Android 1.5 for the T-Mobile G1 next month

The Android 1.5 will be released for the T-Mobile G1 (Google Phone) on May. G1 owners will be able to download the patch and install it from there phone or PC.

T-Mobile Germany will release it first then others will follow.

Android 1.5 offers many updates then the old version. On screen keyboards, stereo bluetooth, video recording, widgets and many more.

T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009

T-Mobile updates the Sidekick line with more professional features. Equipped with a QWERTY keyboard, this device also sports a GPS receiver for turn-by-turn navigation, swiveling 3.2 inch display, Exchange Active Sync software for corporate e-mail, and HTML web browsing.

Specs:
Screen Resolution: 854 x 480 Screen Size: 3.2 inch Keyboard Type: QWERTY Communications: Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS Meda Type: microSD Camera Resolution: 3.2 megapixels GPS: Yes Dimensions: 5.1 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches Weight: 5.7 ounces Battery Type: Lithium - Ion, 1250 mAh Battery: Lithium - Ion, 1250 mAh

Samsung Instinct s30

Sprint has released the new Instinct on their lineup. The Samsung Instinct s30 has got more features than the first one.

You could get it at sprint for $129.00 with a new contract.

-Redesigned outside with a round look.
-Faster
-Better text messaging
-New installed Opera web browser, faster web browsing

Highlights

• Access to social sites- Facebook, MySpace, YouTube
• High-speed web browsing and entertainment services

Key Features

• NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile^SM
• Sprint Music Store^SM
• Sprint TV® enabled
• GPS enabled
• Slim and fashionable
• Web, email capable
• Built-in camera
• Speakerphone
• Bluetooth
• External display
• Memory card slot
• Voice dialing
• Broadband speeds where available

HTC Touch Diamond 2 for Sale Today?

The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is being sold in Europe already. You can buy it for around £409.99.

Theirs currently only 10 in stock at this website in the UK.

HTC Touch Diamond 2 Specs:
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Operating System: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Memory: ROM - 512 MB; RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions: 107.85 X 53.1 X 13.7 mm (4.25 X 2.09 X 0.54 inches)
Weight: 117.5 grams (4.15 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Network: HSDPA/WCDMA
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control: TouchFLO 3D
Zoom bar
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets; Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB: (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Main camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
Audio supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
Video supported formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (Capacity is 1100 mAh)
Talk time: Up to 300 minutes for WCDMA; Up to 340 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 500 hours for WCDMA; Up to 360 hours for GSM
Video call time: Up to 150 minutes (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features: FM Radio and G-Sensor

Sprint Summer Roadmap Leaked

Sprint Summer phone updates has been leaked out!

Many nice upgrades and new phones to join the big family.

A upgrade for the Touch Pro is heading up sometime in the summer code name "HTC Rhodium", which will be known has the Touch Pro 2.
An upgrade to the Instinct will come out, Name looks like its going to be changed to Samsung Dash. Loaded with a 5-megapixel, accelerometer, and a bigger screen.Many more new phones that have a QWERTY keyboard will come out and some with Windows Mobile.

HTC Touch Diamond Software Update

HTC has released a little update for the Touch Diamond.

ROM Version 2.00.651.7, will include:
- Provides enhancements to the HTC dialer application
- Resolves an issue where the "Internal Storage" drive may not be recognized by the device
- Includes minor enhancements for Sprint TV and Opera Browser
- Resolves an issue with time not updating correctly after daylight savings time adjustment
- And more minor bug fixes

To download and instructions on the install the new update visit HTC site here.

Goolge will launch Android 1.5 with Improvments

Android Developers has released the SDK for the next version of Android (1.5) also known as *Cupcake*. The new version is stated to include virtual onscreen keyboards, more widgets, video options, speech recognition. There will be more programs that will use the built in accelerometer with many UI improvements and performance updates.

Major Updates will be:
-Copy and paste!
-Stereo Bluetooth
-New Browser features
-Video and voice recording

The existing G1 phone will get the Cupcake release, sometime before the HTC Magic release.

