Rumor has Android G2 in the works
On the heels of Google revealing enhancements to its Android mobile platform, rumors are circulating that we may soon be seeing a new Android device.
The original Android phone: T-Mobile's G1.
(Credit: CNET Networks)The T-Mobile G2, as the device will reportedly be called, will debut on January 26, according to "rumors" reported by Cell Phone Signal. The new device is expected to have a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, VGA camera for video calls, a full touch screen, and Wi-Fi connectivity, according to the blog.
Boy Genius Report has reported a follow-up rumor that says those specs are pretty accurate, but that the release date will actually be in April. Boy Genius' tipster said the G2 wouldn't have a physical QWERTY keyboard, but there would still be a trackball at the bottom of the device.
The new device is also expected to be non-exclusive to T-Mobile and sold elsewhere around the world, according to Boy Genius.
This week, some of the changes made to the mobile operating system by a private group of developers came to light in Cupcake--the Android code the group shares with the outside world. Now, according to the Android road map, the Cupcake enhancements have started to be merged into the wider, open-source Android project.
Some of the changes coming to Android are bug fixes, affecting elements such as e-mail, conversation-list scrolling, and the alarm clock. Several new features are, however, also being added--for example, the ability to save MMS attachments. The Linux kernel upon which Android runs has been upgraded to version 2.6.27, and "basic x86 support" has been added.
Steven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. Before joining CNET News in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers. E-mail Steven.
"The T-Mobile G2, as the device will reportedly be called"
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"The new device is also expected to be non-exclusive to T-Mobile and sold elsewhere around the world, according to Boy Genius. "
How is it called the T-MOBILE G2 if its "non-exclusive to T-MOBILE????
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How can it be called the T-Mobile G2 and be non-exclusive? Simple. A little device called a sim card. It's the reason you can buy the a product, such as the IPhone, and have it available until other carriers aside from Cingular/AT&T
I've heard rumors that the G1 is going to other countries next year, like Brazil, where I live, and there is no T-Mobile here, so it won't be called T-mobile G1. Maybe they just call it HTC Dream, or give another name, like Vivo(one of our cellphone operators) G1, or Claro G1, who knows... I just hope it comes cheap, less than the R$2000(US$1000) they are charging for the iPhone, so I can think about getting one latter next year.
Cell coverage various by location but you've probably never had Sprint...their customer service and phone coverage is terrible.
I've had all the major carriers over the years and my 2 top are T-Mobile and Verizon...although AT&T coverage with my iPhone 3G is pretty good and I live and work in Los Angeles & Orange Counties in Southern California.
If nothing else it makes it slightly more difficult to get information about the phone before and after buying it.
I agree
"When [W]indows goes through development, it's given a code name like [W]histler or [L]onghorn,..."
Using Microsoft's Windows development to Google's Android development is like giving tons of bleak to the search company!
HTC has a bit of an advantage, since they are already delivering their second generation Android smartphone. Practice makes perfect.
I'm really curious which vendor will deliver the first Android netbook. Android is designed for low power consumption, it should boot and run fast on an x86 machine, it is inherently net-oriented and it will run all the apps (free and paid) from the Android market. It could really set the netbook segment on fire (as if it isn't already).
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i wish you would stop talking.
and breathing.
Definately an iPhone killer!
the article mentions web2go... which would be a rediculous feature when you consider android's web browser built into the device's OS
Nothing to read here... move along...
Any one know of an external bluetooth keyboard that might work? It could fold up around the phone like a travel case.
http://www.phonemag.com/the-unconfirmed-g2-to-unveil-on-april-2009-126029.php
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by kwaysee
March 19, 2009 9:37 AM PDT
- some lady at a t-mobile booth in the local mall told me that the G2 would not be available in the US. i was about to call her an idiot, because she also told me that t-mobile was not a wireless internet provider. i said really, and she said, they were about to release one that connects to the usb port. i still don't know what the crap she was talking about, but i do want to know if there is any truth to her notion of the G2 being exclusively overseas.
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