Introducing the T-Mobile G2 with Google � the First Smartphone Delivering 4G Speeds on T-Mobiles Super-Fast HSPA+ Network
T-Mobile, Google and HTC re-team to deliver the groundbreaking successor to the T-Mobile G1; Exclusive preorder for current T-Mobile customers begins later this monthBELLEVUE, Wash. � Sept. 9, 2010 � T-Mobile USA, Inc. today unveiled the T-Mobile G2� with Google�, delivering downloads at 4G speeds1, a blazing fast web browsing experience and tight integration with Google services. The G2 breaks new ground as the first smartphone specifically designed for T-Mobiles new HSPA+ network2, which covers 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas across the country. The G2 is an ultra-powerful smartphone designed by HTC and is the highly anticipated successor to the
T-Mobile G1, the worlds first Android�-powered mobile phone, pairing a large 3.7-inch screen with a unique hinge design that opens to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Current T-Mobile customers will get exclusive access to preorder the G2 starting later this month."T-Mobile ignited the spark that set the Android world ablaze two years ago with the launch of the worlds first Android-powered mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, which remains an important milestone for both T-Mobile and the Android operating system," said Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer, T-Mobile USA. "Now, with the launch of the T-Mobile G2, we are re-teaming with our partners at Google and HTC to provide T-Mobile customers with another first � the first Android smartphone designed to deliver 4G speeds on our new network."
"One of the advantages of an open platform is the opportunity for developers to create rich mobile experiences and seamlessly get those experiences into the hands of consumers," said Andy Rubin, vice president, engineering, Google. "From new services, such as Voice Actions, to mobile applications, developer-led Android innovation is flourishing. On Android Market alone, the number of applications available to consumers has grown from just 50 applications two years ago to more than 80,000 applications today."
"Two years ago, HTC and T-Mobile worked together to deliver the worlds first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1. From that start, Android has grown to be the leading smartphone platform in the U.S., and one of the most popular globally," said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. "With todays announcement of the G2, HTC and T-Mobile are once again bringing a breakthrough Android product to market."
The first smartphone specifically designed to deliver 4G speeds on T-Mobiles new HSPA+ network, the G2 is optimized for performance to provide customers with blazing fast access to a world of information through websites, applications, videos, file downloads and more. Built on Android 2.2, the G2 offers seven customizable home screen panels, including a dedicated panel with one-click access to your favorite Google applications such as Android Market�, which currently offers more than 80,000 applications.
The T-Mobile G2 delivers a powerful mobile data experience that is tightly integrated with Google Voice�, as well as packed with Google applications such as Voice Actions� from Google, Google Goggles� and more. It is one of the first smartphones in the industry to offer the new Voice Actions feature of Google Search�, which allows you to control your phone with your voice for calling contacts and businesses, sending messages, browsing the Web, listening to music and completing common tasks. It is also the first smartphone to offer integrated access to Google Voice�, allowing customers to create a new account using their current mobile number right from the home screen. Google Voice then automatically transcribes voicemails to text so customers can read them like an e-mail or text message from their phone or online. Additional pre-loaded Google services include Google Search, Gmail�, Google Maps� with Places and Navigation, YouTube�, Google Talk� and Google Earth�, among others.
Adding fuel to the G2s speed is its Snapdragon� MSM7230 mobile processor which combines Qualcomms new HSPA+ capabilities and second generation applications processor. The Snapdragon MSM7230 offers an 800 MHz CPU and is optimized to deliver exceptional performance, long battery life and leading edge multimedia and web browsing � with download speeds faster than other solutions currently in the market.
The G2 delivers advanced smartphone features including an HD video camera for recording crystal-clear, high-definition 720p videos that can be automatically uploaded to your Photobucket account and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus. The G2 also offers smartphone essentials such as easy access to personal and work e-mail, including support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar; social networking; and instant messaging. In addition, the G2 features a pre-installed 8GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB, as well as a music player.
Additional features of the G2 include the following:
- Dedicated Quick Keys for one-touch access to your favorite Google shortcuts and applications
- Adobe FlashPlayer enabled Web browsing experience
- Pinch and zoom functionality for Web browsing and photo gallery
- 4GB internal memory with pre-installed 8GB micro SD card, with support for up to 32 GB of external memory
- Built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo headset and Bluetooth support
- Swype text input for fast, accurate communication
Availability
The T-Mobile G2 with Google will be available in the U.S. exclusively from T-Mobile, and current T-Mobile customers will have the opportunity to preorder the G2 in limited quantities later this month. Additional availability details will be shared in the coming weeks. Visit http://g2.t-mobile.com to register for updates.
