After a lot of hype, Google’s most anticipated iPhone Killer is out. Touching the G1 is no iPhone, but then again, its not always about the touch… its about the appz. So what is it all about ?
In short, the key features are

1. Touch Screen
2. QWERTY Keypad
3. 3.2 MegaPixel Camera
4. 3G & WiFi and other Connectivity Options (Bluetooth etc)
5. Most important of all. Out of the world Internet Experience & lots of APPLICATIONS

iPhone started a revolution with its innovative touch screen and best Internet Experience, but the G1 hopes to cross it all. You can get a G1 for $179.99 from T-Mobile. The Android Marketplace has also gone live along with the G1.

Currently from recent hands on reviews, it seems that the G1 doesn`t have a dedicated Video Player. But lots of other information regarding the G1 will come to the surface. As of now, the phone has lot of features compared to the iPhone. Although the market is not yet .. ehmm .. filled up like the iPhone’s AppStore, but hey its just launched. Currently there are close to 40 free apps and paid apps will be coming soon. We can expect a lot of applications in the coming weeks.

I was just surfing through Youtube.com to find a really interesting video. The video is a demo of Google’s upcoming OS for mobiles, i.e AnAndroid powered phone. I did a little more research on what it is all about. I have already posted an article about how Google Crome might end up in Android. You can read it Here.

The new mobile, called “Dream”, will use Android, Google’s OS for mobile phones, and will be manufactured by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC. The HTC Dream will be the first smartphone on the market equipped with Google;s Android. A variety of third party apps have already been created on the Google Android platform.

T-Mobile will be selling the HTC Dream in late October, according to an article by the Wall Street Journal. It also stated that T-Mobile will announce about Dream officially on Sept.23rd at 10.30PM. Stephan Frank of Android Authority posted a screenshot of the invitation he recieved to attend the press conference in New York at the above mentioned date.

Quoted by timesonline.co.uk

A senior executive displayed a phone that used the Android operating system during a demonstration at a Google event in London yesterday, but covered up the manufacturer’s branding.

The demonstration immediately prompted speculation that the device was the “Dream”, adding to the hype about the phone’s expected launch at an event in New York next Tuesday.

Google, which is notoriously secretive about new technology before it launches, would not confirm or deny whether the executive had shown off the new phone. However, a spokesperson did say that it was the first time anyone in Europe had seen a working phone using Android.

Seen yesterday by The Times at the Google Developer Day event at Wembley Stadium, the touchscreen device looked much like released photographs of the Dream.

When asked to make a phone call on the Android phone, Mike Jennings, the Google executive who demonstrated the device, said: “I can’t show it off any more, I’ll be out of a job.”

It is thought the new handset will have a slide-out Qwerty keyboard as well as built-in GPS (global positioning system). The phone is expected to be able to run Google’s range of web applications, including Gmail, Google Docs and Google Maps, and will likely also feature Google’s new web browser, Chrome.

The handset manufacturer, HTC, said they expect better sales for Dream than most analyst estimates.

A source close to the launch was reported as saying that the company expects to ship 600,000 to 700,000 units of the new phone this year, whereas analysts have put the figure at 300,000 to 500,000 units.