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Fusion Voicemail Plus is an application from PhoneFusion that will bring visual voicemail to the G1 and the Andoid OS. The free application will allow users to view their voicemail boxes and see various details such as who they have voicemail from and when it was received. The application will also allow users to listen to voicemail directly from their handset.

Louis Lubin, Cheif Executive of PhoneFusion said:

“Our Fusion Voicemail Plus application is tremendously popular with our existing customers who wanted iPhone-type functionality on their favorite devices,” said Louis Libin, chief executive officer, PhoneFusion. “With the launch of T-Mobile’s G1, the first Android-powered smartphone, people have been looking for an innovative visual voicemail app that runs on this breakthrough device. We believe Fusion Voicemail Plus fills this gap, giving the Android community a better way to stay connected when it matters most. We expect this application will quickly become one of the favorites on Android Market.”

The application very much resembles the visual voicemail application built-in to the iPhone. Although it doesn’t look the same, it features pretty much the same functionality.

Fusion Voicemail Plus is expected to hit the Android Market at the end of this year.

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On October 30th the long awaited G1 with Android OS hit the UK. Those of you who are in the UK with a G1 will be pleased to hear there is a new update available for the handset. The RC8 update is reported to combine both the RC29 and RC30 updates that the US users have received.

Many users with the new firmware have reported the text entry bug has been squished and the G1 runs with a much cooler temperature.

If you’re in the UK and you’ve got the new RC8 firmware, let us know what your experience has been and what changes it’s made to your G1 by leaving us a comment!

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A very strange Android bug has been discovered in firmware RC29 and below which takes all text entered in to the phone as a system command. For example, if you were to type the word ‘reboot’ in to your G1, the phone should reboot, as it did for one user who spoke out about the issue — “I was in the middle of a text conversation with my girl when she asked why I hadn’t responded. I had just rebooted my phone and the first thing I typed was a response to her text which simply stated ‘reboot’, which, to my surprise, rebooted the phone.”

If you’re worried your phone might be effected, check out your build number. This can be found by going from the home screen to Menu -> Settings -> About Phone. If you see this: kila-user 1.0 TC4-RC29 115247 ota-rel-keys,release-keys then you need to update your firmware — your firmware must be above RC29 to be fixed of this issue.

Google are currently rolling out firmware update RC30 which will fix this issue and a few others. If you’ve encountered any strange Android happenings when typing in text, leave a comment and let us know!

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A recent post on the XDA-Developers forum reveals instructions on how to get to the ‘root’ of the Android directory and ‘jailbreak’ the device. This part of the OS is designed by the Android developers to be restriced and inaccessible to the user, however with access it gives users the opportunity to install new applications and possibly a new operating system.

Posters on the forum have advised that the hack should only be carried out by technically sophisticated users and that a mistake could render the G1 inoperable.

Google have stated that they have been notified of the issue and have been working on a fix that they intend to push to users.

If you have a G1 and are interested in getting to the root of your directory, instructions can be found here. However please note: TOOGAB does not recommend you attempt this and will not take any responsibility for damage caused.

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The next update to the G1 firmware will be widely available for over the air download on November 11th. The process has proven to be simple as users should grab the download and then drag to your included MicroSD card. T-Mobile does not fully support the download yet, so if you end up with a brick its not their fault, or ours for that matter. There is no official release on the things that are upgraded but users of the T-Mobile forums are reporting that the upgrade is really simple to do.

I am in the process of upgrading mine. It is really easy and you can follow the steps here, but only at your own risk, we are not responsible for messed up handsets.  The update takes around five minutes to process.  Mine has fully upgraded without problem and I do not have a brick! Yay!

T-Mobile G1 owners, chances are you’ve still got your empty G1 box sitting next to you at your desk. Am I right? Even with the new-ness of it all still upon us, the G1 is set to receive an OTA software update today.

The update will include various enhancements, and make all songs available from Amazon avilable for listening. That’s kinda cool. You might as well install the update, it’s good to stay up-to-date with the latest OS in my opinion.

To check what version of the OS you’re running, hit up Menu > Settings > About Phone > Build Number. The updated OS is RC28, and the old one that shipped out-of-the-box was RC19.

How do you get the update? Expect to be notified via text message that the update is available. You’ll be able to accept the update and proceed, or choose to be reminded again later. This first update is rumored to be small enough to ensure that updates download and install properly… Sort of a test to ensure the system is working A-OK.

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T-Mobile G1 owners will be pleased to hear that the Android Market has officially opened its doors. G1 owners are able to browse and download all kinds of different apps and games. Last I heard there were 50 or so apps in the Market. Not bad for an initial offering.

Starting next monday, October 27th, Android developers will be able to register and upload their own apps to the Android Market. Developers need to register and pay a one time $25 application fee however. I’d pay it. What the heck… a one-time payment for access to the Android Market? Sounds like a great deal.

Starting in early 2009, developers will apparently be able to charge for their applications. 70% of the revenue goes to the developer, while the other 30% goes to carriers and billing settlement fees. I’m really interested to read more about the Android Market/Developer agreement once it becomes available.

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