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The T-Mobile G1 Android is a perfect example of a smart phone which boots up quickly taking around 35-40 seconds out of the box. Which is about half the time of a windows based smart-phone and only slight quicker than the Apple IPhone which is around the 54 second mark.

Within seconds you have the world at your hands from email and instant messaging to navigation using Google Maps and the 3G data connection that the T-Mobile G1 Android comes equipped with.

Australian phone manufacturer Kogan has unveiled their Google Android powered phone, the Kogan Agora Pro. Due for release in Australia on the 29th January 2009, the Kogan Agora Pro will be the second Smartphone to be powered by the Android operating system.

The Kogan Agora Pro is styled similar to the pre Storm BlackBerry’s and features a front mounted QWERTY keyboard and 2.5 inch touch-sensitive LCD display. To make navigation easy, the Kogan Agora Pro has a 5-way navigation key, dedicated call and internet buttons and of course the touchscreen display.

Other features includes 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, media player with FM radio, microSD card slot and a two megapixel camera, as well as GPS navigation. The Kogan Agora Pro measures 108 x 64 x 14.8mm and weighs in at 130 grams, which is around the same as the Blackberry Bold.

As stated above, the Kogan Agora Pro will be released in Austrialia on the 29th January and will set you back AU$399 (around 260 US dollars); the device will also be network free. No word on when it will be available in the UK yet.

T-Mobile network providers can be found all around the globe.  They provide service to customers from the United States to the United Kingdom.  Worldwide, T-Mobile has more than 100 million subscribers to its service making it one of the largest in the world.

In the United Kingdom T-Mobile was previously known as One 2 One, or Mercury One 2 One.  In 1993 One 2 One set a trend as it launched the first GSM network operating on the 1800 MHz frequency.  It has since transformed itself into the third largest mobile network service provider in the United Kingdom.

T-Mobile provides users with options to prepay for their mobile phone minutes or to pay a monthly fee.  Monthly plans require that a subscriber sign a contract of 12 or 18 months.  Special contracts are also available to subscribers that user their mobile phones outside of peak times.  Monthly packages are also available called myFaves that allow subscribers to choose 5 numbers that will be part of an unlimited calling plan.

In early 2008 an agreement was made between T-Mobile and 3 that combined their current HSDPA and 3G networks into one.  While the companies themselves are not merging together, the combining of networks will provide large areas of coverage for their subscribers.  Subscribers may also be able to realize higher data speeds over time.

T-Mobile has revealed that it will be changing its pay monthly mobile phone tariffs for their exclusive Google Android Smartphone, the HTC G1. Since its release in late October, the HTC G1 was originally only available on T-Mobiles Flext40 and Combi 35 tariffs for £31.50 per month, but will now be available from as little as £20 a month on an 18 month contract.

The new tariffs on offer from T-Mobile will be the Flext30, which is an 18 month contract at £30 a month with a free HTC G1, unlimited internet and up to 700 minutes or 1400 texts. The cheapest tariff will be the Combi 15, which is again an 18 month contract, but cost £20 a month with 100 minutes and 200 texts; the G1 will cost you £100 if you choose this contract, but also comes with an upgraded 8GB memory card.

T-Mobile has implemented these new tariffs to turn the heat up on the iPhone 3G, which is the G1’s main rival at the moment. The HTC G1 is available in white and black, but there are no plans to offer it as a pay as you go option at the moment.

The wait is over, T-Mobile and Google have announced the long awaited Android Smartphone this week. The phone, which is simply called the G1 is the first device to use the open source Android operating system and bids to become the must have Smartphone.

The G1 will be exclusive to T-Mobile and is manufactured by Smartphone maker HTC. The G1 is quad-band and features a 3.2 inch touch sensitive screen, Wi-Fi and 3G connections, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot for expandable memory. The device also features a full QWERTY keyboard and trackball for alternative navigation through the phone and will have direct access to Android Market, so you can download new applications and games.

The T-Mobile G1 will synchronise with Google apps like Gmail and Google Calendar, but won’t include desktop synchronisation software; but expect the third party developers to make one soon. The device will support PDF, Word and Excel files and comes with an MP3 player to listen to music on the go.

The device also includes a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus for capturing those spontaneous pictures, and has access to GPS navigation and Google Maps.

The G1 will be released in the US first; on the 22nd October and priced at $179 on selected tariffs. UK is expected to follow in November, with the rest of Europe expecting a first quarter 2009 release. There is no word on UK and Europe prices yet.

The new mobile phone operating system Google Android will get its first outing next week. Reports say that the new Android OS will be showcased at a press conference in New York on September the 23rd.

It is widely believed that the first phone to run Google Android will be manufactured by Smartphone maker HTC and feature a touchscreen display and slide out QWERTY keyboard. The showcase will be in collaboration with T-Mobile, who will be the first network operator to offer the device.

Google Android is set to take on the likes of Windows Mobile, Apple and Symbian as a mobile phone operating system. The Android OS is also open-source, meaning that anyone can write applications for it.

Google is hoping that the Android system will encourage people to browse the internet more often from their mobile phone. The rumoured HTC Dream device will rival the iPhone, which is currently Google’s biggest source of mobile traffic.