Opera Mini 4.2 For Android Download

Android needs no introduction at all but for all those who are still not aware of the world of possibilities that android has to offer, android is a software platform and also a mobile based operating system which is developed by google in the last year. The so called Gphone by google did not turned out to be a huge success and prime reason was iphone which is simply brilliant and to match iphone google has to do something out of the sphere. However the attempt was well appreciated by many people arougn the globe.Despite everything there are fans of Gphone who had an opinion that the phone is really cool but somewhere down the line it lacks a powerful web browser. The solution to this posed by opera with the launch of opera mini 4.2 mobile web browser for the google phone. Since there is no more beta thing associated with the browser it is going to be a tough fight for the mini browser but I don’t see any reason that people will not like this powerful miniature.
Almost all the features that you can think of or you can expect from a mobile web browser are carefully integrated to provide the best of functionality. With this latest version opera mini browser you can upload and download files through the browser, save your files to SD Card, save WebPages for offline viewing, and the ability to play Flash videos. However the videos are not actually played inside the browser but are actually linked to be played in the default video player of the phone.
To draw a comparison between but the default web browser and the latest version of opera mini, I would say that opera mini has edge over the default browser as the page loading is way faster in opera and more smooth also.
Download Opera Mini 4.2
Opera Mini is available in Applications->Communication category in the Android Market

Samsung Houdini - T-Mobile’s third Android phone?

A phone named after the great Harry Houdini has to be a cool one, right? Add a touch of Android, plus Samsung’s know-how, and you probably have a real winner there.

What am I talking about? Well, it looks like T-Mobile USA is getting ready to launch a so-called Samsung Houdini later this year.

The handset is part of T-Mo’s Android line-up, and, according to a document found at CellPhoneSignal, it will be released sometime in the fall, several months after the G2 / Magic / MyTouch 3G.

Details about the Samsung Houdini are scarce for the moment, but the handset looks somewhat similar to the Samsung i7500 – so it might be its US edition.

The above-seen document also unveils the possible contract price of MyTouch 3G: $179 – just like the current price of T-Mobile G1 (which, by the way, will be sold for only $149 starting… this month?).

All in all, good news for T-Mobile’s subscribers in the US. Source...

Visa joined hands with Google Android for mobile payments

One of the big questions surrounding the launch of Google's first Android phone was just how well supported it would be by third party application developers. If today's news is anything to go by, very well indeed should be the answer, as Visa have announced that they're about to launch a brand new mobile payment service on the Android platform.
The new service will alert you to any payments that have been made on your Visa card, ensuring you know exactly what's being spent on your card and when, which should be a great help in combating fraud. You'll also be able to see the locations of ATMs that support your Visa card within your local area, and receive offers from merchants that are redeemable in stores close by.

Visa are also launching a more advanced app for Nokia phones that lets you make payment using your Nokia 6212 Classic or future high-end Nokia phones. The reason you won't be able to do this with Android phones is because the Nokia phones employ Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, which is a wireless technology that enables the transmission of data similar to the Oyster card used on the London Underground.
Android doesn't yet support NFC, at least on the initial Android device, the T-Mobile G1. However, the fact that Visa have developed their NFC-less applications for Android rather than the iPhone or Windows Mobile is a real boost for the new platform, and shows that plenty of big name companies have a lot of faith in Google's new platform.
Details fo the new Visa Mobile Services

Visa mobile services developed for the Android platform include:
Alerts: Consumers will receive near real-time notification of purchase activity based on customized cardholder preferences. The consumer will be able to personalize the types of alerts delivered to their mobile device according to pre-selected parameters, such as the size of the transaction, or whether the transaction is in foreign currency. Because these alerts are triggered by the transaction as it passes through the Visa network, consumers will receive notifications almost immediately, typically before they even leave the store. This adds a new layer of peace of mind when using Visa, and a new way to combat fraud.
Offers: Consumers will receive targeted offers from merchants directly to their phone. These offers - ranging from discounts to loyalty offers - could be based on a consumer's previous purchase activity. For consumers and merchants alike, this service will ensure the most relevant offers are sent in a timely manner, helping increase merchant traffic, loyalty and customer satisfaction.
Locator: The Locator service is expected to integrate with technology developed by Google, such as Google Maps and Google location-based services, to show consumers nearby locations of merchants sending them offers, or of an ATM that accepts Visa. The location would be called out on a map displayed on the mobile device screen.
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Download the leaked T-Mobile G1 Manual

The new T-Mobile G1 Android smartphone hasn't even been released yet, but already the user manual has been found on the Web! You can download it here to check it out for yourself. Gizmodo have already had a gander at it and published 40-odd photos taken from the manual. They complain that it seems a bit complicated, but having waded through my Nokia E90's manual, it's a cakewalk in comparison!

Video: T-Mobile G1 a quick Hands-on review

T-Mobile G1 Hands-on from geekdotcom on Vimeo

T-Mobile Google Phone HTC G1 Hardware

Here is a look at the hardware of the T-Mobile HTC G1 phone running the Android platform

HTC T-Mobile G1 Android Released : Full Details of the Google Android HTC Dream Phone

The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1 for $179 on October 22nd. Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally broken free of Symbian, Windows Mobile and the sweet clutches of fruit companies. Read on for the details, and you can decide whether or not the competition is a good thing.

