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HTC Confirms No Sense UI For Google Branded Android Phones

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Da Alpha Dog

HTC has confirmed that due to licensing agreements in place with Google, the Sense UI, making it first appearance in the upcoming HTC Hero expected to be available in the UK as early as two weeks from now, will not … Continue reading →

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T-Mobile G1 Running The New HTC Hero Firmware

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Da Alpha Dog

On a cloudy and cooler than usual Friday afternoon during which I was feeling lazy and had nothing better to do, I decided to try and brick flash my T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone, with the ROM from the … Continue reading →

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Android v1.5 “Cupcake” Short Videos

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Da Alpha Dog

I updated my T-Mobile G1 Android handset to the latest Android operating system, version 1.5, codenamed “Cupcake” a couple of days ago and I’ve been playing around with it, and I shot two short videos to share what’s new with … Continue reading →

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HTC Magic Reviewed

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Da Alpha Dog

The androidcommunity website reviewed the new HTC Magic and overall, they were impressed that most of the annoying issues present in the T-Mobile G1 have been addressed in Android v1.5 which incorporated the Cupcake branch of Android enhancements, bringing with … Continue reading →

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T-Mobile G1 Gets Cupcake Update…Finally!

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Da Alpha Dog

T-Mobile just announced that users of the G1 will begin receiving firmware updates for their G1 Android phones starting sometime in mid May, in “random batches”, ie. like in a lottery.  So, you don’t know exactly when your phone will … Continue reading →

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