There's still no word on the exact release date, however the final SDK will be done at the end of the month.

The latest Linux Kernel will be on this update with a new Webkit browser, with a more powerful JavaScript engine. Tabs will be in the new release of the browser.

More information about Android 1.5 here

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Smartphone Tracker

I found this sweet program that lets you track your nice $600+ smartphone via the internal GPS on the phone. Perfect when your phone is lost/stolen. Just simply send a text to your number and it will send you the GPS coorrdinets so you can track on google maps!

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LEAKED T-Moblie Summer Roadmap

The guys over at tmonews.com found some interesting info about The new t-mobile summer phones line up, check it out:

• Blade” (Sidekick 2009) - May 13
• HTC “Maple”/”Snap” - July 1st (contrary to earlier speculation, this seems to confirm a T-Mobile variant)
• HTC “Rhodium”/Wing II - July 22nd (also known as the Touch Pro 2)
• HTC “Sapphire”/”Magic” - TBD. Sorry folks.. we’ll keep you posted (a.k.a. G2)
• Sony Ericsson “CS8″ - June 24th (8mp camera? Is this the Android device they’ve been talking about?)
• Nokia 1661 (prepaid) - April 29th (We know, a week later than previously mentioned. But you know the wait will be SO worth it. No… really… it will be… )
• Samsung T349 (prepaid) - May 6th
• Samsung T239 (prepaid) - May 13th
• Samsung T559 - July 15th
• Samsung T469 - July 15th (just a simple two-tone gray, apparently)
• Samsung T749 - July 22nd (2 colors for this one: red/orange and two-tone gray)
• Samsung T659 - August 19th

HTC Snap

"HTC debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap. Designed with a set of features selected to deliver everything customers need without overwhelming them with things they don’t, the HTC Snap makes it easier than ever to stay in contact with life’s most important people."

"With a slim, sleek profile designed to fit perfectly in the hand, the HTC Snap measures less than a half-inch thick (12 mm), yet it can deliver up to eight and a half hours of talk time with the standard 1500mAh battery. The full QWERTY keyboard is ergonomically designed with extra-large domed keys and responsive tactile feedback to make typing emails and text messages fast, accurate and comfortable. High-speed 3G HSPA connectivity makes it quick and easy to send pictures to friends, access favorite social networking sites, or download large files while on the go."

Specs are:

Processor	Qualcomm® MSM 7225™, 528 MHz
Operating System	Windows Mobile® 6.1 Standard
Memory	ROM: 256 MB RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions	116.5 X 61.5 X 12.0 mm ( 4.59 X 2.42 X 0.47 inches)
Weight	120 grams (4.23 ounces) with battery
Display	2.4-inch TFT-LCD with LED back light and QVGA resolution
Network	HSDPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link speed Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control	Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard	4-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera	2.0 megapixel color camera with fixed focus
Audio supported formats	AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AWB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI
Video supported formats	WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1500 mAh Talk time: Up to 300 minutes for WCDMA Up to 510 minutes for GSM Standby time: Up to 480 hours for WCDMA Up to 380 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot	microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A

more info at www.htc.com

HTC Magic

"HTC Magic is an Android powered mobile designed to turn heads with its chic design, and command attention with its advanced list of capabilities. Ready to always keep you in the know… it provides the Google suite of services like Mail, Search and Maps geared up for use in the palm of your hand. Further enhanced with video capture and support for tunes via Bluetooth wireless headsets, the HTC Magic is a true entertainment and media powerhouse."


This is an update from the first google phone (HTC Dream aka G1), Specs are:

Processor	Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz
Operating System	Android
Memory	ROM: 512 MB RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions	113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)
Weight	118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with battery
Display	3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320x480 HVGA resolution
Network	HSDPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control	Trackball with Enter button
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera	3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats	AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
Video supported formats	MP4, 3GP
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1340 mAh Talk time: Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA Up to 450 minutes for GSM Standby time: Up to 660 hours for WCDMA Up to 420 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot	microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 47/63 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features	G-sensor Digital Compass

More info at www.htc.com