Blunden’s crucible

The G1 by T-Mobile and the worlds first phone that runs on Google’s Android application launched 23rd September. This is a major development in the mobile phone industry but not in the way the iphone was. Although all the phone manufacturers are trying to catch up with the Apple iphone’s usability the G1 launch signifies a shift in the underlying mobile manufacturing business model. Remember this event because in the history of mobile it will prove to be a major turning point.