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About 150 people lined up outside a T-Mobile store in San Francisco on Tuesday night where the first phone with Google‘s “Android” operating system — the G1 — went on sale for $180, with rebate, under a two-year contract. Remaining T-Mobile outlets begin marketing the G1 today under the carrier’s “Curiosity Is Everywhere” campaign that marketing chief Denny Marie Post said would play out over the next few weeks, mainly on television. Relatedly, Google on Tuesday released the complete source code for the open-source mobile platform. Computerworld/IDG News Service (10/22) , The Wall Street Journal (10/22) , InformationWeek (10/21) , Advertising Age (10/21)

With the first 21 days of October behind us, the G1’s “Official class=”snap_preview_icon”>” launch day is finally upon us. With the first Android-powered handset now in the hands of giddy customers around the country, Google has provided long-awaited details about the Android App Market. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2008/10/22/google-announces-android-app-market-revenue-share-model 10/22)

AT&T is reporting a boom in customer acquisition and, it seems, a bust in profits. According to a recent earnings report class=”snap_preview_icon”>, the company activated 2.4 million iPhones but lost $900 million in third-quarter earnings as a result of all the data and voice blowing through Apple’s darling. (http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/iphone-iphone-iphone-iphone-iphone 10/22)

The new Samsung Epix smartphone introduces optical mouse technology to the U.S. market for the first time, according to the handset maker, which on Tuesday released the new touch-screen Windows Mobile-powered device with carrier AT&T. The partners say the Epix was designed for the on-the-go professional with such features as integrated Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, video sharing, 3G connectivity and the ability to sync critical applications. InformationWeek (10/21)

Motorola has introduced what it bills as a luxury phone with a full-color circular LCD, the world’s first, according to the handset maker. The 1.6-inch Aura phone is small, but Motorola said it offered a high resolution, a swivel design that — unlike other such devices — could remain in position while users turn the outer cover to access the number pad. Electronista (10/21)

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