Skyfire is a unique mobile "browser" because instead of rendering on the client, it uses server-side processing also for Flash and Silverlight. In other words, it works like a remote desktop connection to a server and is thus able to display almost everything (except for XM radio streaming), including sophisticated Flash web applications!

Here we are presenting 2-part video review of Skyfire for Windows Mobile (Flash player required in your browser):

Source: pocketpcthoughts

T-Mobile UK says reports that they will be making the G1 available to subscribers on October 30th. Unlike Apple’s delayed European iPhone release, T-Mobile is making the wise decision to get the phone out across the world as quickly as possible. Initially, the G1 wasn’t expected to hit Europe until well into November.

The two tariffs (price plans) available both offer the G1 for free and are significantly cheaper than the plans bundled with Apple’s iPhone. Both are priced at 40 and include a generous variety of talk time/text messaging combinations.

Most G1 reviewers will probably agree that, in a nutshell, the software is nice but the hardware underwhelms.

The G1, the first phone to run Google's Android software, goes on sale Oct. 22 from T-Mobile. If users can get past the hardware shortcomings, the software on the G1 and its openness might just convince some people to choose it over the iPhone.

It's hard to critique the G1 without comparing it to the iPhone, the benchmark against which any new touch-screen phone gets compared. The G1 hardware is just ho-hum, where the iPhone is really stellar. Viewing the same video on both phones starkly shows the difference in screen quality. The iPhone's is sharp, smooth and bigger. The G1's is blurry, a bit pixelated and smaller.

Source: http://androidboards.com/2008/10/microsoft-considers-silverlight-on-android/

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The folks at Joy of Tech appear to have uncovered Android’s key stratagem to winning the hearts of mobile users everywhere: porn.

Source: http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2008/09/android-versus-iphone-comic/

A new version of Google Maps for mobile phones brings the search giant’s ground-level Street View technology to handsets everywhere… except the iPhone.

It’s a move that’s being seen by some as the first blow in the battle between the iPhone and mobiles running Google Android, such as the HTC Dream.

While any phone running Java, and BlackBerry handsets with colour screens can get in on the act, the iPhone is left lacking.

Google’s download site even displays a message to visitors using an iPhone saying “Sorry, Google Maps does not work on your Apple iPhone.”

Meanwhile, Google has already shown Street View working flawlessly on handsets running its Android operating system. Check out Google’s demonstration of the swanky new Maps features below.

Source: http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/09/22/google-bans-street-view-from-iphone/

Product manuals are lame. The last thing we ever want to do when we purchase a fresh new gadget is sit there reading through a manual. Instead, we love to dive right into the gadgetry and start playing with our new toys. So we went through the T-Mobile G1’s horribly boring 48 page user manual to find 10 useful tips that you’ll really want to know.
 

Everyone has their opinion about Android - and they’re entitled to it - but it seems the majority of folks still have their reservations concerning Android’s potential to succeed and flourish.

Take for example Paul Kapustka from GigaOM with his recent article titled, “Android: Much Coolness, But 3 Big Problems“. We don’t mean to pick on Paul… in fact, we enjoy reading his articles and he offers great industry insight.