T-Mobile to sell new Google phone in August

[0iD]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTR...e=uktechnology

T-Mobile USA will begin selling a new smartphone using Google Inc's Android operating software in August, facing off against high-end devices such as Apple's latest iPhone and the Palm Pre.

T-Mobile, an arm of Deutsche Telekom and the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, said the myTouch 3G phone is a slimmer and more advanced version of the G1, which was also made by Taiwan's HTC Corp and based on Android technology.

The new phone will cost $199, the same as the 16-gigabyte model of Apple Inc's iPhone 3GS and Palm Inc's Pre after a rebate for a two-year service contract.

No news on a UK release date tho

[5eb]

Excellent. The Android phones are getting to be quite exciting. Finally, something to compete with the iPhone! I wonder if Chrome OS is based upon Android. That'd be cool.

[Bunjiweb]

Have to say, the MyTouch 3G isn't a patch on the Hero handset... T-Mobile are making the best of not getting the Hero contract they hoped for as far as I can tell