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[This is an official Smartphone Experts Round Robin post! Every day you reply here, you're automatically entered for a chance to win an iPhone 3G, Case-Mate Naked Case, and Motorola H9 Bluetooth Headset! More below!] Google’s Android is the future of smartphones. At least, it’s one of the possible futures. Alongside the iPhone, it’s the [...]

Move over, Google. Yahoo might have been experiencing problems, but that didn’t stop them from dealing with T-Mobile USA to put the OneSearch feature directly into phones. This deal hasn’t been officially announced, but it will be soon, according to a report from Infoworld. AT&T made a similiar move to this a couple of months back, [...]

Okay, fair enough, I’m having a little fun up there, but with the Smartphone Empire Experts Round Robin officially under way and my iPhone frozen in carbonite for the next month, the G1 could be my only hope! I’m still trying to figure out if this is the ‘droid I’ve been looking for, however. Do [...]

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , T-Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Android Oh sure, a few remarkably lucky and / or well connected individuals out there are yapping it up on a white T-Mobile G1 right this very moment, but for the bulk of us, coming across one is basically impossible; in fact, the white G1 isn't even listed on T-Mobile's website currently. TMO News has it that the lightest hue of the HTC-built handset isn't expected to ship until at least the US Thanksgiving holiday, meaning that you've still got some serious time to kill before wrapping your paws around the increasingly enviable mobile. Rumors have been rampant that a paint chipping issue is at fault, and while we've yet to hear any confirmation of that, we have seen problems with white paint throw a wrench in the production plans of other mega-corps in the past . There's always the black G1 + Colorware if you're really impatient, you know. White T-Mobile G1 not coming until after Thanksgiving? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , T-Mobile , Android We'd already gotten a general idea about what Google's RC29 and RC30 Android updates for the G1 did , but if you're curious about all the little details, you'll no doubt be pleased to know that the Google Android Security Team has now finally come out and explained the updates themselves. As we had heard, the RC29 update fixed a vulnerability that could potentially let malicious sites take over your browser, but it apparently also fixed two other software bugs, including a universal cross-site scripting problem that could also give someone control of the browser, and an exploit that let folks bypass Android's locking mechanism by booting the phone into safe mode. As for RC30, it apparently not only fixed that little root access issue, but two other bugs related to WebKit, which could, again, let someone take over your browser, and access to the G1's memory to, for instance, read stored cookies and gain online privileges. Google has also clarified that it intends to wait until all users have access to updates before it discloses the full details about them, so it looks like this cycle of confusion is going to be a regular occurrence for G1 owners. [Via Talk Android ] RC29, RC30 G1 Android updates get explained originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: HTC , Android Teardown specialist iSuppli is at it again, digging through the G1's guts this time around in an effort to wrap its inquisitive brain around the inaugural Android handset's bill of materials. The result? $144, which naturally doesn't reflect HTC's R&D -- an additional expense that might have been unusually low for the G1 considering HTC's overwhelming expertise in manufacturing all things mobile. For the record, this is about $30 less than iSuppli's July estimate for the 8GB iPhone 3G , though the comparison isn't terribly fair considering that the G1 has a mere pittance of internal storage by comparison. There's no telling what T-Mobile pays HTC for each and every G1 it sells, but we pay $179 ( or less ) on contract -- so it seems HTC is making itself a nice little profit right out of the gate and customers aren't footing much of the bill. At least, not until they've gone a few months into their two-year agreements. iSuppli says T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to make, nothing to love originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments