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Filed under: Handsets , HTC , T-Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Android Oh sure, you've already read over our (and Ryan Block's ) brief one-day impressions of T-Mobile's G1 , but one lucky (lucky!) user over at AndroidCommunity has been able to handle one for more than just a few hours. As a precious gift to the world, he's penned a nice list of pros and cons along with a Q&A, and it seems that the "review" is actually growing with time. Right from the top, he notes that the G1 is lke a "SideKick on massive steriods," albeit one with a minty fresh OS. Speaking of, he also states that the handset "doesn't run as smoothly as you would think," asserting that some of the applications "suttered" upon opening. We're also told that it requires a reboot from time to time just to keep things humming along, but we're hoping all of these quirks are just part of the Rev. A rigamarole . It's glaringly obvious that the user adores Android (and the phone, too), but we can't help but hope these niggles he speaks of are addressed in short order. [Thanks, Oscar] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Though we’ve seen the Google Maps for Android compass feature or time or two since Android was announced, all of the videos we’ve seen so far have been gleaned from a projected image during a presentation, or otherwise not meant for the viewers at home. Looking to remedy this, Google has published a blog post [...]

We’ve covered the Android-powered T-Mobile G1 from head to foot on the day of its official launch, but we have no doubt that there are still many things we’ve missed, especially when it comes to the itty bitty details. Thankfully, Google isn’t holding back in providing the skinny on Android’s oft-overlooked details, and now gives us [...]

TechCrunch is reporting that Motorola is making a significant investment in the Android operating system. According to their article, Motorola currently has a team of 50 people dedicated to the new mobile operating system by Google. Based on a tip from an Android developer approached by a headhunter it sounds like Motorola would prefer that [...]

Filed under: Handsets , Motorola , Android When a major player like Google comes up with a new mobile operating system that's better than the competition and is totally free, you would certainly expect handset manufacturers to be interested. But there's interested, and then there's interested . After lingering for nearly a year in the former category Motorola is now firmly moving to the latter, hiring and headhunting in an effort to build up a 350-person group entirely focused on development of Android phones. The company was one of the original members of the Open Handset Alliance , but seems to have waited for the release buzz from HTC's G1 before diving in head-first. There's talk that Nokia (and its " real phones ") may be feeling the vibrations too, allegedly forming an internal team to do the same -- on the down low. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

With all their time spent doing seemingly next to nothing for the past few months, it’s a mystery what exactly Motorola is up to. Are they still thinking about ripping off the RAZR? Trying to hang on to the “thin is in” catchphrase? It turns out, Motorola is intending to work on its own customized Android [...]