About T-Mobiles HSPA+ Network
T-Mobile continues to expand its super-fast HSPA+ mobile broadband network, which now covers 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas. T-Mobiles new HSPA+ network � which offers theoretical peak throughput speeds of 21 Mbps � offers todays available 4G speeds to more people than any other wireless network in the country, with plans to reach more than 200 million people this year. For more information on where
Though most of the gadgets first pass through a "pre-planned" set of rumors and guessing tunnels before being officially announced by�their makers yet Microsoft seems to have come above the false methods of marketing and henceforth the company silently announced the pricing of its Kinect bundle without any hoopla covering the press release.
Xbox 360 paired with Kinect has something for everyone. Play an exciting game of football in "Kinect Sports," go for the ride of your lives with the massive jumps and full-body stunts in "Kinect Joy Ride," or adopt a pet tiger cub with "Kinectimals." Get the most out of your morning workout with "Your Shape: Fitness Evolved." Your virtual trainer will help you meet your specific fitness goals by providing feedback on your form in the comfort your own living room. Gather friends for a dance party, or work on your own moves one step at a time with "Dance Central" by MTV Games and Harmonix. Spend quality time with friends and family around the world through Video Kinect*. Watch your favourite movies, TV programmes and live sports from Sky on Xbox LIVE**, all with the wave of a hand.
The Microsoft XBox 360 is set to be launched on November 4th in USA and November 10th across Europre. They do come with the options of standalone and 4 Gb alternatives. Pricing could be an issue for the Kinect bundle with Kotaku guessing it to be $399 while Microsoft tagging it to be �300.
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About a month ago, we detailed the announcement from Capcom that the female character Crimson Viper would be added to the roster of Street Fighter IV for iPhone. And as we speculated then, she wont be alone. Today they have announced that original Street Fighter II combatant E. Honda will be joining her in the forthcoming update, following the previous update that added Cammy and Zangief as playable characters. Personally this announcement has me really excited, as E. Honda marks the completion of the original cast of characters from the arcade game, and he is also one of my favorites to play with. Capcom has released some new screenshots and video of E. Honda in action click to enlarge:
And here is some gameplay video of E. Honda on the iPhone:
As with the last update, this one will be free to previous owners of the game. Besides the addition of Crimson Viper and E. Honda, Capcom has hinted that some other surprises will be in store for fans of Street Fighter IV. The previous update hit the App Store a few weeks after the announcement of the second character, so hopefully this news of E. Honda means that well be seeing these new characters in the game within the next month. Be sure to check out our preview of Crimson Viper for additional screens and video of her in action as well.
With the iOS 4.1 update that added Game Center out in the wild today, were seeing an avalanche of new updates for older games that are utilizing these new features. Previously weve only seen games that received achievements and leaderboards, but now it seems that three games from Pangea Software are the first to offer real-time multiplayer. Here is the information for each game provided in the press release from Pangea:
Nanosaur 2, $3.99 Nanosaur 2 is a 3D action-adventure game where you pilot a time traveling pteradactyl from the future. �Previously, Nanosaur 2 was just a single player game, but new in version 2.0 are six new levels and three new multiplayer modes including Capture the Eggs, Battle, and Race. �Thanks to iOS 4.1, users with Game Center enabled devices can now play against each other by inviting friends or using Auto-Match to play against people around the world. �In Capture the Eggs mode players are on teams, and they have to retrieve all of their teams dinosaur eggs before the other team. �Battle mode, on the other hand, is pure excitement as players collect weapons and blast each other out of the sky. �The race mode also involves a lot of heat seeking missiles, blasters, and cluster grenades, but your primary goal is to race around a track. �Up to four players can play together in Nanosaur 2, and the game uses the Voice Chat feature of iOS so you can smack-talk your opponents while you unleash a barrage of firepower on them.
