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It’s here: the first Android-based phone, the G1, from T-Mobile for $180 with a two-year contract. The phone has a Qwerty keyboard, touch-screen, and uses both 3G and Wi-Fi. Users can also purchase applications from the Android Market (similar to the Apple app store). Go to http://www.T-MobileG1.com for more information.

I am very curious to see how many people buy the G1 given that there’s been a lot of hype about it. The Android operating system is open-source, making it much more…

T-Mobile rolled out its latest device, the G1 phone which uses Android (Google’s open-source OS for mobile devices). Now that the hype has finally died down, here’s my take on the phone:

it’s rather ugly: cheap plastic keyboard, looks too much like all the other old devices with their cheap plastic keyboards (thinking of the Sidekick) no desktop syncing application no video playback except for YouTube; you need an SD card for music or video playback you can use only one…

We’ve written quite a bit about the iPhone creating more demand for municipal broadband and city WiFi hot spots. Looking ahead, we’re starting to wonder if Google’s “Android” platform for mobile phones will create another wave of interest in mobile WiFi. Here’s a first look at Android, directly from Google

We’ve written quite a bit about the iPhone creating more demand for municipal broadband and city WiFi hot spots. Looking ahead, we’re starting to wonder if Google’s “Android” platform for mobile…