Android a one-phone pony for now

Six months after the first Android phone was released, it remains the only phone that runs Google’s open-source operating system, although manufacturers and carriers say more Android products are coming in the weeks and months ahead.

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Android apps you won't find on the iPhone

Two months after the first Android phone was released, there are more than 400 free programs from which to choose and the promise of more handsets coming that use the open-source operating system.

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Not all touchscreen phones created equal

Touchscreen phones are among the hottest phones out now, with the iPhone 3G, the Google Android G1, HTC’s Touch Diamond and the BlackBerry Storm leading the pack.

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The next "super" Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that's much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone -- The Dragon/Passion. This is the phone the senior Android guys at Google are now carrying around and testing, at least as of a couple of weeks ago.

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Google predicts that some 18 to 20 phones, from eight to nine manufacturers, will come with Android OS installed on them by the end of the year.

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...a version of HTC's Magic, the successor to the T-Mobile G1 (formerly known as the HTC Dream) that launched in February.

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Have phone will travel, as these great pictures show, but what kind of cell phone do you have? (Poll)

Mine has always been a Motorola. My current model is the Z3 flip lid.

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After several false starts, the first Google-powered mobile phone - HTC's Dream - will go on sale in Australia on Optus post-paid plans from the middle of this month.

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Mobile phone manufacturer HTC is believed to be planning an Australian launch of a mobile handset based on Google's Android platform, with Optus and possibly other carriers to support the device.

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HTC, maker of the original Google phone, is boasting that demand is so high that sales will reach a million by the end of the year.

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The T-Mobile G1 Google smartphone, designed by Google and made by HTC, remains firmly in the shadow of the iPhone—for now. The phone, which goes on sale next week in the US and next month in Britain, was released too early.

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T-Mobile this week unveiled the first phone to use the open-source Android operating system developed by Google and its partners. The G1, based on HTC's Dream handset, will be available in the United States starting October 22.

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Though the G1 is looking pretty darn open compared to the iPhone, it does have some issues that might drive away potential customers. For instance, it is SIM-locked to its carrier and can't be used as a tethered modem with a laptop, both common criticisms of the iPhone as well.

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The HTC Dream smartphone with Android operating system will be available for $200 with a two-year contract, sources confirm.

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For those of you who have been anticipating the so-called Google Phone as if it were the next iPhone, the wait is almost over.

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The first mobile phone based on Android, which is software supported by Google, will debut this fall. We know a lot about the phone's looks already: Made by HTC, it will have a touch screen and a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, according to this story.

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T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, according to people briefed on the company's plans.

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After having a brief opportunity to play with a friend's Samsung Instinct, I must say I was impressed. In fact, I like that it was slimmer than my iPhone.

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The Touch Diamond is a lot more than just looks, though. The quad-band smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, and HSDPA support.

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A TyTN Among Men (TyTNII To Be Exact).

The AT&T Tilt is being called an iPhone killer (but what other PDA phone with a touch screen hasn't?), but in truth it isn't. Not because it has less features (it has more), and not because it is less functional (its more functional).

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Looks pretty impressive. I can't wait to see more.

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It's been a long time coming, but the Google Phone (Gphone) finally looks set to arrive this Christmas, with 50,000 units finding their way into the hands of developers. The handset will be made by smartphone specialist HTC, according to a report from market analysts UBS.

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Google has already developed a dozen smartphone applications, including mobile versions of its search, maps, Gmail, calendar, and RSS reader tools.

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Genie in a table! (2)

In my first part of this article we were a little bit tough on our Redmond's fellows; actually this was because I used to love Microsoft, and the shy attitude of its legendary founder Billy. Here is what I think that will work things out for them!

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Genie in a table!

I have seen Lot of cool things that keep coming from Microsoft through the last years, well.. except windows Vista!

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This is pretty big, dear readers. If rumors shall hold true, then HTC is currently hard at work on a handset device. This wouldn't sound at all interesting except for one small fact: it's being custom built for none other than Google.

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Theres nothing called the iPhone-killer.

After the "iPod-killer", now come the "iPhone-killers".

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iPhone is getting all the hype – but people should soon be talking about the Touch. HTC's Touch is a brand new smartphone design with a very cool touch-screen navigation system – similar to what Apple has reportedly developed for their soon-to-be-unleashed iPhone.

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