It's iPhone day

Jun 29 - 02:59 PM ET | AT&T, Apple

It's June 29th and Apple is finally ready to let the public play with the iPhone. The past six months have shaped up to be the highest profile mobile phone launch ever, Apple has conjured up an amazing amount of buzz for a device that only a handful of people have actually held. While the early adopters are busy waiting in lines across the country to be the first iPhone users, others are busy betting (real money!) on what bugs will be found.

AT&T came out in support of its EDGE network today amid heavy criticism from the first round of iPhone reviews. The combination of a "2.5G" data technology and a HTML/CSS compatible browser can mean some heavy wait times (expect about a minute to render a complex page like nytimes.com). Most phones, even many inexpensive models, from competitors Verizon Wireless and Sprint ship with 3G data support.

Apple has not announced how many units it has on hand, but analysts believe it's around 3 million. Steve Jobs noted that Apple has "built factories to build these things" so supply may not be an issue despite the lines outside stores. Apple employees are set to get free iPhones starting in July.

Get it tonight starting at 6PM. If you're an early adopter and would like to share your iPhone impression with us, get in touch.

Update: After getting a chance to sit down with the iPhone, our first take is that it's a big step forward in the industry and should help force all the major players in the space to focus on software and user experience. There are a number of serious limitations with the iPhone, but it's a solid first try and we're excited to see future revisions.

T-Mobile G1 Google Android officiellement annoncé

Sep 23 - 11:14 AM ET | 3G , Android , T-Mobile Sep 23 - 11:14 AM ET | 3G, Android, T-Mobile

T-Mobile USA has officially confirmed what unofficially has been the talk of the town--the debut of the first Google Android based mobile phone. T-Mobile USA a officiellement confirmé ce que de façon officieuse a été l'exposé de la ville - le lancement du premier Google Android à base de téléphonie mobile. The T-Mobile G1 is made by HTC (the device was code named the HTC Dream) and was introduced this morning at a press conference in NYC. While this is the first Android device to be announced there should be many more following. Le T-Mobile G1 est faite par HTC (le dispositif a été le nom de code HTC Dream) et a été présenté ce matin lors d'une conférence de presse à New York. Bien que cette Android est le premier appareil à être annoncé, il devrait être beaucoup plus suivant. The G1 is a T-Mobile exclusive (both USA and Europe). Le G1 est un T-Mobile exclusive (les Etats-Unis et Europe).

Specs and features of the G1 include: Spécifications et caractéristiques du G1 comprennent:

• Quad-band GSM / Dual band 3G / EDGE / Wifi Quad-band GSM / Dual bande 3G / EDGE / Wifi
• Touch screen with iPhone like dragging Touchez l'écran avec l'iPhone comme faisant glisser
• Slide out QWERTY keyboard Clavier QWERTY coulissant
• 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus Appareil photo 3 mégapixels avec auto-focus
• Amazon MP3 store app to download DRM -free songs over WiFi Amazon MP3 app store pour télécharger des chansons sans DRM sur WiFi
• Multi-tasking Multi-tâches
• IM (Yahoo/MSN/AIM/Google Talk) IM (Yahoo / MSN / AIM / Google Talk)
• Google Maps with street view Google Maps avec vue sur la rue
• HTML email client (POP3 and IMAP ) plus contact and calendar syncing for Gmail users HTML client de messagerie (POP3 et IMAP), ainsi que la synchronisation des contacts et de calendrier pour les utilisateurs de Gmail
• Web browser using WebKit Navigateur Web en utilisant WebKit

The G1 will retail for $179 with a 2-year contract when it starts shipping on October 22nd. Le G1 sera de détail de 179 $ avec un contrat de 2 ans quand il commence l'expédition le 22 Octobre. Current customers can order online and the G1 will be delivered when it's launched. Actuelle les clients peuvent commander en ligne et le G1 sera livré quand il est lancé. Like the iPhone, the G1' s service agreement requires a data plan. Comme l'iPhone, le G1 de l 'accord de services de données a besoin d'un plan. Unlimited data with 400 messages runs $25 monthly while unlimited data and unlimited messaging will cost $35 monthly. Nombre illimité de données fonctionne avec 400 messages 25 $ par mois tandis que nombre illimité de données et de messagerie illimitée coûte 35 $ par mois. Since it's a 3G device the phone will only be made available in T-Mobile's current 3G markets. Comme il s'agit d'un appareil 3G du téléphone ne seront disponibles que dans le T-Mobile 3G actuelle des marchés. You can use T-Mobile USA' s coverage search tool to find out if your area is 3G or not, though the number of markets should be expanding rapidly. Vous pouvez utiliser le T-Mobile USA de l 'outil de recherche de la couverture pour savoir si votre région est 3G ou pas, si le nombre de marchés devraient être en pleine expansion. The G1 will not be available without a contract or via pre-paid service. Le G1 ne sera pas disponible sans un contrat ou par l'intermédiaire du service pré-payé.