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T-Mobile has listed first HTC made handset that runs on Google’s Android platform in coming soon section.

Handset is called G1 or HTC Dream, runs all Google apps and have full QWERTY keyboard. Below are highlights of this handset from T-Mobile website:

* High speed 3G internet gets you online, surfing is even faster using the full touchscreen and trackball
* The full QWERTY keyboard makes it easy to write what you really want to say
* All your favourite Google^TM services are already on board – search, IM, email and maps with GPS
* It’s the first phone with the Android Market^TM so you can download the applications you want

 You can register to be notified when this handset is available from T-Mobile.

Engadget has published spy photos of anticipated Android powered HTC Dream. No information is given on tech specs yet but it looks like device will be available from T-Mobile. Device has sliding screen and full hardware keyboard beneath it.

Click on images below to enlarge.

Thanks to Engadget for posting.

High Tech Computer (HTC) will begin to ship its first Android-based handsets to ODM clients in the fourth quarter of this year as scheduled, according to company CFO Hui-ming Cheng.HTC revenues are expected to grow 10% sequentially and 30% on year in the third quarter, buoyed by the planned launch of CDMA, GSM and sliding form-factor HTC Touch Diamond handsets, Cheng indicated.

HTC has shipped Touch Diamond handsets to 50 telecom operators in more than 30 countries so far, Cheng noted.

However, Cheng said that HTC’s gross margin will be reduced by one percentage point in the third quarter as compared to the second quarter due to the rising ratio of ODM handsets.

Market sources in Taiwan indicated that HTC is expected to start shipping Xperia X1 handsets to Sony Ericsson in the third quarter, pushing up the ratio of ODM handsets.

The ratio of ODM handsets will continue to rise marginally in the fourth quarter of 2008 but it is unlikely to surpass 10% through the whole year of 2009, Cheng noted.

Via Digitimes

Yesterday Google demonstrated it’s long awaited Android platform to 3000 programmers in San Francisco. 7 months after Android announcement, this is first full screen demo of capabilities of this upcoming platform for mobile devices.

Thanks to Androidcommunity, here you can preview some of the Android’s capabilities:

This is demo of Google Maps on Android:

And here are few shots of the interface:

With handset makers such as Samsung Electronics Co., HTC and LG Electronics Inc. being Google partners on Android, we will hopefully soon see handsets shipping running on this platform. By making it easier for users to get on the internet by using their mobile platform, Google hopes to generate more revenue in advertising to mobile phone users.

Via androidcommunity.com

I found this interesting video today on BBC’s website. Android platform developer Andy Rubin shows prototype phone running on Android platform.

It is impressive performance as we can see, graphics and applications load fast and work without any glitches. It is early days to draw any conclusions at this moment, but looks promising!