Will TMobile make the first Android phone available on 17th ofSeptember?

The unofficial TMobile blog (TNO News) claims TMobile will offer the first Android Phone (called with the (code)name G1) on 17th September for their customers at the price of 150 $, much less than the expected 399 $.

The other customers (not already TMobile) should wait until the beginning/mid October when the national launch will take place.

Expected specifications:

• 3g


• a 5" long by 3" wide touch screen


• a slide out QWERTY keyboard


• 3.0 Megapixel camera


• Three available colors: brown, white and black

Users will be required to have a GMail account to get the phone working.

We have only to wait and see if TMobile will really meet this exiting deadline.

Google Android UI shown in SanFrancisco

Google showed off the new Android user interface in San Francisco during a developer conference. The demo has been done using a prototype device provided by an unamed manufacturer.

The interaction between user and device is in IPhone style...everything is drivable with a finger.

Watch the Steve Horowitz (Engineering director) presentation video:

China phone market

Nokia is the head brand in the Chinese mobile phone market and togheter with the other foreign manufacturer (Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson,...) cover the 70% of that.

Small penetration for the Chinese brands like Huwaei and ZTE.

Here is the table with the complete data:

Nokia	30,90 %
Motorola	22,50 %
Other firms	19,00 %
Samsung	9,60%
Sony Ericsson	7,70 %
ZTE	4,80 %
Huwaei	3,20 %
Bird	2, 30 %

 

Nokia Ovi

Last week Nokia presented Ovi, the new service to enable user to access social networks, communities and contents.



At the same time it has launched new phones to get the best user experience interacting with Ovi:

• The Nokia N81 and N81 8GB multimedia computer is configured to find, buy, manage and play music and games purchased via the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage. In addition to dedicated music and gaming keys, 3.5 mm headphone connector and 3G and WLAN connectivity, the Nokia N81 also boasts keys that light up with activation.


• The N95 8GB multimedia computer offers up to 20 hours of video or as many as 6000 songs in addition to a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, built-in A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and a two-way slide. The N95 8GB also arrives with a luminous 2.8" QVGA display.


• The 5310 XpressMusic boasts up to 18 hours of music playback, memory for up to 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card and dedicated music keys. At 9.9mm thick and weighing under 71 grams, the device also features a 2-megapixel camera and a two-inch QVGA screen with up to 16 million colors.


• The 5610 XpressMusic promises up to 22 hours of music playback and capacity for 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card, with a Music Slider key promising easy access to music content. Alongside its 2.2-inch, 16 million color display, the 5610 XpressMusic features a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash.

Here is the url of the Ovi service: ovi.nokia.com/ovi/app/ovi/flash/