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We’ve all seen this before. Whenever a carrier launches a ‘hot’ device, all of the other carriers respond in-kind with a tirade of internal and external ‘memos’ that bash the device, and tell others why it is no good. Call it jealousy or a simple yet weak defence, it seems that these tactics are the norm.

This time around it’s Verizon that is busy bashing the G1 (T-Mobile). All of the reasons they give (as you can see above) have all been noted before, so it’s no big shock to anyone at all.

Only reason I report this, is because it remains so amazing to me at how these multi-million/billion dollar companies still resort to somewhat childish tactics on things like this: ‘Oh, you got that new phone hey? Well, sorry to disappoint you but it’s no good because of this, this and this… The phone I have right here is MUCH better’…

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I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the T-Mobile G1… and it finally arrived! Check out my video below of the unboxing of my brand new G1. I’ll also take you through power up to take a look at the OS and some very basic features. So far, I’m loving the T-Mobile G1. Check it out for yourself below.

Only days after the T-Mobile G1 smartphone hit the market, a group of security researchers have found a problem. They’re calling it a serious flaw in the Android OS itself.

Charles A. Miller, one of the researchers involved has notified Google of the flaw and is busy publicizing it now because he believes it is something we should all be aware of.

Miller is a computer security specialist, formerly at the National Security Agency. He said that the flaw could be exploited by visiting booby-trapped websites. The danger in the flaw lies within the web browser on the device. He has noted that it would be possible for an intruder to install software that could capture keystrokes entered by a user when surfing the web. That info could come in handy if you make a habit of stealing identity info or passwords.

Google has acknowledged the issue but said that their security features on the phone would limit any damage.

Rich Cannings, a Google security engineer commented:

“We wanted to sandbox every single application because you can’t trust any of them…”

He went on to say that Google had already fixed an open-source version of the software and was working with T-Mobile and HTC to offer fixes for current users.

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HTC is reporting that more than 600,000 T-Mobile G1’s will be shipped by years end. This is much less than the 1.5 million units speculated upon in the blogosphere. While the new numbers might be dissapointing to some, HTC CEO Peter Chou commented:

It will be more than what we originally planned. I’m saying we will ship more than 600,000.

I guess HTC had more reasonable numbers than the rest of us in the blogosphere.

Also worth noting is why the G1 is called the ‘T-Mobile G1′… and not the HTC G1. I’ve wondered about this a bit myself, but the reasons are clear to Chou. He says that brand recognition for T-Mobile is very high, and they wanted to capitalize on that. It all comes down to selling more units, and if the name T-Mobile helps do just that, then heck… why not!

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The wait is over. Many of you had already signed up to be on a pre-order list, and some of you even received your G1 as early as last Friday. For most of the folks that pre-ordered though, they had to wait till today when the T-Mobile G1 was officially launched.

You can now pick up a G1 from the T-Mobile website, or in one of their stores. The device will set you back $179.99 on a 2-year contract. Very reasonable if you ask me. I’m just waiting for the T-Mobile stores to run out of stock. Could happen… we’ll see!

To all of you out there that already have your G1… Consider yourself lucky. For those of you that are placing an order or heading out to a T-Mo store… Have fun with the G1 when you get it!