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Google Android is an open source mobile operating system designed by Google to run on smartphones. T-Mobile will be the first wireless phone company to start selling phones with Google's Android software. The T Mobile G1 phone debuted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 and was available for purchase starting on October 22, 2008. The phone is expected to rival the existing smartphones as well Apple's iPhone. The phone features a touch screen, like the iPhone, but a full five-row keyboard is available by sliding the screen out.NY Times: T-Mobile to Offer First Phone (August 14, 2008)
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- The first Google Android phone available in the U.S. in 2008 is the T-Mobile-HTC "Dream" phone (later renamed the T-Mobile G1)NY Times: T-Mobile to Offer First Phone (August 14, 2008)
- The T-Mobile phones will be manufactured by HTCNY Times: T-Mobile to Offer First Phone (August 14, 2008)
- Sprint, a member of the Open Handset Alliance, has been working on a Google Android phone but does not have a confirmed date for when they would have one availableNY Times: T-Mobile to Offer First Phone (August 14, 2008)
- AT&T and Verizon Wireless are the two biggest mobile phone carriersNY Times: T-Mobile to Offer First Phone (August 14, 2008)
- Neither AT&T nor Verizon Wireless have committed to selling mobile phones equipped with Google's Android softwareNY Times: T-Mobile to Offer First Phone (August 14, 2008)
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thinking about trying to score a google phone/another android phone instead of a new blackberry come time to upgrade... thoughts?
@bpesin | November 10, 2009 03:18 AM -
@DonnyBenfield lol that's funny. I said something like if google voice gets voip I might get an android phone and she quickly said nope.
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@Dr_Tone i have an ipod touch and a google android phone. not a big fan of the close platform iphone or the at&t plans
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View All Google Android Phone Questions (4455) | Ask a QuestionHas anyone got a Google android phone? if so, would you recommend it? (1 Answer)I absolutely would recommend it. I have the G1 and it is absolutely fantastic. It has anything you could ever need and more in a phone. Not only do I ... read moreAnyone else out there using an Android phone? What do you think of it? (1 Answer)I have had the Tmobile G1/Dream since December. It's a fantastic phone, but it is oh so more. Honestly, I cannot think of how I lived without it: I use ... read more
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