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G2 Magic

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:48:58 +0000

October there has been a lot of talk around the new G2 phone which is supposed to be the successor to the G1 phone from Google. The G1 phone was exclusive through T-Mobile but it has been rumoured that the new G2 phone has been secured exclusively by Vodafone. Previously it was thought that the new G2 phone would be release in the first quarter of 2009, however since we are already in April im sure we can expect this before the end of June.

nlike all the other reviews you’ll find of this phone, I am unable to compare it to an iPhone because I have never had an iPhone. Nor have I had an earlier Android-based phone or even a Blackberry. I did have a Palm Pilot a few years ago, so that is my only point of reference.

So! I can tell you that this phone works very well. It does what I want it to do with two limitations, both founded in my earlier experience with Palm: it doesn’t synch to your desktop and it’s harder to input information.

The Palm Pilot has a desktop application to facilitate synching. However, I use Google Mail, Calendar, Reader, etc., so most of my synching is over the Internet and that means I don’t HAVE to dock to a particular desktop. All my info is in … well, whereever it is out there on some server.

You have to go through a short procedure to access the device from your desktop, but it’s fairly easy and all you have to do is copy and paste the files you want. I use iTunes to subscribe to my podcasts, download them to a folder in My Documents, and then copy and paste them into my device. Not elegant, but not difficult.

If you want to edit spreadsheets and Word documents, you will have to buy an app for that. It’s only a few pounds, but it’s not free.

Inputting information via the touchscreen may be difficult for people who are either used to a Blackberry-style keyboard or using a stylus. I happened to love using the stylus on the Palm, and I’m sad that it’s no longer an option. However, the screen on the Magic is not pressure-sensitive. It responds to the electricity in your fingertip. So, a stylus wouldn’t do anything to it. This is good in the sense that I can put it in my pocket with no worries.

But, yeah, the touch screen keyboard is not easy to master. Turning the device sideways prompts a switch to landscape view, which makes the keyboard bigger, but not that much bigger. Since the screen is smaller than an iPhone or iPod Touch, that means the keyboard is also smaller. J

Nexus One

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:40:55 +0000

At 14:00 on January 6, Google held at the headquarters in the United States scheduled Nexus One conference, this world’s first mobile phone using Android2.1 system, 3.7 begins to WVGA resolution AMOLED screen and 1GHz processor-based mobile phone from the Release date is also Zhengshishangxian sale, release of the Nexus One at the same time Google officially started selling official website. Google given Nexus One unlock price is 529 U.S. dollars, the U.S. users and T-Mobile’s contract price is 179 U.S. dollars. The first time you want to buy Nexus One of my friends can come take a look at how to buy.

Google for G1

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:16:40 +0000

It’s been a little more than a year since was announced and rumors of a little device called the HTC Dream started to leak onto the Web. We think it’s fair to say that the Dream stirred up as much anticipation and hype as the Iphone, not only because it would be the first smartphone to run Google’s mobile platform but also because of the potential to overtake Apple’s darling. (Hey, like it or not, the iPhone set a new bar for handset design and convergence, and serves as a sort of benchmark for touch-screen smartphones these days.)

On September 23, the world was to the HTC Dream, now known as the T-Mobile G1, and the initial reaction ranged from “That’s it?” to “I have to have it!” Unfortunately, we fell more into the “That’s it?” camp. From the outset, the G1 offered more functionality than the and even the current (before iPhone OS 3.0), including copy and paste, multimedia messaging, a better camera, and Google Street View. It also delivers good call quality and snappy performance. T-Mobile’s recent roll out of the Android 1.5 Cupcake update also fixes the issue of previously missing features, including video recording, stereo Bluetooth support, and a soft keyboard. However, there are still some omissions, such native Microsoft Exchange support, and nagging design quirks that left us cold.

Despite these complaints, we did come away impressed with the Google Android operating system. There’s huge potential for the G1 (and any Android devices after it) to become powerful minicomputers as developers create more applications for the open platform. Right now, there are only about 35 apps in the store, so we feel the G1 is a bit limited. Obviously, there’s enough curiosity about Google Android to attract buyers; and in fact, preorders for the G1 have already sold out However, it doesn’t quite offer the mass appeal and ease of use of an iPhone, so the G1 isn’t a good fit for anyone making the jump from a regular cell phone to their first smartphone. Power business users also might want to hold off until more corporate support and productivity applications are added. We’d say the T-Mobile G1 is best-suited for early adopters and gadget hounds who love tinkering around and modding their devices. We’ll continue to test the G1 and applications as more are added, and though we hope for better hardware in the future, we’re excited about Google Android and feel it could change the way we use smartphones. The T-Mobile G1 will be available through T-Mobile black, white, or bronze and costs $149.99 with a two-year contract.

It is the first android phone system is divided into HTC version and T-mobile, is a sliding cover the whole keyboard, I love it。