T-Mobile retires HTC G1 today :(

Posted by BA on Jul 28, 2010 in Android, Handsets, Mobile, Smartphones, Technology, Telecommunication | 0 comments

G1 is the first phone to be launched on Android OS and it becomes a very valueable “first” pioneering the Android revolution. I’ve been using this handset for a long time now and this post at Mobile Crunch proved to be emotionally touching for me. The post says:

Today saw T-Mobile finally retiring the venerable G1, forerunner to the ongoing Android revolution. I’ve been using a G1 since launch, so this is an emotional moment for me. Let’s just take a quick trip down memory lane out of respect for a solid phone.

The HTC G1 had its first peek in technical drawings back in August of 2008. Its pricing and availability was rumored a few days later, and it was spotted in the wild and leaked by T-Mobile a few days before the official launch. We philosophized, we tested, and eventually we reviewed.

Technology moves fast and leaves behind you a lot of memories and obsolete, marvelous pieces of engineering and design that you once loved and may keep loving forever.

See original post here.

Win a Free Nokia E73 – Nokia Scavenger Hunt

Posted by BA on Jun 11, 2010 in Competition, Nokia, Smartphones | 23 comments

Nokia E73 Mode

Win a newly launched E73 querty phone with a Symbian Series 60 OS, Qwerty keyboard, 5 Megapixel camera and a host of standard features you’ll expect in a Nokia Smartphone. The phone is scheduled to start shipping on 16th of June in US on T-Mobile. If you want to buy it in US, it will cost you just $69.99 with a two years contract and if you want to get it for free, you should head to the Nokia scavenger hunt that is giving away a free Nokia -E73 in US. The competition is not limited to USA. If you are outside US, you can win a good phone (identity not revealed yet) by playing this hunt.

To win the phone you have to give answer to 10 simple quesionts and email them to NokiaE73Mode@ovi.com . Make sure you send it from your ovi account, or  you will disqualify. Here’s the list of the questions you have to answer.

Best  of Luck!

Do let us know if you win this phone. Nokia is good at giving away free phones. I remember winning a Nokia N82 in a competition a couple of years ago.

***Update ***

This has been confirmed. Those who take part in this competition outside US have a chance to win E72. That’s a decent device to win for free