T-Mobile and Google officially announced Android G1

T-Mobile and Google officially announced the Google's first Android based smartphone G1, developed by HTC, in the press conference at Guastavino's, a cavernous banquet and wedding space on Upper East Side of New York City. The Android G1 will be available for $179 on contract with a voice and data plan. The G1 will be available in UK in November, and across Europe in 1st Quarter 2009 including Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The G1 will be SIM-locked to T-Mobile. Check out the Key Features and Specs below.

Key Features of the Android G1 :

• 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
• Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
• One-click Google Search
• Customizable Home screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications
• Instant access to Google services (Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Google Talk, Calendar)
• High-speed 3.5G network connection
• Wi-Fi technology with seamless transition to open networks
• Android Market with access to variety of software and media downloads. (some fees may apply)
• Capable of reading Word, Excel and PDF documents
• Online presence indicators with GTalk in the phonebook
• Dimensions (LxWxT): 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm (4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
• Weight: 158 grams (5.60 ounces) with battery
• 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot for all your storage needs
• Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz Processor
• Android™ Operating System
• Memory: ROM 256 MB, RAM 192
• MBHSPA/WCDMA: Europe: 2100 MHz, US:1700/2100 MHz, Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds
• Trackball with Enter button
• GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
• Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate, HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
• Built-in microphone and speaker
• Ring tone formats: AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV
• 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion 1150 mAh battery
• Talk time: Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 406 minutes for GSM
• Standby time: Up to 402 hours for WCDMA, Up to 319 hours for GSM
• Special Features: Digital Compass, Motion Sensor

T-Mobile Announced New Sidekick

T-Mobile announced the new Sidekick. The new SideKick comes with a small dimensions and respective screen 2.6 inches with WQVGA resolution. The features includes a QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera with video recording, Stereo Bluetooth, and a microSD memory expansion slot. The phone is available in many colorful shells at www.sidekickshells.com. You can purchase the new Sidekick for $150 with a 2-year contract.

Motorola ROKR E8 Music Phone Releasing Soon

Motorola Inc. has announced the release date of Motorola ROKR E8. The ROKR E8 will be available for U.S. citizens on July 7, 2008 thru T-Mobile USA. Get ready to rock and experience the Motorola ROKR E8 from talk to music in one touch. The ROKR E8 is not just a music phone but more than that. The ROKR E8 features 320 x 240 pixel QVGA display, 0.41" (D) x 4.53" (H) x 2.09" (W) in size and 100g in weight. It is equipped with a 2.0 Megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom to capture high quality videos and snaps. When it comes to music, it has a Windows Media Player 11 which provides access to more than 200 online music stores supporting the AAC, AMR, WAV, WMA file formats, Station/Track Identifier, 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and Built-in FM radio.

The ModeShift technology transforms the device from phone to music player to imaging device with the touch of a button. The innovative haptics technology provides a vibration when a virtual key is pressed. The new FastScroll™ navigation wheel lets you scroll through thousands of songs or content stored on the device with the slide of a thumb. The Noise Reduction CrystalTalk™ technology delivers outstanding call clarity in noise environments.

Using ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the controls they need, at the time they need them, instantly transforming from music player to phone with the touch of a button. When powered off, the surface of ROKR E8 is smooth, with no visible keys. Power on the device and it presents a virtual numbered keypad on the front surface. With one “press” of the virtual music key, the phone keypad disappears and control keys for the music player – play, pause, fast forward and rewind – appear in its place.

Motorola ROKR E8 has a three-dimensional stereo feature that enhances two-channel audio and an on-board equalizer for a great sound. With a compatible Bluetooth® enabled stereo headset you can enjoy music on the built-in speaker. The Motorola ROKR E8 has 2GB internal memory to store up to 1,500 songs, a microSD card expansion slot up to 4GB and a USB 2.0 connectivity to transfer music files easily. The glossy front, aluminum soft touch back and spun metal side keys makes it much durable. Subscribers will be able to subscribe it at the price of $199.99 with contract.

T-Mobile Announced Slidekick Slide Scarlet Phone

T-Mobile announced its first special variant of the Motorola-created messaging phone called Sidekick Slide Scarlet. It features a 1.3 Megapixel camera, slide-up QVGA screen, Media player, microSD slot. With a Qwerty keyboard, the slide skills lie in its preloaded AOL, MSN and Yahoo! IM clients, together with support for POP3 and IMAP FETCH email. The pricing is stated as the phone selling for $200 with a 2 year contract and $300 for contract free versions.

T-Mobile USA Announced BlackBerry 8820 Smartphone

T-Mobile USA has announced the the BlackBerry 8820. It features built-in GPS and support for T-Mobile’s HotSpot @Home service for Wi-Fi calling. With the help of T-Mobile HotSpot @Home mobile add-on plan the customers can feel the freedom of unlimited, nationwide calling over any Wi-Fi network at home, across accessible corporate Wi-Fi networks or at T-Mobile HotSpot locations nationwide.

The BlackBerry 8820 phone also supports the international roaming and is enabled for T-Mobile’s popular myFaves service experience for quick, one-click access to five people by instant messaging, e-mailing, texting or calling from the Home Screen.

Key features of the BlackBerry 8820:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network support for international roaming
• Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) connectivity
• Supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
• Built-in GPS, BlackBerry Maps and support for TeleNav GPS Navigator
• T-Mobile myFaves capability
• Easy access to popular instant messaging clients: AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and ICQ
• full QWERTY keyboard
• Trackball
• HTML browser
• 320×240 color display with light-sensing technology that automatically optimizes brightness for indoor, outdoor and dark environments
• stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP)
• Expandable memory storage via microSD/SDHC expansion slot
• Dimensions: 4.49" x 2.60" x 0.55"
• Weight: 4.7 oz

T-Mobile at CeBIT Announced MDA Compact IV

T-Mobile at CeBIT has just announced MDA Compact IV Windows Mobile smartphone.
The MDA Compact IV features an excellent design, 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 4GB of internal memory, VGA (640×480) touchscreen together with 3D graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0. According to Deutsche Telekom's press release, the MDA compact IV is based on a new, yet unknown HTC Windows Mobile Professional smartphone which most likely runs on Windows Mobile 6.1.

Other features are HSDPA support, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Kbps, Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g. Yet it is not confirmed that MDA compact IV is expandable with microSD memory cards and supports GPS.

Selling will be start from May 2008 for 111 EUR with T-Mobile’s 24 months Relax 100 plan. Stay connected for more details.