HTC is soon to be ready with its follow-up to the recently launched Google Nexus One. The device, currently under wraps, is called Incredible (talk about lofty aspirations). HTC, which has in recent years grown to be recognized as one of the leading manufacturers of smartphones, will soon be launching the Incredible some time later this year.

This fact has apparently been confirmed by anonymous sources within the company, who also added that the phone would be lauched in partnership with Verizon, an American telecommunications giant. The turf war for the high-end segment will heat up once the Incredible hits the market. It’s also been reported that the Incredible will be powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which has been described as being “extremely fast” (for a mobile, that is).
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Taiwanese computer vendor Acer is planning to introduce an Android-based smart phone by the end of the year to add to the ten phones based on Windows Mobile already in the works for 2009, reports Bloomberg. Acer’s head of mobile-phone products Aymar de Lencquesaing said that the world’s third largest computer maker had made no formal announcements around Android, though “it’s likely that we’ll have one in 2009.”
Source: Moco News
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Google sealed the loophole that let users unlock their phones with the help of an online site. The bug was a telnet trick that allowed for easy root access to the operating system and was akin to finding the administrative password on a desktop Linux system. So those who want to get the G1 here in India might have to wait till a more solid crack comes through. More info after the jump.
Source: Gizmodo
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Yep, you can now run any sim card with your T-Mobile G1 Google Phone just in case you are one of the few people who actually has one. The crack was developed by unlock-tmobileg1.com and is distributed worldwide as long as you are willing to pay their asking price of $24 (Rs 1,200 approx). Check the Web link for further details.
Web link: www.unlock-tmobileg1.com

Android, Google’s open source software is based on outdated open-source components which had know vulnerabilities and were fixed. Google admitted that they did not incorporate the security fixes into Android.For Google´s G1 phone to become infected, a malicious developer would need to know what the flaw is and then needs to place this malicious code on a website.
Source: physorg
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Prepare for an epic showdown between Apple and Google, two gnarly gunslingers when the first Google Android phone hits the streets in a couple of weeks. The first shipment of the T-Mobile G1 sold out through preorders from existing T-Mobile subscribers, so the company tripled its order to Taiwanese handset maker HTC. The bigger batch sold out, too. That means that about 1.5 million G1s are destined to fill pre-order sales, in addition to another couple of million sets being earmarked for retail sales.
Source: fool.com
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Even as T-Mobile is gearing up to launch the first Android phone, the G1 made by HTC, on October 22, mobile majors including Motorola and Nokia are all set to capitalise on the Google’s Android platform.
One of the original partners in the Open Handset Alliance behind the open-source mobile OS, Motorola already has 50 people on its Android team and is growing that to 350, according to an Android developer approached by a headhunter to join the team. That is a huge commitment that shows how big a bet Motorola is making on Android.
Source:Techcrunch
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