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1 Google’s New Grooves: The Search Giant Enters the Cell phone Biz James Finley

2 The News Yesterday Google/T-Mobile announces the joint release of the G1 The new Google phone will run on T- Mobile service Uses the Android operating system Public release date set for Oct. 13 th -22 nd Reports vary on release date

3 MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: Welcome the OHA Open Handset Alliance Developers of the Android Program ChinaMobile, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, Telefonica, LG, and Ebay Program will become part of the future “HTC Dream” product

4 The G1 takes the Stage 3.2 in display (320 x 480 HVGA) Touch screen and trackball navigation Full QWERTY keyboard Dual band UMTS and HSPA GSM/GPRS/EDGE quad-band Wi-fi and Bluetooth enabled GPS 3.2 mega pixel fixed focused camera Micro SD slot (w/ 1gb card)  support up to 8gb

5 Additional Features Include high-speed internet browsing that rivals laptop browsing speed. Photo sharing and publishing Instant Messaging Comes loaded with G mail and G maps YouTube accessibility Also syncs with AOL, Yahoo, and MS mail

6 Service Cost: $399 or $179 w/ 2 year contract* $35 for unlimited data and messaging $10/mo. VoIP service Automatic switching between call network and Wi-Fi for faster speed and coverage

7 So What’s Android anyway? Open source operating system –Amend, improve, and customize –Write new programs for OS Linux based operating system Break the mold concern which apps work on which devices / OS / phones

8 What Else? Amazon’s MP3 music store is directly linked to G1 Non DRM-music can be uploaded Android programs can be downloaded (for free?) from the Market –WikiTude, Cab4Me, GoCart Will come with a “lite” version of Chrome

9 Oh No you Didn’t! Current T-Mobile customer based (31.5 mil.) can’t hack it Far behind competitors in service size. Currently trying to improve from 2 to 25 cities by year’s end 3G data plan may be expensive and include hidden costs Android will have difficulty unseating Apple and In Motion Ltd. (Blackberry) with 2/3 of the “Smart” market: Says IDC, a mobile device research company)

10 YouTube: A first look at the Google Phone Bloomberg.com Worldwide First 'Google phone' unveiled by T-Mobile - Yahoo! News Google Phone Live blog First Google Android phone is unveiled News - Wireless - CNET NewsLive blog First Google Android phone is unveiled News - Wireless - CNET News YouTube - Android Demo RESOURCES


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