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It looks like T-Mobile is listening folks — and they appear to be responding. In a statement we’ve just received from the company, they tell us that they’re killing the hard-line approach to data capping, saying instead they’ll reserve the right to cap a “small fraction” of users who abuse the network. In their words:

“Our goal, when the T-Mobile G1 becomes available in October, is to provide affordable, high-speed data service allowing customers to experience the full data capabilities of the device and our 3G network. At the same time, we have a responsibility to provide the best network experience for all of our customers so we reserve the right to temporarily reduce data throughput for a small fraction of our customers who have excessive or disproportionate usage that interferes with our network performance or our ability to provide quality service to all of our customers.

We removed the 1GB soft limit from our policy statement, and we are confident that T-Mobile ˇ customers will enjoy the high speed of data access over our 3G network. The specific terms for our new data plans are still being reviewed and once they are final we will be certain to share this broadly with current customers and potential new customers.”

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

T-Mobile, HTC and Google stood hand in hand yesterday to debut the first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1. It felt a bit like a new era for the mobile industry — though the rollerblading seemed a tad out of place — with high-profile companies backing a Linux-based, touch-driven mobile OS, and spouting the word “open” every two sentences. But, naturally, high aims alone don’t build a killer phone; there are a lot details to get right, and a lot more that Google and company have seen fit to leave in the hands of developers. Let’s take a look at what’s working so far, and what might need some more time in the oven:

Continue reading T-Mobile G1 impressions: what we love, what we don’t

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Original post by Paul Miller

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The G1, the first Android-powered headset, could be transformed in ways that maker HTC and carrier T-Mobile can’t imagine. Google‘s Android is open to developers, who could write apps to unlock T-Mobile’s ˇ, tether it as a modem or other things, an analyst said. 

Google is calling the announcement of the T-Mobile G1 an important milestone in the young history of Android. The first Android-powered handset to come to market is made by HTC with a touchscreen and a slide-out keyboard.

The combination of Google’s open-source Android mobile operating system, T-Mobile service, and HTC manufacturing comes less than a year after the Open Handset Alliance unveiled plans for Android.

Developers will have unfettered access to the G1’s hardware and software capabilities to inspire innovation. The possibilities are vast, and more than 1,700 applications were developed during the Android Developer Challenge. Google engineers have also developed applications.

Developers will soon be able to distribute their applications to real handsets through the beta version of Android Market. Handset manufacturers and wireless carriers will be able to incorporate Android innovations into their own new handsets and service offerings. And users will get better handsets and more choice. 

When the G1 comes to market in October, legions of developers and hackers will transform the device in ways that HTC and T-Mobile can’t even imagine, predicted Michael Gartenberg, vice president of mobile strategy for Jupitermedia.

Not only does Android allow applications access to the phone’s functionality, but the platform itself will also be open. The Open Handset Alliance plans to open-source the entire Android platform by the end of the year. 

For a decidedly other look at the G1 , check out Gizmodo.

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Original post by nafiz

Filed under: Cellphones

Sure, our front page got stacked with news on the launch of the world’s first Android phone — the G1 — but if you missed any of the action (and there was quite a bit), we’ve put together this helpful roundup. Below you’ll find an easy-to-use guide to all the goings-on about the T-Mobile device, complete with galleries and videos that will delight and enthrall any healthy viewer. Keep an eye on this post as we’ll be updating with a few other bits and pieces today that you’ll most definitely want a look at.

The liveblog:

Live from T-Mobile’s Android event in New York City

Hands-on coverage:

T-Mobile G1 first hands-on (updated)
Video: Android walkthrough on T-Mobile ˇ

Product announcement:

The T-Mobile G1

In-depth / details:

T-Mobile’s CTO on G1 unlocking and tethering — plus a few details you might have missed
T-Mobile soft capping 3G data at 1GB per month
Confirmed: T-Mobile G1 has no 3.5mm headphone jack
T-Mobile G1 site goes live for real, first ad appears
T-Mobile G1 has push Gmail with Google Talk presence

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Look, we know there’s some kind of good explanation for these things existing, but Apple, don’t you think it’s a little weird how they keep cropping up in stores even though you never, ever mentioned them? That’s right, those 4GB iPod nano 4Gs we saw at Dutch retailers last week have now made their way onto Best Buy’s Canadian website. Over in North America, the players will apparently sell for $139, and will be available tomorrow… or so they say.

[Thanks, Robert]

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

It’s been just over a week since we ran a smash-and-grab at Apple’s unveiling of its newest entries to the iPod family, the nano 4G and touch 2G. The devices, both set along an evolutionary (rather than revolutionary) path have certainly been nipped, tucked, and updated — but we wanted to know if they’d been improved at all. For the nano, we′ve seen some iteration of the same device for years now, leaving questions as to how much further you can take a low-end music player, while the touch is another story completely; a handheld which treads that ever-thinning line between entertainment device and micro-computer. Do either of these products hit their marks, or has Apple overextended itself in its pursuit of market saturation? Keep reading to find out.

