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According to PC Magazine, Google and T-Mobile have officially launched the much anticipated Google Phone called G1 based on Google’s open-source, Linux-based Android platform.
Snippet from PC Mag article:
Listing for $179 with two data plans ($25 and $35), the T-Mobile G1 is available now to existing T-Mobile customers in limited quantities (via T-Mobile’s web site) and at all T-Mobile locations by late next month. It will also launch in the U.K. in November, and across all of Europe by early next year.
The G1 is a dual-band HSDPA (1700/2100) and quad-band GSM device.
Built by HTC, the phone features a 320×480 touch screen, a hidden QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G, and an accelerometer. Integrated on the G1′s keyboard is a trackball for thumb-based navigation, and a 3-megapixel camera. Finally, there is a dedicated Internet and phone search button, built-in Internet applications and access to thousands of applications via the new Android marketplace.
I like the idea that you can use the Google Maps Street View pan feature just by tilting the phone in the direction you want to go.
I think Apple finally has some proper competition (not counting RIM and the new Blackberry Storm later this year).