Features:

Date and Pricing
$179 on October 22nd. (That's with a two year contract.) Unlimited internet with "some messaging" will run $25/month. Unlimited internet and messaging is $35/month. Data plans will require voice plans.

Screen
The G1 sports a 3.17" 65K color touchscreen that runs in HVGA (480×320) resolution.

Battery Life
You can talk for 5 hours, or keep the phone in standby for 130 hours.

Camera
3.1MP, or right around 35mm 4x6 print quality.

Frequency Fun
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi and UMTS/HSDPA
850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100Mhz

Dimensions
4.60 x 2.16 x 0.62; Weight: 5.6 ounces. And available in white, black and brown.

Storage
1GB MicroSD card preinstalled. Supports 8GB MicroSD.

GPS
Of course, what would Google Maps be without it?

Google Maps
As we've seen in a recent update, the G1's Maps application will integrate Street View so you can see where you are going. But in an industry first, a built-in compass orients the map to your position. North is always up!

Android Market
Similar to the iPhone's mobile App Store, the Android Market will allow downloading of various Android apps from the phone, to the phone.

Amazon MP3 Store
Amazon's MP3 store will be preloaded on every G1, allowing the download of 6 million DRM-free tracks with singles starting at 89 cents. Downloading music requires a Wi-Fi connection, previewing can be done over T-Mobile's network.

YouTube
Yup, it's on there.

Other Apps
ShopSavvy: designed to help people do comparative shopping
Ecorio: developed to help people keep track of their daily travels and view what their carbon footprint looks like
BreadCrumbz: enables people to create a step-by-step visual map using photos; customers can create their own routes, share them with friends or with the world

Hands on with the new T Mobile G1 Google Android phone

Google Founders on the T-Mobile G1

Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page discuss the T-Mobile G1 at the launch event in NYC.

T-Mobile G1 Google Phone Launch Event

Official Hands-On Video Demo of T-Mobile G1 HTC phone

First ever official pics of the T-Mobile G1 HTC Dream

T-Mobile G1 HTC Dream official demo video

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Buy T-Mobile G1and get free apps downloads for 90 days

The good folks at Engadget have gottentheir paws on the T-Mobile G1. They also report that buyers of the device will be get free app downloads for 90 days from the onboard Android Market or the application store! Considering the apps showcased at the ADC, it certainly is quite tempting. Nevertheless, check out some more shots over here. Source...

Price & Release date of HTC Dream Google Android phone

The first mobile phone to use Google Inc's Android mobile operating software will cost $199, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Wednesday.

The phone, which features a slide-out keypad, is being manufactured by Taiwan's HTC Corp and will be sold by Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA unit, which plans to unveil the device at an event in New York on September 23.

AT&T Inc, the only U.S. operator selling Apple Inc's iPhone, set the price of the latest version at $199 in July, setting a benchmark for smartphones that can surf the Web, manage email and other multimedia features.

The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said T-Mobile USA plans to release new data service plans in conjunction with the Google phone that will be "aggressively priced."

Google, HTC and T-Mobile USA declined comment on the pricing for the phone.

(Reporting by Tiffany Wu and Sinead Carew in New York, Eric Auchard and Anupreeta Das in San Francisco; Editing by Anil D'Silva) Source...

HTC Dream with Google Android releasing next week

Google's Android will be unveiled to the world on its first officially-supported device, the HTC Dream, on September 23. T-Mobile, third-largest mobile carrier in the US and Google's launch partner, sent out invites Tuesday to next week's press conference in New York. T-Mobile plans to demo the device and OS to reporters then and there, although the Android-enabled Dream isn't expected to land in stores until October.

Google and T-Mobile began cozying up around April of this year as the carrier became the first to plan an Android launch, scheduled for the second half of 2008. Since then, rumors cropped up about a possible Android delay, with various handset manufacturers and carriers complaining of holdups in development that could push them into 2009. However, buzz about the launch started up again last month when insiders who were briefed on T-Mobile's plans said that all three companies—Google, HTC, and T-Mobile—planned to announce the device in September.

In fact, the HTC Dream is only expected to be the first of several Android-enabled devices from T-Mobile, although it has also been hailed as one of the most impressive so far. A video of the device being used with Android software popped up on YouTube in August, but it's not as if HTC's involvement with Google was ever a huge secret. The Android-capable HTC Dream, with its large touchscreen and slide-out keyboard, was even demoed at the Google I/O conference earlier this year.

Google has insisted all along that everything's still on track for a late 2008 launch, and it looks like that will end up being true. The HTC Dream will undoubtedly be hailed as a major step for Android, and hopefully the straggling carriers will be able to follow up with their own Android toys shortly after T-Mobile's launch. And, assuming the Android launch goes as smoothly as Google would like, more carriers around the world may soon be able to offer a device with mass appeal similar to that of the iPhone.
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HTC Dream vs iPhone 3G - Game on

We’ve peeped the spyshots, gawped at the videos and put the HTC Dream head to head with the iPhone to see which is the best smartphone in the world.
Will it be the aptly named Android offering from HTC or the iPhone? Of course, the HTC Dream has yet to be launched, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun with the rumoured specs, right? Read on, phone fanciers.

