The G1 phone allows developers to develop unlimited number of applications on the open source Android platform. The phone will reach US consumers on Oct. 22 and will be priced at US$179 (NT$5,720). Data and voice plans will be sold separately.
“It will be introduced in the United Kingdom in November and be made available around Europe by the first quarter of 2009,” said Maggie Cheng (鄭雅蓮), an account manager at HTC’s corporate communications department.
The dates for the Asia Pacific releases will be announced later, she said.



