The first Android-powered phone, T-Mobile’s G1, was officially released today. Â It comes preloaded with a varity of Google Applications (Search, Maps, Gmail, Calendar, Google Talk and YouTube). Â 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. Â It sure looks slick!

The Android-powered HTC Dream (also known as the “G1″) is almost upon us. Â It will apparently be unveiled on September 23, with a launch date of October 20.

The price is expected to be roughly $200 with a two-year contract, or about $400 without. Â At this point, it will only be available on T-Mobile. Â Blech.

Engadget has posted the first good photos of the HTC Dream, running Google’s Android OS. The phone is clearly branded for T-Mobile, and we’re hoping these photos mean that it’s coming very soon. Enjoy!

While certainly not as exciting as the 1.1.3 firmware, Apple has just released version 1.1.4 of their iPhone firmware.

This update:

• Fixes a bluetooth bug, which was introduced with the 1.1.3 firmware.
• Fixes an SMS ordering bug (text messages didn’t always stay in the right order).
• Some people are reporting better signal strength.
• Support for O2 wireless in Ireland and T-Mobile in Austria.

Unless you want to jailbreak your phone, this sounds like an update worth getting.