T-Mobile announced the international launch of the Android-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. It is available only for T-Mobile customers in two continents, the T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes Google products including Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube and others. The T-Mobile G1 provides access to Android Market, where customers can find and download unique applications.

T-Mobile customers in the U.S. have the opportunity to pre-order the T-Mobile G1, in limited quantities, at www.T-MobileG1.com. The device will be available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online in the U.S. beginning Oct. 22, for a price of $179 with a two-year voice and data agreement. The T-Mobile G1 will be available in the United Kingdom beginning in November, and across Europe in the first quarter of 2009. Countries include Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and the Netherlands. 

The T-Mobile G1 with Google delivers mobile Web and communications experience in one device. T-Mobile, Google and HTC integrated Android and T-Mobile services into the phone's form and function. The T-Mobile G1's screen slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The T-Mobile G1 comes equipped with a trackball.

With one-click contextual search, T-Mobile G1 customers in a flash can search for relevant information. A full HTML Web browser allows users to see any Web page the way it was designed to be seen, and zoom in to expand any section by tapping on the screen. With built-in support for T-Mobile's 3G and EDGE network as well as Wi-Fi, the T-Mobile G1 can connect to the best available high-speed data connection for surfing the Web and downloading information quickly and effortlessly. 

With Google Maps, T-Mobile G1 users can view maps and satellite imagery, as well as find local business and get driving directions, all from the phone's touch interface. The T-Mobile G1 includes Google Maps Street View, allowing customers to explore cities at street-level virtually. The Google Maps feature syncs with the built-in compass on the phone to allow users to view locations and navigate 360 degrees by moving the phone with their hand. Google Maps Street View is available in many U.S. locations and soon in European countries. 

The T-Mobile G1 features a HTML e-mail client, which syncs your e-mail, calendar and contacts from Gmail as well as most other POP3 or IMAP e-mail services. The T-Mobile G1 allows you to read a Web page while downloading your e-mail in the background. It combines Instant Messaging support for Google Talk, as well as AOL, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger in the U.S. The T-Mobile G1has access to high-speed Web browsing, and a 3-megapixel camera with photo-sharing capabilities. 

Customers can use the T-Mobile G1's 3G and Wi-Fi connection to attach and share pictures over email and MMS or download music from web sites, and soon, upload and post pictures to their personal blog. Built-in support for YouTube allows customers to see YouTube's originally-created content, navigate through YouTube's video browsing categories or search for specific videos. 

The T-Mobile G1 comes pre-loaded with a new application developed by Amazon.com that gives customers access to Amazon MP3, Amazon.com's digital music download store with 6 million DRM-free MP3 tracks. T-Mobile G1 customers are able to search, sample, purchase and download music from Amazon MP3 to their device. 

The T-Mobile G1 offers access to the Android Market, which hosts applications and mash ups of existing and new services from developers around the world. Customers can find and download a range of software applications -- from games to social networking and on-the-go shopping -- to personalize their phone. When the phone launches next month Android applications will be available for download on Android Market, including: 

• ShopSavvy: an application designed to help people do comparative shopping. Users scan the UPC code of a product with their phone's camera while they are shopping, and can instantly compare prices from online merchants and nearby local stores.          
• Ecorio: an application developed to help people keep track of their daily travels and view what their carbon footprint looks like. With access to tips and tricks, Ecorio allows users to record the steps they take throughout their day to help offset their impact on the environment.          
• BreadCrumbz: an application that enables people to create a visual map using photos. Customers can create their own routes, share them with friends or with the world. 

For more information on the T-Mobile G1 in the U.S., visit www.T-MobileG1.com. For more information on the T-Mobile G1 in the United Kingdom, visit www.T-Mobile.co.uk/G1.