-Mobile G1 posts. All the pictures and videos floating around the interwebs paint quite a pretty picture of the T-Mobile G1, but just how [...]

The HTC Dream has been gaining some serious media-traction over the past couple weeks as we countdown to the Android-powered HTC Dream’s launch on T-Mobile’s burgeoning 3G network next week. T-Mobile has posted up a pre-registration page on their website, referring to the HTC Dream as the T-Mobile G1. T-Mobile is apparently giving T-Mobile customers a [...]

Hey, a la Mobile, 2004 called and they want their smartphone back. In a move to show the world that the Android OS is compatible with all sorts of older, ARM-based devices, a California-based Linux/Open-Source handset software development firm, a la Mobile , has announced that they have installed their own Android OS stack on the 4-year-old HTC Blue Angel (aka Qtek 9090). a la Mobile is showing off their own set of prototype phone applications for the Android OS. The underlying Android OS platform is no good without application that bring phone-functionality to the table - and that’s where a la Mobile comes in. They’ve built a set of apps, like a browser, camera, and game applications to show the world that they know what they’re doing with Android OS. Now, there’s no officially-supported Android OS stack as of yet, but a la Mobile is hoping that the OHA will at least consider their prototype Android offering. Wouldn’t it be great if we didn’t have to wait until the end of 2008 for a viable Android OS handset to hit the market? [Via: USA Today ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:HTC could ship 1 million Android handsets in 2008HTC plans to release 2 to 3 Android based devices in 2008Road Angel Mobile protects your driving licenceLG KS20 vs HTC Touch Dual vs HTC Cruise comparison tableAT&T: BlackBerry 8820 GPS is fully functional, not crippled