Now that the Kogan Agora has been virtually shelved doesn’t mean the Australians are going to be missing out on all that Google Android goodness as today Optus and HTC is releasing the G1 in Australia. Apparently support manuals slipped out in January so supports the claim but there was no timeframe allotted. Most await new
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PhonesReview on 5th Feb 2009 (via phonesreview.co.uk)
The Dream is going to Australia and Optus is waiting to deliver it to you. People say that the first ever Android device will be available in Australia is going to arrive on February 16, on plans starting at about $38 per month. The Dream is available in Europe already so it might be a
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MobileWhack on 5th Feb 2009 (via mobilewhack.com)
Intuitive Touch Screen and QWERTY Keyboard, Plus Popular Google Products and Fresh, New Applications – available from Optus. Sydney, Australia – February 05, 2009 – HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today unveiled its latest handset – the HTC Dreamâ„¢, the first Android-powered mobile phone released in Australia. Available through Optus, the HTC Dreamâ...
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We are enlighten that the Android phone will be available in Singapore is HTC Dream (without G1 label). With the same specs as the T-Mobile G1, the phone will available first via SingTel (in Singapore) and its subsidiary, Optus, in Australia. Optus has already stated that HTC Dream will available starting Feb 16, even with ...
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3GWeek on 7th Feb 2009 (via 3gweek.net)
Oh yes and at last the first pictures of HTC Dream smartphone for the Optus network in Australia and SingTel network in Singapore. We wish to thank TB Tech for getting the first exclusive pictures, this smartphone will be running Google Android software which is a blessing. Yes we know that this handset looks like every other
Optus and HTC could be releasing the G1 in Australia tomorrow via Optus, no doubt to the chagrin of Kogan, who had won over plenty of attention to their Android-packing Agora handsets, only to have them indefinitely delayed. Support manuals had slipped out in January supporting the claim, although it didn’t mention any time frames.
Now that hopes of a Kogan Agora are as good as extinguished, we reckon that Aussies are grasping at any possible lead of getting an Android-powered handset onto their soil without paying eBay / import prices. Technical support documents corralled by ZDNet's Australian branch show quite clearly that the HTC-built G1 is on the way, but it's tough to know how long the wait will be -- and if...
Looks like today HTC finally made it’s G1 Android powered smartphone global with Asian release of HTC Dream. HTC Dream has been officially announced in Singapore and Australia for now and will be launched on Singtel and Optus networks respectively. There are no surprises here - HTC Dream seems to be the same G1 device
It looks like HTC’s Android-powered G1 phone has taken another step to becoming global, as it has been officially announced in Singapore and Australia, and will be available via Singtel and Optus networks respectively. While there aren’t any pricing details from HTC yet, Optus already has plans for the HTC Dream up on its website.
While Telstra's busy bragging about Android sets from HTC that don't yet exist, Australian rival Optus is making stuff happen. How? Easy: T-Mobile's G1 is being repurposed as the HTC Dream down here -- one of the phone's rumored names prior to its original release, you might recall -- featuring 2100MHz HSDPA, WiFi, and everything else you've come to know and love / hate ab...
This morning, HTC launched the first Android phone to come to Australia: HTC Dream, otherwise known as G1. It will be available from Optus on 16 February, from $59 a month.
