According to a recent comScore report, it appears that the T-Mobile G1 has become the biggest money maker for T-Mobile. For most, this may not come as much of a surprise, but the reason behind the biggest money maker title is not just because of the phone itself.

First of all, the G1 is the device that currently brings T-Mobile the most money, however that is not necessarily due to the $179 price tag. In fact, the G1 is only the 8th best selling T-Mobile handset. Instead, the biggest money m...

Continue reading ...

T-Mobile will push out a major firmware update to users of the G1 Android handset in April, the mobile operator has said.

The update will introduce features such as virtual keyboards and stereo Bluetooth support, as well as an upgrade of the underlying Linux kernel. A number of bugs in the Android operating system will also be fixed. The browser enhancements include upgrades to the latest version of the Webkit core and the addition of cut-and-paste. The browser is also getting support for th...

Continue reading ...

The guys over at iSuppli have taken apart a T-Mobile G1 handset and calculated the “Bill of Materials” (BOM) cost and the figure is surprising.  For a shade under $144, you can build your own G1 device.  That is of course, providing you have the same bulk purchase discounts and know-how.

Total ticket of $143.89

Take a look at what goes into making the first Android handset:

1. Baseband - $28.49
2. Display - $19.67
3. Camera - $12.13
4. RF Power Amp - $9.84
5. All the other stuff - $73.76

So after T...
Continue reading ...