T-Mobile, which launched the first handset to be powered by Google Inc.'s Android operating system Tuesday (Sept. 23) said it will cross the Atlantic by early November, and reach other European countries during the first quarter of 2009.
The launch has been widely anticipated.
The T-Mobile G1 device features both a touch-screen and a fold-out QWERTY keyboard, as well as a trackball for one-handed navigation.
T-Mobile is launching the smartphone Oct. 22 at a price of $179 with a two-year voice and data contract.
"With Android, we have opened the mobile Web not only for millions of users, but also to mobilize the developer community that understands the next most important platform in the world rests in the palm of our hand," said Andy Rubin, Google's senior director of mobile platforms, in a statement.
The device — originally known as the HTC Dream — features WiFi, 3G (with dual-band UMTS), multimedia messaging, email support (GMail as well as other POP3 and IMAP email services), instant messaging (with Google Talk as an option), full HTML browser, GPS functionality, 3-megapixel camera, the ability to multi-task, a music player with access to the Amazon MP3 store, Bluetooth, and quad-band GSM support.
It also has one-click contextual search, which lets you search for anything simply by typing in something with the keyboard.
The G1 also features other Google services such as Google Maps StreetView and YouTube.
Not everyone was overwhelmed at the launch. For instance Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of software group Synchronica, while welcoming the phone and the Android platform, suggested its influence will be restricted to a small section of the market.
The Gphone will, he notes, work Synchronica's mobile email and synchronization middleware right out of the box, just as with Apple's iPhone and many other smartphones.
"There's a common misconception that every time a major vendor jumps into the market, we will see smartphone sales surging. This does not reflect the reality. My prediction is that the Gphone will have very little impact on the mass market, which is dominated by feature phones", said Brinkshulte in a statement.
The launch has been widely anticipated.
The T-Mobile G1 device features both a touch-screen and a fold-out QWERTY keyboard, as well as a trackball for one-handed navigation.
T-Mobile is launching the smartphone Oct. 22 at a price of $179 with a two-year voice and data contract.
"With Android, we have opened the mobile Web not only for millions of users, but also to mobilize the developer community that understands the next most important platform in the world rests in the palm of our hand," said Andy Rubin, Google's senior director of mobile platforms, in a statement.
The device — originally known as the HTC Dream — features WiFi, 3G (with dual-band UMTS), multimedia messaging, email support (GMail as well as other POP3 and IMAP email services), instant messaging (with Google Talk as an option), full HTML browser, GPS functionality, 3-megapixel camera, the ability to multi-task, a music player with access to the Amazon MP3 store, Bluetooth, and quad-band GSM support.
It also has one-click contextual search, which lets you search for anything simply by typing in something with the keyboard.
The G1 also features other Google services such as Google Maps StreetView and YouTube.
Not everyone was overwhelmed at the launch. For instance Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of software group Synchronica, while welcoming the phone and the Android platform, suggested its influence will be restricted to a small section of the market.
The Gphone will, he notes, work Synchronica's mobile email and synchronization middleware right out of the box, just as with Apple's iPhone and many other smartphones.
"There's a common misconception that every time a major vendor jumps into the market, we will see smartphone sales surging. This does not reflect the reality. My prediction is that the Gphone will have very little impact on the mass market, which is dominated by feature phones", said Brinkshulte in a statement.
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