Along with the HTC Magic and the leaked HTC Hero we are to expect at least another Android phone from HTC this year according to HTC CEO Peter Chou. The Magic has already been accepted by Vodafone in europe and will also be released as the G2 from T-Mobile at some point this year.
T-Mobile have unvelied their new HTC handset with Googles Android O/S installed, US buyers will have the chance to pre-order the handset as of today in limited supply. The G1 will feature in select T-Mobile stores and online outlets in the US from Oct 22nd, The handset will also be available in the United Kingdom beginning in November, and across Europe in the first quarter of 2009. Countries include Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
The handset has top notch capabilities by all accounts including rich HTML support for email, sync seamlessly with Gmail including calendar and contacts, and supports most pop and IMAP providers at the same time. Full HTML browsing allows you to see a webpage how it was designed to be viewed and a zoom function much like Opera Mini.
T-Mobile are looking set to launch their HTC – Android based handset at 10:30am EDT (14:30 GMT), a press conference is being held which will be attended by the Android Community and a live blog will be broadcast here from the event itself.
The handset everyone is expecting to see officially unveiled is HTC’s Dream, which is thought to be branded the T-Mobile G1. The September 23rd event ties in with the previously leaked suggestion that the carrier would be announcing their Android handset on this date, with availability by the end of October.
Both T-Mobile and Google executives will be presenting the G1, and we’ll have all the details as they happen. The Live Blog address is http://Live.AndroidCommunity.com/ so join us on September 23rd!
Today seen Google have it’s Developer Day in London (UK) and the semi reveal of the new android based smartphone from the search giant and HTC. Those lucky enough to be there witnessed a working handset albeit somewhat masked to reveal carrier details and the like. It did however look like a polished, finished device broadcast on a large screen in an arena.
The footage below shows the devices webkit based browser over a Wi-Fi connection and it does look like it performs pretty well. It also shows it’s unique pattern based security system whereby you have to draw a line sequnce on screen before the device opens up, google maps also gets a look and it does look like a sleek o/s to have on your next mobile.
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