Cro-Mag Rally, $2.99 Cro-Mag Rally is Pangea Softwares caveman racing game where you race primitive vehicles such as the Bone Buggy, Geode Cruiser, Logmobile, etc. around prehistoric and ancient racetracks. �The new 2.0 version of Cro-Mag Rally now supports multiplayer networked racing thanks to Game Center, so up to four players can race against each other using any of the vehicles in the game. �Additionally, version 2.0 is now a Universal Binary app so it runs on the iPhone / iPod Touch and the iPad.
Enigmo, $2.99 Enigmo is one of the all-time best selling iPhone games with well over a million units sold, and it is the winner of an Apple Design Award for Best iPhone Game. �Enigmo is a physics based game where you try to direct flowing streams of liquids to solve puzzles. �Version 4.0 of Enigmo adds a new multiplayer mode where up to 3 players can compete to solve puzzles. �Like Nanosaur 2 and Cro-Mag Rally, Enigmo also supports Voice Chat.
Weve had a chance to try out these new multiplayer features and are really happy with the results. Connecting into an online game is incredibly simple as you can choose to search out a game against random people or very easily invite one of your Game Center friends. The voice chat also works really well, and trash talking while racing against forum moderator Zincous in Cro-Mag Rally was a ton of fun indeed. Voices are clear and there is a mute button if you get tired of hearing how badly you are getting beaten by your opponent.
We didnt experience any lag while playing, but this could be due to Game Center being so new, and it will be interesting to see how the experience holds up in the coming weeks as more and more games get online multiplayer. As of right now, the Game Center integration in these three titles breaths new life into the experience, and they are definitely worth checking out for the multiplayer and voice chat functionality. Well be anxiously awaiting to see what other titles receive the Game Center online multiplayer treatment down the line.
Following the fairly underwhelming first Game Center game Ms. Pac-Man, were now starting to get into some of the good stuff. Updates with Game Center support for both Flight Control and Real Racing from Firemint have just gone live in the App Store. Each game will take advantage of achievements and leaderboards offered with Game Center integration.
Firemints previous Cloudcell online integration will still remain, so even if you cant access Game Center youll still be able to access achievements and leaderboards like before. If you can possibly tear yourself away from playing Ms. Pac-Man for a few minutes, make sure you grab these latest updates and check out the Game Center functionality in Flight Control and Real Racing. More Game Center updates are slowly trickling out, and you can follow this thread in our forums where a current list of Game Center enabled games is being maintained.
A few hours ago, we told you about the Samsung i5510, which is a yet to be announced Android powered handset, and now we have some official shots of the phone. Thanks to a German site BestBoyz.de who posted the photos of the phone on their blog. We already told you that the Device is running Android 2.2, have a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel camera, HSPA and WiFi data, Bluetooth�3.0 and a microSD memory�card slot. BB is claiming that the device is part of Samsung Galaxy series, because the name is Samsung GT-I5510 Galaxy. So its a mid-range handset, or you can call it affordable version of Epic 4G. More shots after the break:
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So, Namcos Ms. Pac-Man is one of the first games to support Apples new Game Center leaderboard system. As you can see from the screenshots, the game supports leaderboards and achievements through Apples new social gaming network:
Im sure well see more Game Center supporting updates shortly.
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We were at the Docomo Booth at a recent event and we managed to try out the latest handsets hitting the Japanese market.� We spotted a Android Device which seemed like a netbook with a full QWERTY keypad, 3G , WiFi , Front Facing Camera, 5 MP Rear Camera, Track ball� and a 13.2 Megapixel Camera Phone 
The device you see above is the SH-10B running on Android powered by a 1GHz CPU sports a 5 inch display and features 4GB of internal memory.
It has a front facing camera
Looks like a really full netbook which you can hold with your fingers
Has a 5.3 MP Camera on the back
Is pretty thin 
Has a full qwerty keyboard and a track ball
OMG was our expression when we saw it was really small
This is the Toshiba T-01B running on Windows Mobile
Coming back to the SH-10B. We spotted a white one too.
next to the Nokia E72
Next to the N900
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This one SH-07B packs a 12.1 MP Camera with HD video recording
And this one N-04B packs a 12.2 MP Camera
Meet the F-06B with a 13.2 MP Camera on the back
And here are the waterproof phones
Sadly these phones are available only in Japan until NTT Docomo starts selling them outside the country they have already expressed their plans to sell unlocked handsets outside Japan
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