Urgent: Tmobile Android Phone

T-Mobile will be launching the first ever Android-powered phone on September 23rd and Android Community is going to be there.

Over at Android Community we like to give back to the community, and what better way to give back than to give away the first Android powered handset as it is announced.

According to informed sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, T-Mobile and technology partner HTC will announce the first phone running the Android platform.

I just received my invitation to the T-Mobile Android phone launch event in New York City.

So here is the T-Mobile G1 in all her glory!

T-Mobile confirmed news that it will be announcing the first Android phone on Tuesday, September 23, at a special event in NYC.

The G1 will be presented by both Google and T-Mobile, so be sure to point your browser to http://Live.AndroidCommunity.com/ at 10:30 EDT for the breaking news as it happens.

T-Mobile USA expects to carry at least one phone based on Google’s Android platform by the end of the year and may start with the HTC Dream, according to sources.

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Called the Dream, T-Mobile and HTC will publicly unveil the phone next week, though it won’t become available until some time in October.

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Just a few weeks ago we were all in the dark about what carrier the HTC Dream would be released on.

Also, the rumor going around the Internet is that T-Mobile is set to launch in less than 8 weeks.

After it seemed like the Android was in development forever, information finally started rumbling to the surface about a month ago when a rumor that the first Android handset had been delayed was squashed.

Furthermore, existing T-Mobile subscribers “should” expect to be able to pre-order the G1 phone on September 17th.

But in less than a month’s time, we’ve gotten our first look at the smartphone, exclusive images and video of the long-awaited Android operating system and confirmation that the Dream will be called the G1 from T-Mobile.

A little later, a diagram leaked showing some very interesting specifics about the new smartphone, including a “chin” area.

Unfortunately, only postpaid customers with 22 months of tenure for people on a 2-year contract or 11 months of tenure for people on a 1-year contract will be able to pre-order it.

That’s a lot of ground to cover but in keeping with the world of tech, these announcements tend to fly out quickly and then get lost in the heap.

The large touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard are said to be complemented by direct access to YouTube and a document editor.

Yes, I agree the memory is really low, but this is still a rumor so take it with a grain of salt.

A week later, the FCC approved the Dream and we got a look at a diagram of the phone that revealed it has a jogball.

For starters, the winners of the Android Developer Challenge I were announced last week.

A few days ago the Android Developer Challenge came to an end and Google revealed the winners, which ties in directly to the announcement of Google Chrome yesterday.

I guess that all of those random sources Reuters and the Wall Street Journal were quoting were correct.

Sure it was a little blurry, but it sent the Internet ablaze.

They set their sights on open-access which would mean devices running Android, even if not officially picked up by any of the carriers, would be able to access the new 700MHz networks set to roll out in 2009 and persuaded the FCC to add the provisos in on the understanding that Google would take responsibility to push Block C over its reserve.

The Taiwanese company is understood to be using the Dream as its flagship smartphone and will pitch it equally as both a business and media phone.

Three US government representatives have alleged that Google wilfully manipulated the recent 700MHz spectrum auction, and as a result potentially dissuaded bids in excess of $10bn extra.

Company broadband head Joe Sims says he has seen a prototype of one of the Linux-based phones and was “impressed” by the device.