When 33 firms joined hands with Google on 5th November, 2007 to form Open Handset Alliance (OHA), it was apparent, that this alliance will change the course of handheld device industry. In a press statement issued on that day, Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt remarked, "This partnership will help unleash the potential of mobile technology for billions of users around the world. A fresh approach to fostering innovation in the mobile industry will help shape a new computing environment that will change the way people access and share information in the future." On this fateful day, OHA also unveiled Android, an open source mobile phone platform based on the Linux operating system.
T-Mobile G1’s launch is round the corner. Technology experts, bloggers around the world have scrutinized every single detail for this much hyped “Google Phone”. Even the controversies are cropping out from nowhere , G1 still stands apart from iPhone in various aspects.
T-Mobile on 23 September became the first provider around the world to launch the first Android phone G1 (aka HTC Dream). The consumers are still short of getting the hands-on experience of G1 as there are still 4 days left for the market launch. In these 24 days, geeks world over have dissected every single chip of G1 and have come up with individual assessments.
From the debut of Android, there have been talks, rumors and gossips on the existence of HTC dream. It stirred up as much anticipation and hype as the Apple iPhone, not only because it would be the first smartphone to run Google's mobile platform but also because of the potential to overtake Apple's darling. Although G1 is good individually but when we compare it with iPhone, it lacks the charisma of iPhone.
G1 features a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G support, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. The Google Android operating system offers good integration with Google applications as well as access to the Amazon MP3 Store and YouTube, while G1 doesn't include a standard headphone jack and lacks stereo Bluetooth and Microsoft Exchange support.
There is huge potential for the G1 (and any Android devices after it) to become powerful minicomputers as developers create more applications for the open platform. Android has also been criticized for not being all open-source software despite what was announced by Google. Parts of the Software Development Kit are proprietary and closed source and some believe this is so that Google can control the platform. In the Android Market terms of service, Google expressly says that it might remotely remove an application from a user's phone. "Google may discover a product that violates the developer distribution agreement ... in such an instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from your device at its sole discretion," the terms, linked to from the phone, read.
Despite the deficiencies, the most powerful component of G1 is definitely Android operating system. Obviously, there's enough curiosity about Google Android to attract buyers; and in fact, according to reports preorders for the G1 have already sold out.
Source:android-blog.blogspot.com
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