Category: Gaming Tags: Tmobile, Android Smartphone, Andriod
More than 1.5 million people in the US have pre-ordered Google's first mobile phone.
The device, known as the G1, is made by HTC, and will be available on the T-Mobile network. It runs Android, an operating system designed partially by Google that aims to bring the desktop computing experience to mobile devices. The G1 gives one-touch access to popular Google online services, such as its email service, YouTube video-sharing site and Google Maps.
The G1 features a touchscreen and a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, as well as internet browsing via 3G and Wi-Fi, music downloads, and the ability to buy and install additional software, programs and games on the phone from the Android Market application store.
Although some technology experts have suggested that the estimate of 1.5 million pre-orders is too high, there's little doubt that expectations of the G1 are high ahead of its launch. First...
