T-Mobile USA delays Android 1.5 rollout by a few days

Looks like it was too go to be true. . . well, semi-too good to be true. T-Mobile has delayed the release of Android 1.5 (Cupcake) by at least a week. Now, everyone will have the OTA update sometime a the beginning of June. T-Mobile has said that it seems that the build is still being "optimized" to "ensure optimal functionality and smooth delivery,". What we find funny is G1 users in the UK have received the update already, so what is this? If anyone knows what is keeping them from releasing it let us know, other then that we will just chalk it up to developers needing to find tune somethings.

HTC Hero's build ported to a G1. . . NICE!!!

We know that Cupcake still isn't officially here yet but we have another update of Android to wet your appetite. Haykuro from xdadevelopers managed to get a build of Android from the HTC Hero (a future Android device) and ported it over to the G1 to show off in a quick video tour. The UI is sexy the browser is HOT! I can't wait to see if this is the recently rumored Donut (Android 2.0).

Also, from Haykuro a screen shot has made it's way to the surface. . . showing, we you decide.

You see the icon that reads flashplugin.so? Yeah, thats what we're saying, could this be the first device with a flash plugin? Wouldn't that be nice, be we can only wait and see at this point.

Rooting your G1/Dream

PLEASE READ: This is a resource for those of you who want to root your G1/Dream. When clicking the link and attempting to do this please keep in mind you are doing this on your own and Droidhead or anyone affiliated with the site is NOT telling you to do it. If you brick your handset it will be your fault.

I had a friend of mine ask me about this and told him I would put the information that I had found in the past up for them to see. Well, here is a link to the xda-developers forum for How-to-root,hack, and flashing your G1/Dream.

Also here is a video and resource from PhoneDog.com of the result of rooting your Android device.

T-Mobile and their roadmaps. . . Walmart edition.

Thanks to the guys over at BoyGeniusReport.com we have, yet again, another T-Mobile road map. Well, this one shows us the Wal-Mart releases. We are an Android site so let me point out the first thing real quick. The Blackberry Gemini will be released in July for only $78.99. But what is pretty cool about this is the G1 is going to be sold in over 1000 stores nationwide for only $98.99. The cool thing about this is that T-Mobile is selling them through the store and online for more then $150.00. Also if you look closely at the month of October... second row down, could that be the G1 v.2? For 148.99?!?!. We hope so.

So what have we learned today? . . . Go to Wal-Mart and get yourself some Android gold.

Android heading to the great white north.

Thanks to Rogers Wireless more Droidheads will be saying,"Eh?". Rogers has the exclusive rights to both the HTC Dream (G1) and the HTC Magic. Both devices are planning on being launched in June of this year (of course). If you live in Canada please feel free to call your local Rogers Wireless or visit their website. But, the only info I can give you would be from the CNW.

TORONTO, May 7 /CNW/ - Rogers Wireless today announced the exclusive Canadian launch in June 2009 of the HTC Dream(TM) and HTC Magic(TM) smartphones, the first cellphones in Canada powered by the Android platform, allowing for fast and easy access to a wide range of Google(TM) mobile services, including Google Search(TM), Google Maps(TM), Gmail(TM) and more.

“Who else but Rogers would be the first carrier to offer Canadians the first chance to join the mobile revolution with a choice of not one, but two, handsets powered by the Android platform?”, said John Boynton, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Wireless. “The HTC Magic offers a responsive touch screen and the HTC Dream delivers both a touch screen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Both devices offer outstanding wireless internet search capabilities and a full suite of applications that run two times faster on Canada’s fastest mobile network.”

Rogers will release details of the launch soon. In the meantime, customers can sign up for more information at rogers.com/revolution.

Android Cupcake will go out May 11th.

BGR Reports the image above, yay! Android update 1.5 Cupcake will be available to all of the G1 owners via over-the-air (OTA) updates. We have been waiting for a while for this to finally come out... now all you have to do is wait.

The OTA update will start going out May 11th till the end of the month. It should look similar to this;

Droid Rumors: T-Mobile to release new Android devices.

From the looks of the image plastered all over the internet today, TmoToday.com is showing a road map of T-Mobiles future ideas. What has us a little excited here at Mobile Now! is the fact that more Android devices seem to be trickling out of the wood work.
First thing is first the G1 is rumored to be seeing an "End of Life" (That's what the EOL stands for.), but replacing it is the G1 v.2 aka Bigfoot. Mobile Now! not having the full information on this device can say that it looks to be almost Helio Ocean like, with a slide out qwerty keyboard. We can give you more info. when it is recieved.
Second, the road map shows us a picture of the "G2 HTC Sapphire" dropping in the summer time. The "G2" is Rumored to be the MyPhone 3G, or in Europe the HTC Magic. T-Mobile will have alot of happy campers on there hands with these two rumored devices.
What we think, is that the Samsung Houdini pictured above releasing in the fall time of next year will be the newly spied Samsung i7500. That will make those happy customers, become ecstatic costumers
All in all it is just a rumor . . . but boy can't we wait.