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Nov

24

2011

HTC G1 Gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Port [Courtesy of XDA]

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by Stacy Bruce
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It seems that some crafty developer has set out to prove Google and HTC wrong by showing them that it is possible to run ICS on devices that have “incompatible hardware”. Some fella going by the name jcarrz1 over at XDA has posted a video showing the oldschool HTC G1 of all devices, running a [...]

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Nov

16

2010

HTC Named Tech Brand of the Year at T3 Awards

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by Jesse Bauer
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We’ve seen some awesome products come from HTC over the past couple of years. The G1, Magic, Nexus One, Evo 4G, T-Mobile G2, the list goes on and on. As a pioneer in Android Hardware innovation, it’s only proper they be recognized as a leading manufacturer in the technology field. At this years T3 Awards, [...]

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Jul

27

2010

It Had A Long Life: T-Mobile Discontinues G1

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by Chris Moor
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It’s sad, but true. You can look all you want, but the only chance you have at buying a new G1 is the hope that someone bought a bunch of the phones and is hoping they turn into a collectible. Everyone should take a moment of silence and think about what the first Android powered [...]

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Jan

12

2009

G1 Android Multi-Touch Moves A Step Closer

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by Chris Moor
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Android developer Luke Hutch has managed to enable multi-touch functionality on his T-Mobile G1 without having to recompile the Android kernal. By using specially developed Android applications and a change to just one classfile, Luke demonstrates full multi-touch scaling and panning on his T-Mobile G1. Multi-touch on the G1 has been a source of much [...]

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Nov

28

2008

Android T-Mobile G1 Auto-Rotation Application Demo

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by Chris Moor
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The Android developer community have been busy working on bringing auto-rotation functionality to the G1, and judging by the video footage below they’ve done a great job. With compass mode and Streetview proving the G1 is certainly well equipped when it comes to accelerometers, the ability to auto rotate the display is a feature that [...]

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Nov

24

2008

HTC Increase G1 2008 Sales Projections

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by Chris Moor
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High Tech Computer (HTC) have today increased their G1 sales forecast by 67%, predicting sales of 1 million G1 handsets by the end of 2008. The announcement was made by company CEO Peter Chou, who also increased sales projections for their Touch Diamond models, adding an additional 1 million units onto their 2008 forecast. HTC [...]

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Nov

13

2008

UK G1 Users Receive Update RC 8

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by Chris Moor
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UK G1 owners woke up this morning to discover the long awaited upgrade notice on their handsets. The new G1 update, RC 8, seems to include both the RC 29 and RC 30 fixes from the US updates. With forum users already reporting a fix to the text-reboot bug, along with a cooler running temperature [...]

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Sep

23

2008

G1 Product Guide – iPhone 3G Comparison

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by Chris Moor
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The official T-Mobile G1 product service guide lists a handy feature comparison between the G1, iPhone 3G and the Sprint Instinct. The document also confirms the G1′s lack of Stereo Bluetooth, Video capture and Microsoft Exchange support. The full product guide PDF can be found HERE

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Sep

19

2008

T-Mobile Android G1 Appears On Official Website

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by Chris Moor
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The T-Mobile customer portal at my.t-mobile.com is currently displaying a non-working banner advertisement for the upcoming Android G1 handset. Sadly there’s no other information on offer from the T-Mobile site, but atleast we now know it’ll be called the ‘G1′. T-Mobile will officially announce the Android powered handset on Tuesday September 23rd at a special [...]

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