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T-Mobile myTouch 3G Gets Official in the US

AndroidBoards — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:41:50 +0000

T-Mobile USA has confirmed an early-August myTouch launch in the US which will be based on the same HTC Magic seen overseas recently. The myTouch in the US will have essentially the same features as the overseas version, plus a focus on customization via wallpapers, icons and the Sherpa personality learning program that will help find restaurants and attractions that interest you.

The phone will come in black, white and merlot colors. Features include a 3.2mp camera, included 4Gb microSD card, 3.2 HVGA touch screen, and one-touch video and photo upload capabilities for YouTube and Picasa.

Read the official T-Mobile USA press release, or visit T-Mobile’s myTouch site.

Waze Now Available to All Users

AndroidBoards — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:29:51 +0000

A few days back we reported on Waze, the user-generated driving maps application available for Android devices. At that time, it was in alpha testing only for certain California residents. We’re happy to announce that the Waze alpha is now available to everyone.

We’re On Twitter, and other news

AndroidBoards — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:24:17 +0000

If you haven’t found it already, you can now follow AndroidBoards on twitter at www.twitter.com/androidboards

Another new addition is the toolbar below, which allows you to connect instantly with the AB Facebook community, and receive Tweets as they happen from AB. For our non-English speaking readers, you can now translate any blog post, or the whole site itself with just a click using the same toolbar. There’s also an awesome navigation feature, as well as advanced search and easy sharing on most social media sites like Digg.com, del.icio.us and more. Check it out!

G1Touch Announced via T-Mobile UK Twitter

AndroidBoards — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:06:02 +0000

TMobileOfficial, T-Mobile UK’s official Twitter account, released today that the latest Android phone will be named the G1Touch. We can only speculate right now as to what hardware device that name will actually be stamped on, but it’s pretty certain just by the name that the new phone will not be sporting the slide-out keyboard of the older G1. And with the amazing quality of the new Cupcake update’s on-screen keyboard, that’s not necessarily going to be missed.

Samsung Bigfoot Spotted in the Wild

AndroidBoards — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:47:56 +0000

First off, sorry for the corny headline. Second, the fabled Samsung Bigfoot has actually appeared in a recent photo from BGR. If you missed it, the Samsung Bigfoot is supposedly the successor to the T-Mobile G1 – AKA G1 Version 2, or G2. The rumored specs are:

3MP Camera
UMTS/HSDPA radio
Capacitive AMOLED display (3″)

There’s sure to be more info coming soon. Keep ya posted.

Waze: Driver-Generated Live Maps and Real-Time Road Information.

AndroidBoards — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:05:43 +0000

If you haven’t heard of it yet, now is the time to check it out. Quite possibly the hottest new app for Android just released it’s live public alpha Tuesday night. Waze is everything you like about your Twitter, your radar detector and your GPS thrown into one sweet application. Waze works by constantly updating a live map with notifications from other Waze users. Essentially, this lets you know before you even get there if there are speed traps, police, construction problems, heavy traffic, and other accidents and incidents. Check out the official site and blog for further information.

HTC Probably Readying G2 for T-Mobile

AndroidBoards — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:18:31 +0000

Although it’s not set in stone, we felt it was necessary to go ahead and release some information regarding all of the G2 rumors. Turns out some mentions by HTC indicate the G2 will be ready in the first half of 2009, and possibly another Android phone is in the works as well. All of this, of course, has either been fully denied or confirmed by either HTC or T-Mobile, but it’s very safe to say that it’s a go for the G2 in mid-2009.

Android Touch Screen “Soft” Keyboard Demoed

AndroidBoards — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:42:29 +0000

Here it is in all it’s glory, the not-so-long-awaited soft keyboard for Android.

Expect a release in the not too distant future.

UPDATE: Garmin to Release Android Phone in 2009

AndroidBoards — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:50:58 +0000

Garmin Asia Pacific marketing director Tony An has purportedly stated that a “bunch of new handsets from Garmin powered by Google’s Android platform are set to ship sometime in the second half of 2009″. While this is the only news we have regarding functionality, you can be sure they will include at least as many features as the nuviphone as well as some top-notch GPS functionality. Apparently, the manufacturing process will be contracted out to a compant like HTC, although no specific word on which company is yet available. More news is sure to come on this one.

EDIT: Not so fast, says Garmin. Apparently a statement is being worked on right now to debunk the claims made by DigiTimes this morning. So much for getting our hopes up. We’ll keep you posted when the statement is released.

EDIT 2: Wired seems to have picked up the story as well and is still spinning it as confirmation from Garmin that an Android phone is in the works, although it’s not clear whether they are aware of Garmin’s reaction to DigiTimes’ post. Engadget seems to have the story straight, stating:

The company says that “the story contains a number of inaccuracies in both sales figures and product rollout schedules,” and while it does say it has “an Android-based phone under development,” it also reminds us that Nuvifone won’t be it; instead, Garmin’s first modern entry into the world of telephony will be based on a proprietary build of Linux, as was originally planned.

Samsung launching Android phones in Q2 2009

AndroidBoards — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:07:43 +0000

Samsung’s long-awaited Android phone release now has a relatively set date: Q2 of 2009. The 80 person Android development team at Samsung has been working on the phone for an unknown length of time, but one anonymous member of the team was quoted as saying:

“We will be able to release the Google phone in the second quarter of the next year in the U.S. market.”

The new phone will closely resemble and incorporate design factors from both the Omnia and Instinct, something that is sure to make Samsung + Android fans happy. The phone will either include both a CDMA radio for Sprint users and an HSDPA/UMTS radio for T-Mobile users or have separate versions for each network. No word on price is currently available, but should be available around Q1 of 2009.