Mobileography

The first Android-powered phone, T-Mobile’s G1, was officially released today.  It comes preloaded with a varity of Google Applications (Search, Maps, Gmail, Calendar, Google Talk and YouTube).  The Gmail app has most of the features of the web version (labels, conversations, etc) and Maps comes with StreetView built-in.

The phone itself isn’t a slouch either.  It has a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD (at 320×480 resolution) and a full QWERTY keyboard.  It has a 3.2 megapixel camera, and 8 gigs 1 gig of storage (plus a microSD slot).  The phone does not have video capabilities, and it’s chained to the T-Mobile network.  Undoubtedly, a unlock crack will be developed quickly.

Here is a video produced by Google showing off the phone:

And here are a bunch of photos of the device.  It sure looks slick!

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Google has just released a nice update for Google Maps Mobile, including StreetView and walking directions! This update is for Blackberry and other Java-enabled phone for now (no Symbian or iPhone yet), but other devices are coming soon.

You can download the update at google.com/gmm, or watch the video below for more info:

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Google has been showing off some excellent new Android features at the Google I/O conference today. There are a handful of videos and a ton of pictures over on the AndroidCommunity site. Here are the videos:

Part 1 – Overview and interface

Part 2 – Built-in compass

Part 3 – Fun and Games

Part 4 – Google Maps

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Yahoo has just released Yahoo! Go 3.0, and it’s quite slick. It’s available for a lot of different phones and was a breeze to install.

I’ve found it to be a bit sluggish at times, but overall it runs pretty well. Some of the features:

• E-mail – Your standard Yahoo e-mail, but in a nice client.
• Flickr – Upload photos directly to Flickr, though many phones can already do that.
• Maps – Very similar to the Google Maps Mobile, with directions, satellite imagery and GPS support.
• Widgets – Load widgets for eBay, MySpace or choose from many others.
• oneSearch – They call it “mobile search that practically reads your mind.” I’m not sure it’s that good, but it’s quite helpful.

I’m sure there’s more, but I’m still playing with it. Try it out and let us know what you think.

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The latest update for the iPhone, version 1.1.3, is expected next week. Among the list of updates:

• “My Location” in Google Maps, a GPS-like feature that triangulates your position using cell tower information.
• Google Maps will now have a hybrid map view.
• Drag icons to move them around the Springboard (main screen).
• The home screen supports multiple pages.
• You can add web bookmarks to your home screen.
• SMS sending to multiple people.

The bad news — all third party apps and unlocks that you have loaded will be killed. Still, it sounds like a pretty good update. Here is a video of icons being dragged around the screen.

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