Memory and speed
The iPhone gets out of the telephony traps quicker with an 835MHz processor leaving the Dream’s 528MHz to claim second place. The iPhone also packs more memory with 8GB of storage mocking the Dream’s 1GB SD card gesture.
Winner: iPhone

Navigation
With no GPS the HTC Dream is left to find it’s own way home. It might have Google Street View for grabbing eye view levels of distant locations, but you’ll still have a hard time touring the town without those three magic letters.
Winner: iPhone

Usability
The HTC Dream features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, actual buttons, and a trackball. That keyboard will make it a hit with e-mail fans, and it also means you can use the phone one-handed for its most basic functions.
Winner: HTC Dream

Killer camera
The iPhone was hailed as the Jesus phone, and since the Bible’s not packed with pictures, maybe that’s the reason for its wimpy 2 megapixel snapper. The HTC Dream goes one better with 3 megapixels. It’s hardly the stuff of dreams but it’s enough to top Apple’s effort.
Winner: HTC Dream

Size and weight
The HTC Dream’s more likely to make someone ask “Is that a HTC in your pocket?” lolloping in at 5 inches high and 3 inches wide compared to the iPhone’s 4.5×2.4 inches. The Dream is also a tad heavier, tipping the scales at 158g compared to the more pocket-friendly 133g iPhone.
Winner: iPhone

Screen showdown
The iPhone steals a win here with a 3.5 inch display, compared to the HTC Dream’s 3.17 screen. It’s a tie in the resolution department with both clocking 480×320 pixels, although if anything the Dream will appear sharper.
Winner: Tie

Multimedia magic
Both handsets can play a wide range of audio and video files, but the iPhone demands they be loaded using iTunes. It also refuses to play certain non-Apple approved formats, such as WMA and Real Audio files. Details are still sketchy, but since plug-ins can be made for Android without approval from Google, we’re willing to bet the HTC Dream will do a better job with our media overall.
Winner: HTC Dream

Messaging face-off
The iPhone’s keypad might be better than some imagined, but it still throws up silly mistakes. Meanwhile, the Dream’s QWERTY keyboard will have you whizzing off letters faster than Usain Bolt collects world records. And with HTC’s smartphone record it could just tempt Blackberry fondlers too. Oh, and there’s that niggling lack of MMS messages on the iPhone too. Yep, the Dream will handle them, no trouble.
Winner: HTC Dream

Apps clash!
Massive support from major developers means the iPhone is hard to beat here. Whether you want to poke your Facebook friends, play the latest games, or find restaurants it’s all there, and has been from the App Store’s opening day. Meanwhile, Android Market is just one of many ways to get apps onto the HTC Dream, raising fears of easily spread viruses.
Winner: iPhone

Overall winner: Tie!
Both these super-phones have special skills, and while there are massive differences between them, it’s just too close to call.
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T-Mobile to launch Android Phone on Sept. 23 ?

T-Mobile could be launching its first Android handset as soon as 23 September, according to a report in Reuters.

At the end of August, rumors kicked off about the release of the first Android-based handset. T-Mobile announced in the second week of August that its first phone running the Android OS would be manufactured by HTC. Dubbed the HTC Dream or the G1, the phone was approved by the Federal Communications Commission about a week later, meaning the phone could be released anytime thereafter.

Speculation that Google wouldn’t make its end of year promises for an Android handset now blown out of the water, rumors started to do the rounds about launch dates for the phone, not at all dissimilar to the rumors surrounding Apple’s 3G iPhone release. People began to throw dates around that suggested sometime in early October or late September.

A very short report from Reuters, citing “people familiar with the matter,” claims consumers will see a T-Mobile handset running the Google OS on September 23. Reuters’ sources also said that T-Mobile and Google would be making an announcement in New York City sometime this week. With the week nearly over, we’re expecting this announcement either today or tomorrow so keep your eyes peeled and we’ll update as soon as we know anything more. Source...

Another HTC Dream spy pic spotted

This spy shot clears shows us the Google's Android on the upcoming HTC Dream from T-Mobile.

Hacks & Mods: How to install Google's Android on your Nokia N810

Developers via some hacks take Nokia N810 Internet Tablet Device running Google Android operating system.Only need a few steps,The N810 devices run on Maemo Linux,Also Google Android is based on Linux OS.

1) make sure your Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is running on the latest firmware (Diablo) ,The OS2008 Feature Upgrade, based on Maemo 4.1 (codename: Diablo)

2) make sure your N810 has at least 110MB of free space on your device (internal memory or external miniSD card)

3) Download and save the android.img.bz2 image file to your device (internal or external storage).

4) Download and save the android-installer.deb file to your device.

5) Install the Android Installer file (android-installer.deb ), such as following picture:

6) Reboot device,Start Android from the "Extras" dual boot menu :

7) OK,enjoy yourself Android Running on Nokia N810

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