The OC Technophile

From a number of online sources, Motorola has confirmed that the Droid will be getting the Android 2.1 update this week via an OTA download. Enhancements including multitouch, widgets, enhancements to the virtual keyboard, and a music organizer will make the Droid that much better. Stay tuned and watch your Droid for the update. If you get yours, let us know in the comments.

Yesterday was an exciting time for fans of the Android platform, as Google and T-Mobile jointly announced the T-Mobile G1. The T-Mobile G1 is the first in a series of smart phones that will feature the Google Android operating system. Features such as a 3 Megapixel Camera, full integration with Gmail, GTalk, and Google search, Bluetooth, a slide out keyboard, and more make this an exciting release that will be out by the end of October. Additional multimedia features such as GPS and Amazon MP3 store features make this a fully mobile office phone. At $179 with a 2 year contract, it is quite affordable for a phone of this magnitude as well.

Where this phone will beat the iPhone is in the MP3 store and Android market features. You will be able to listen and purchase songs from the Amazon MP3 store wirelessly, without being tethered to your desktop or laptop. With the iPhone, you could purchase songs from iTunes but only if connected via Wi-Fi. With the G1 you can do it over the 3G network. Also the Android market will be a place to purchase applications, games, and utilities for the phone and it is rumored that the store will be free for the first 3 months.

Is this the iPhone killer? It certainly gives it a run for the money. We’ll see as they ship and are released soon..

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According to the WSJ and Engadget articles, it appears as the HTC Dream which will be rolled out by T-Mobile is looking like a late October release with an official announcement coming September 23rd in grand fashion. As one of the biggest expected phone launches, it’ll be interesting to see how the HTC and Google combination works and how the public will address it. Are you excited?

The FCC today approved the latest and greatest iPhone killer aka the HTC Dream. This is the latest Google based Android phone which according to various rumor sites has ALL the features you’d want in a phone including a 5 Megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, 16GB of memory, and more. T-Mobile and Google are looking at a September announcement for pre-sales and a October timeframe for delivery. The latest Google Android SDK was released in the past day or so as the features roll out. Check the FCC diagram for additional details. MMM…. GPhone…