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  • Android at 10: Google's mobile OS has come a long way

    4 monthes ago - By Engadget

    The mobile world is celebrating a momentous anniversary today: Android is ten years old. The T-Mobile G1 made its debut on September 23rd, 2008, launching both a new operating system and a new era. It didn't look like much in those...
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  • 10 years ago we met the world's first Android phone, and it didn't have a headphone jack

    10 years ago we met the world's first Android phone, and it didn't have a headphone jack

    4 monthes ago - By PC World

    It all started with a slide-out keyboard. Long before camera notches, wireless charging, and confectionery-themed code names, Android was a humble operating system that ran on a single phone: the Google-HTC T-Mobile G1 , later known as the HTC Dream. And we got our first look at 10 years ago today. Released on September 23, 2008, the world's first Android phone had one mission: to challenge the iPhone. And in that goal, it succeeded. It was chunky , had a low-resolution display , and didn't have a virtual keyboard, thus forcing users to bang away on the tiny pop-out keyboard. It also...
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  • 6 ways the first Android phone changed absolutely everything - CNET

    4 monthes ago - By CNET

    10 years after Google's T-Mobile G1 launched, it's clear how Android challenged the iPhone from the very beginning.
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