Continue reading Apple iPod touch 2G and nano 4G: The Engadget Review

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/Mystery_4GB_iPod_nano_4Gs_show_up_at_stores′; Now this is an interesting development. According to two separate tipsters (with two sets of photos) Apple has released a third version of the new multi-hued iPod nano to the world — a 4GB model. As there’s been no announcement from the company, and there was certainly no mention of it at the ‘Let’s Rock’ event, this is quite a head-scratcher. According to sources (and a Dutch retailer’s site), the models are available in all nine colors and are priced at €119 (or about $168) — though there seems to be some debate as to whether these lower capacity versions are limited editions or simply an incredible gaffe on Apple’s part. Regardless, they appear to be the real thing, and they appear to be on store shelves right now (in some countries, at least). If you′re looking for the ultimate Apple collector’s item, this may be just the thing. Check out the gallery below for lots of looks at the mystery nano.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

The fourth-generation iPod nano brings Apple’s smaller portable player back to its form factor roots, albeit through a smaller and more feature-laden package. To wit:

The newest iPod nano is oh so slightly thinner than its predecessor, and the displays of both the 3G and 4G variants are actually the same, in terms of size and max brightness. Check out the pics and see for yourself (click on the thumbnails on top to see the bigger versions, and continue reading to see the rest of our gallery.

No idea on why Apple bumped the max video playback time to 3 hours though.

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Original post by Rico

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Why, this is downright preposterous! How dare the copyright-ignoring, astonishingly uncreative minds of those at Miao copy Apple’s latest iPod nano design a full year in advance? They should be implausibly embarrassed by churning out a so-called Cottage MP3 player in 2007, all while the brains at Cupertino sat and pondered how to make its tiny little PMP that much better. This, people, is an outrage. An outrage! (And a pretty good laugh, in all seriousness.)

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Although they sill rate Apple behind Sony Ericsson, Sony, Nokia, Samsung, Dell, Toshiba, Acer… (you get the idea) in its quarterly guide to greener electronics, Greenpeace tossed a bit of love to the boys from Cupertino for the new eco-friendlier iPod nano. In a blog post titled “less toxic iPods rock,” Greenpeace praised itself as victorious in its own “Green my Apple campaign” before chiding Apple for not doing more to green all of its products. Hooray, a victory for Greenpeace, shame on you Apple for uh… oh never mind.

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

Samsung this morning announced the released of the BD-P2500, the company’s fifth generation Blu-rayplayer, which boasts new features.

Timed for an October release, the BD-󃻄 features out-of-the-box compatibility with new BD profile features like BD Live and Bonus View. The player also comes with a built-in 1GB flash drive, Ethernet connection, and a USB port.

The player offers full 1080p playback, upconverts standard DVDs, lets users view JPEGs., and features HDMI 1.3 output with xvYCC Deep Color support. Users can also play Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and dts as uncompressed PCM signals.

The player will be priced at $499.99 upon its release.

Original post by Brian Heater

Yamaha today announced the release of the BD-󋖄, a new high-end Blu-ray player that features HD Audio Bitstream output, 12-bit Deep Color, and 1080p via HDMI.

Priced at $1,199.95, the BD-S2900 can output 1080p signals at 24fps–the rate at which movies are shot. The player can also output standard DVDs at 1080p. Audio signals like Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audi.o and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio are sent directly to the receiver via HDMI. Users can also view secondary images inside the main picture with compatible Blu-ray discs.

The BD-S2900 ships with a number of connections, including HDMI, S-Video and composite video, and optical digital, coaxial digital and 5.1-channel analog audio outputs–and since the player’s selling for just shy of $1,200, we’d certainly hope so.

Original post by Brian Heater

Last night, LG showed off its fall consumer electronics and digital appliances line at the Morgan Library in Manhattan. Their big show stopper was the Network Blu-ray Disc Player, capable of playing Blu-ray movies, but also able to connect to Netflix’s movie library for instant movie streaming.The concept and user interface is identical to the Roku Netflix box (minus the Blu-ray player) which we reviewed a few months ago. Pricing was not stated and availability was labeled “Fall 2008.”

Pics after the jump.

The BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player is NetFlix Instant Streaming Ready.

The only other new product showcased was an HDTV with LED backlighting, which provided a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.No pricing but said to be available in the Fall.

If you’re into digital appliances, they showed off a kitchen oven that had a touch screen.We’ll see if we can get one of those in test.

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Original post by Gearlog

On Thursday, LG Electronics launched the LG BD300 Network Blu-Ray Disc player, a DVD player that will play both Blu-Ray and standard definition discs. As a bonus, the player will also allow consumers to instantly stream any of the 12,000 movies and TV episodes available to Netflix subscribers.

Get the rest of this story at PCMag.com!

Original post by Carol Mangis

Filed under: Portable Video

MediaFLO is about to cut loose for AT&T customers and we’ve got video to prove it. After the break you’ll find Mobile TV running on LG’s new $300 (2-year, after $100 rebate) Vu, one of just two Mobile TV compatible handsets launching on AT&T May 4th — the other being the $200 (2-year, after $100 rebate) Samsung Access. Performance looks reasonably snappy when scrolling through the channel guide although some of the exclusive PIX and CNN Mobile Live content is not yet available. S’ok, AT&ampT has three more days to throw the big blue switch on the broadcast TV service which includes a $15/month unlimited Mobile TV access plan. Hear that Verizon? AT&ampT’s about to step all over your portable TV game in the US market.

[Via MyFoxUtah]

Continue reading Video: AT&T launching Mobile TV May 4th, demonstrated on LG Vu

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Original post by Thomas Ricker