As many of you know, stock Android 2.2 supports tethering out of the box. However, the folks over at TmoNews have discovered that while this is the case, the T-Mobile G2 will not support tethering at launch. See T-Mobile’s official comment regarding this below:
“T-Mobile does not currently support handset tethering or offer a tethering rate plan. Though tethering and Wi-Fi sharing will not be initially supported on the T-Mobile G2, we know that consumers are interested in these features and we are working to develop a solution to support them in the future.”
While this is disappointing, the good news is that T-Mobile appears to be working on a solution as they know people are very interested in this. Let’s hope we all get to tether officially soon.
So folks, do you think this will happen? Do you think G2 owners will ever get the option?
We’d recently started hearing whispers that T-Mobile would be expanding their myTouch handset into a line of phones, starting with a slideout QWERTY model. With no pictures, specs, or estimated release to speak of, we were left wanting more.
The team over at Droid Developer was able to get their hands on what’s easily assumed to be the myTouch Slide. If you look at the pictures, you can see the “my” logo at the top of the handset. The back also identifies both HTC and T-Mobile, adding more to the argument. We’re fans of the spaced out, 4-row QWERTY.
The specs that come along with these pictures are a 320×480 resolution touch screen, ARM11 chip, camera with LED flash, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD memory card slot and a 1300mAh battery. It also appears the phone has a trackpad similar the one found on the Samsung Moment.
Taking a closer look at the back, it appears to us that this phone has not one, but two snapping arc-sliders. There will be no doubt that the phone is either opened or closed.
The folks over at XDA-Developers have hit upon a virtual goldmine! Somehow, one of their users was able to get access to a whole slew of HTC handsets slated for 2010 release. So far, 5 new Android handsets have been unearthed from the Powerpoint document. The models, codenamed Buzz, Tide, Salsa, Legend, and Bravo all appear to be headed to T-Mobile. We’ve grabbed around half of the screen grabs for you here, but if you want to see the rest, go to XDA’s thread on the topic.
HTC is organizing their lineup into different categories for 2010 – Design / Lifestyle, Social, Performance, and Productivity. The following phones are sorted by their respective categories with some known specs and release dates. If you look through the images, you’ll find even more specifics. While some might sound like the same old pieces on the inside, the outside form factor is sure to turn more heads. As for the “Performance” series Bravo, well… April can’t come soon enough!
Design/Lifestyle
HTC Legend
Release: March 2010
Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7227 600MHz
Memory: 512 Flash Memory, 256 RAM
Screen: 3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen
Camera: 5.0 mega-pixel with flash
Thickness: 11.4mm
New Sense widgets
Clickable Optical Mouse
Metallic Design
FM Radio
3.5mm headphone jack
HTC Salsa
Release: June 2010
Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz
Memory: 512 Flash Memory, 256 RAM
Screen: 2.6-inch QVGA touch screen
Camera: 3.2 mega-pixel
4-row QWERTY
Thickness: 8.6mm
FM Radio
3.5mm headphone jack
Social
HTC Tide
Release: April 2010
Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz
Memory: 512 Flash Memory, 256 RAM
Screen: 2.68-inch QVGA touch screen
Camera: 3.2 mega-pixel with autofocus
Thickness: 13mm
3.5mm headphone jack
HTC Buzz
Release: May 2010
Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz
Memory: 512 Flash Memory, 256 RAM
Screen: 3.2-inch touch screen
Camera: 5.0 mega-pixel with autofocus, flash, face tagging
There is a lot riding on the shoulders of T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone. In some ways, it carries the collective hopes of Linux, open source and Google fans everywhere. It’s open, collaborative and community-based, in other words, everything the iPhone and Windows Mobile aren’t. As so many onlookers crowd around this newborn phone, there’s no way it can hold up all of their expectations—and it doesn’t.
After spending a week using the G1, I can say it’s a good start, and a clear indication of good Android developments to come. But the phone itself has some serious problems with accessibility and usability, issues that no number of third-party apps are going to be able to solve. Here’s what I loved and hated about the T-Mobile G1.
The Hardware Body: The body was made by HTC, a Taiwanese company that makes Windows Mobile devices for Motorola, Palm and its own line. This phone is built just like those. The back is classic matted and grip-friendly HTC. The swivel-flip feels almost exactly like earlier HTC phones, only it extends out and then back in again, revealing the keyboard underneath. This motion gives a satisfying snap when opened, though it might be too loud in a quiet office.
Keyboard: It’s got numerous problems. First, it’s set so that the raised section on the right, with scroller ball and home and menu keys, is always in your way when you’re trying to type. This is annoying, even after you figure out how to work around it. The individual keys aren’t raised high enough over the body for easy touch typing, though at least the keyboard is backlit, in case you’re texting in the dark. The space and backspace key are tinier than we’d like. And it’s even more awkward than normal to type while charging the phone, because the miniUSB cable is in the way.
Buttons: There are five face buttons on the device—call, home, back, power/end and menu—and they’re all fairly straightforward. Hit home to bring you back to the home screen, menu to bring up a popup menu in your current app, and power/end button to lock your phone or hang up your call. That last part takes the most getting used to, since you’re naturally going to want to use the red power button to quit apps or end tasks, but all that does is lock your phone. Read more… »
T-Mobile has announced its latest smartphone and its second phone that uses the Google Android operating system, the T-Mobile My Touch 3G. The My Touch 3G is being taunted as being thinner than the G1 and a bit smaller than the Apple iPhone. The MyTouch 3G phone offers a 3.2-inch touch screen display, 320×480 resolution, and has no hardware keyboard.
SPECIFICATIONS:
My Touch 3G Specifications are as follows:
* Camera: 3.2 Mega Pixels Resolution
* OS: Android
* Battery: Li – Ion, 1340 Mah
* Internet: Full HTML Browser
* Standby: 600 hours (25 days) of Stand-by time
* Touch Screen: 3.2-inches
* Resolution: 320 x 480 pixels
* Size: 4.45 x 2.19 x 0.58 inches (113 x 56 x 15 mm)
* Talk: 6 hours (360 minutes) of Talk time
* Voice: Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
* Network: GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) UMTS dual-band global 3G (1700/2100 MHz)
You might have noticed it’s raining Android phones this last few days. Just today we got confirmation from Sprint that they will bring the new version of HTC Hero and a few minutes later T-Mobile introduces a new android phone the T-Mobile Pulse
This phone it is actulally Huawei U8220 that was rummored six months ago at MWC in Barcelona.
The specks of T-Mobile Pulse are similar to other android phones and to most smartphones on the market these days: 3.5 inch display with 320×480 resolution, 3.2 mp camera, 2GB SD card, WiFi and GPS.
It will be first released in Europe, prices soon to be revealed.
Buttons: There are five face buttons on the device—call, home, back, power/end and menu—and they’re all fairly straightforward. Hit home to bring you back to the home screen, menu to bring up a popup menu in your current app, and power/end button to lock your phone or hang up your call. That last part takes the most getting used to, since you’re naturally going to want to use the red power button to quit apps or end tasks, but all that does is lock your phone.
