G1 News

Excuse my Paul Daniel’s reference but how often do you get to mention a 1980’s magicians in a mobile phone blog? Answers on a post card.

Any hoo, the Omio guys are currently attending the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona and are reporting on the cool stuff they see there. Check out the blog to get all the latest news.

The latest Android powered smartphone to be announced is the HTC Magic. The HTC Magic will be available from spring 2009, so not much longer to wait. Although it is the second Android powered handset, it is no G2, more like G1.5 as it includes all the features from the original G1 but with some refinements including a 3.2 inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player and scrolling trackball. However the biggest difference between the original Android device and HTC Magic is the UI. The HTC Magic includes many more Google powered applications such as Maps and search as well giving access to Vodafone specific services.

What is lacks from the original G1 is the slide out QWERTY keyboard, replaced by a virtual and the 3.5mm headphone jack replaced by a multi-purpose HTC ExtUSB port.

Here’s the promo vid:

The drip drip of information regarding the Cupcake is rather like Chinese water torture or sadistic foreplay. We can’t show you everything but take a peek at this. So it is, that today there is another tantalising glance of Cupcake. Mobile Crunch spotted a YouTube Favourites folder on the HTC Magic. Access your favourite YouTube videos from the home screen fantastic, excellent means I can listen to Flock of Seagulls I Ran, without all that tedious typing into YouTube’s search bar.

Mobile Crunch

Just watch this. The applications of a robust system like Android running on a versatile, low power solution like E-Ink has limitless possibilities, and Moto has managed to put together a proof of concept!

Motorola promised their Android development was far down the line, this might have a long way to go to production but the practical implications are already obvious.

Android Meets E Ink from MOTO Development Group on Vimeo.

Jealous of all those people rocking the new RC33 update on their T-Mobile G1s?

Yeah, you are. Don’t despair, this video can show you what you’re missing (not that much)!

Hey, by the time you’ve finished watching, the OTA update could have appeared on your very own G1…

Samsung handset running Google Android? Not in the first half of 2009! The Korean mobile phone maker is reported to have hit some snags in development, and the announcement will no longer be made at next week’s MWC.

The mystery handset has now been earmarked for launch in the second half of the year.

With Samsung planning to focus more on the touchscreen area of the market in 2009, they are certainly hedging their bets on this sector between this and the forthcoming Samsung Tocco Ultra.

Low or high-end, people want iPhone-y phones, and Samsung are only too happy to accommodate. Just not yet.

Source: Softpedia

But it is a bit broken though. Which is why we are back to the gorgeous default Wordpress set-up.

I am equally as likely to teach a bear to shoot a gun as handle CSS and Javascript architecture, so please remain calm and normal service shall be resumed shortly.

In the meantime, enjoy our new posts and try not to look at the borkedness!

Scared of Google Latitude creeping into your phone and stealing all your stuff? Here’s a video to keep all of your secrets secret…

There is now a free version of ringtone customisation software Ringo up on the Android Market. They intend to have a fully featured version to buy later on down the line, but they have a free one now for you to use!

This lets you set your ringtones and SMS alerts, and features a simple yet highly-functional interface much like the Windows Mobile and BlackBerry versions.

Ringo makes it simple to quickly change your phone’s tones, or set personal ring and SMS tones for your favorite contacts.

The next iterations for Ringo will add a bunch more features including MP3 support, whilst the latest one has exactly what I want – text message tones.

My ringtones? The new 24 FBI ringtone. It sounds completely different from the old one! As for texts, it is the pause music from Street Fighter 2 on the Super Nintendo. You had to be there in 1992 to find that sound therapeutic…

Check ‘em out on Ringomo.

Yeah…the location aware software Latitude that goes hand in hand with Google Maps 3.0 and lets your friends know exactly where you are at all times?

That’s coming in the new OTA update for T-Mobile G1 and Android handsets!

Big Brother is watching, or just your big sister and your mate Jeff? Check it out on the Official Google Blog, and then strap your tinfoil hat on!