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.

Samsung i7500 passes FCC.

AWESOME, the most sexiest Android device to date just got FCC approval to run on American air waves. From what we have learned from the leaked T-Mobile road maps this device should release sometime in fall, whoopee! This FCC filing shows up with AWS 3G alongside 850 and 1900MHz EDGE, we should be so privileged....lol.

I will have to say I love this device so far... I can't wait for more info and videos to drop for the i7500. This will be the best looking device so far, . . . until, maybe the Magic/Sapphire/whatever drops.

Cupcake update is on the way, by the 25.

John over at PhoneDog has found a source showing the schedule of the Android 1.5 (Cupcake) release for those of you on T-Mobile US. His source is Michael Martin over at googleandblog and he can't be 100% over the reliability on it but hey, it gives us all hope. By the looks of the report the Cupcake update hasn't gone out until May 14 unlike the original report of May 11th. One good thing of this post is that everyone, I mean EVERYONE, should have Cupcake by or before May 25th as shown by the statement below.

"The initial roll out of the CupCake update has started today Thursday, May 14th reaching only a lucky .1% or 1/10% G1 owners.

The below numbers are what T-Mobile anticipates the reach of the CupCake OTA over time:"

• Monday, May 18th - 5%

• Tuesday, May 19th - 15%

• Wednesday, May 20th - 30%

• Thursday, May 21st - 45%

• Friday, May 22nd - 60%

• Saturday, May 23rd - 75%

• Sunday, May 24th - 90%

• Monday, May 25th - 100%

So, everyone. . . lets keep our heads high that this is truthful, just don't do anything I wouldn't do... hahaha.

Three partners to release more Android phones to T-Mobile.

Well, well, well, just what we like to hear! T-Mobile's Cole Brodman, in an interview with Gigoam, has been quoted in saying,"We are looking to launch multiple Android-based devices in the second half of this year with three partners". They have also reported that Brodman has told them he could see Android also being used in lower-end devices aswell. The fun part about this story is who is this third company? We know about HTC and Samsung, but could the last manufacturer be that Motorola phone that some people have been whispering about? Who knows but T-Mobile and the device maker. But, it doesn't hurt to speculate.

Lets hear what you would to see running Android. Lets make it good.

T-Mobile's Magic / Sapphire / myTouch / G2 getting 5 MP camera?

The HTC Magic, I mean Sapphir-MyTouch 3G...2? Whatever you call it it will come equiped with what is the most MP then any Android device out there. The HTC Magic on Vodafone in Europe comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, which is good but 5.0 is better, :).

You know what that means. . . The US will get something better than Europe, as far as this device goes. :)

G1 v.2 comming to Wal-Mart

BGR with more Android gold... Looks like what we reported, or should I say asked, was what it was. On the previous T-Mobile road map, the G1 v.2 is on there for 148.99. Now, specifics are not out yet on this Android device but it looks to me a lot sexier then the G1 or Magic. With what looks to be a large slide-out Qwerty key pad and a beautiful design. . .We just can't wait to see the specs. Droidheads say hello to the beginning of a wonderful handset.

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 cupcake widgets

Thanks to John Walton (again) we have a nice video of what could come to be for all T-Mobile users when Cupcake gets its May 11th OTA push. The video shows widgets like live RSS Feeds, Weather, Battery Power, and a quick Twitter status bar. Of course all of this fun does come with a small price as you saw, the system may slow down a bit. . . but, I think we will still have fun downloading them.

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