26/06/2009 - HTC Forecasts 50% US Sales Growth

Hot on the heels of launching its third Android smartphone, HTC is forecasting its US handset sales to grow by at least 50 per cent this year.
With the arrival of the Hero, the Taiwanese phone maker is establishing itself as the leading manufacturer of the Linux-based devices.

02/04/2009 - Android Market Reaches 40 Million Downloads

T-Mobile G1 customers have downloaded on average more than 40 applications from Android Market.
With one million G1s sold that adds up to 40 million downloads in total since the first Android handset was launched six months ago.

07/02/2009 - HTC Dream (G1) Available Down Under Soon

According to a news release from HTC, the HTC Dream, or more commonly named here in the states as the G1, will soon be released in Australia. This makes the G1 the first Android powered mobile device in both the northern and southern hemisphere. 

The G1 will be available through Optus starting on February 16th. Also, the Android Authority reports that the same launch includes Singapore. 

This is good news for HTC, Google, the OHA and Android developers alike. According to a ZDNet story published in Nov of 2003, Australia would have 17m mobile phone users by 2007. And although all these users may not purchase smart phones, it's certainly a significant number of phone subscribers, creating a vibrant market place for applications.

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Michael Maitlen is a software developer investigating the Android platform. You can visit his developer's blog at http://mgmblog.com or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mmaitlen.

 

07/02/2009 - HTC Dream (G1) Available Down Under Soon

According to a news release from HTC, the HTC Dream, or more commonly named here in the states as the G1, will soon be released in Australia. This makes the G1 the first Android powered mobile device in both the northern and southern hemisphere. 

The G1 will be available through Optus starting on February 16th. Also, the Android Authority reports that the same launch includes Singapore. 

This is good news for HTC, Google, the OHA and Android developers alike. According to a ZDNet story published in Nov of 2003, Australia would have 17m mobile phone users by 2007. And although all these users may not purchase smart phones, it's certainly a significant number of phone subscribers, creating a vibrant market place for applications.

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Michael Maitlen is a software developer investigating the Android platform. You can visit his developer's blog at http://mgmblog.com or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mmaitlen.

 

27/01/2009 - Android App Developers Get AdMob Option

AdMob has announced that it has launched its first advertising unit for Android applications.
The move by the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace will give developers an option for monetizing their applications on the open source device platform.

21/01/2009 - T-Mobile to take G1 into continental Europe

Various countries on the European continent are in line to get the HTC G1 following its October launch in the UK and US.
T-Mobile is continuing the roll-out of the handset - the first to run Google's Android operating system - with a launch in Germany on 2 February.

23/12/2008 - G2 Software Issues Delay Launch

There has been speculation that the launch of the next Google Android-powered handset is just days away.
That appears to be premature according to BGR, which claims the launch has in fact been delayed until April due to "software issues".

23/12/2008 - Motorola Commits To WinMo And Android

Motorola is to discontinue making phones for Symbian and will instead concentrate on two new platforms: Windows Mobile and Android.
Sanjay Jha, CEO of the Mobile Devices group at Motorola, confirmed what had until now been rumors to Michael Oryl of MobileBurn.

10/12/2008 - Sony Ericsson Among 14 Newbies To Open Handset Alliance

It looks like 2009 could be an interesting year for Android following the announcement by the Open Handset Alliance that it has 14 new members.
Topping the list of newcomers most likely to offer a handset to rival Google's HTC-built G1 is Sony Ericsson.
The list also includes ASUS and navigation systems manufacturer Garmin.

05/12/2008 - Second Android Smartphone Arrives

Australia-based Kogan Technologies has announced it is to begin selling two Android handsets from next month.
The Agora and Agora Pro models will be the second phones to be launched - after T-Mobile's G1 - with the open-source operating system.

26/11/2008 - Opera Mini Updated And Working On Android

The final release of the Opera Mini 4.2 browser is now available - and it works on Google's Android phone.
Opera Mini 4.2 is the first browser alternative for the Android platform, which comes preloaded with Chrome light.
Already known for its fast internet access, Opera claims this has increased in speed by more than 30 per cent for users in the US since the previous beta version launched.

25/09/2008 - Who Said Smartphones Were Just For Fun?

While the iPhone and Google’s HTC-made G1 may be introducing a more consumer-oriented market to the smartphone, it is still very much a business tool.
The high-end handsets are being used to carry increasing amounts of confidential data, yet only 35 per cent of companies have a mobile device security strategy in place.
Smartphone.biz-news.com spoke to Larry Ketchersid, chairman and CEO of Media Sourcery, about how it’s helping enterprises with mobile workforces securely distribute confidential information.

24/09/2008 - SDK For Android Developers Released

The Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications for Android and its new app market has been released and is available for downloading.
The Android Market beta is also to be launched with the T-Mobile G1, providing developers with a way to distribute their applications on that and later devices.

24/09/2008 - G1 Cheaper to Run Than iPhone

T-Mobile has introduced the first Google Phone, the HTC-made G1, which the company hopes will rival Apple’s iPhone.
Inevitably, comparisons with Apple’s 3G handset were going to be made and the price – both of the smartphone and monthly contract charges – was going to be an area of key interest.

24/09/2008 - Web Sites Must Adapt For Mobile Access

The rising popularity of smartphones and their increasing use to access the internet means web sites must be prepared for effective handheld viewing.
With the launch of new phones from the likes of Apple, RIM and now HTC, with Google’s Android-based G1, that trend is set to accelerate.