Live Coverage of T-Mobile’s Android Phone Event Starts at 10:30am EST

• That's it for live coverage, thanks' for joining.
• We will post more information about the device and other related news as it becomes available.
• everyone is going downstairs for an hand on experience with the device it over here
• Google founders Sergey and Brin are also here today, they are talking about the device and why an open platform is important for geeks
• The phone will support AAC, WMA, MP3 audio format, it will have dualband UMTS and Quad band GSM support.
• it will use the same technology, think of it as chrome-lite
• will is use Chrome browser
• Bluetooth is there but no A2DP and G1 sync with all google apps
• As there is no desktop sync app, will it have a sidekick like server side app and what about A2DP bluetooth profile.
• The device will be available outside 3G coverage, but the customers will be informed in advance, the G1 comes with WiFi also.
• No-the sync happens in the back-end across the network bit like sidekick
• Will there be a desktop app for syncing?
• A: you can read word and excel files now exchange support, will depend on third party developers foe that. The G1 will be SIM locked to T-Mobile.
• Q: is there support for Microsoft office and Exchange
• A: T-Mobile will not allow tethering and there will be separate voice and data plans for the G1
• Q: can G1 be tethered as modem or do you need a separate plan
• Rubin: when G1 launches the whole platform will go open source on web
• In UK the phone will ship in November and across Europe in 2009.
• 22 market will be covered by 3G network when the G1 is launched and T-Mobile will cover its 80 percent user base by end of 2008.
• Only selected T-Mobile stores and dealers will carry it. the data and messaging plans will be $25 unlimited web and some messages or $35 unlimited data and messaging.
• What will be price of the G1. It will be priced $179 (just below iPhone like we said) and customers can order online starting today. It will ship on October 27th 2008. 
• Third party developers talk about their apps. the 15 minute Q&A session starts.
• Video demo is over, Cole says "one of the things that will bring this to life is the open development environment" now he is showing a video about Developer community.
• Android market for apps, it allows user ratings and on-device downloads, demoing pacman from Android market.
• No Multitouch, but it frames with a resizable box and then zooms. What almost two years after the iPhone was announced and no multitouch thats bad....
• shows google maps street view and gesture control on the touchscreen, now full html browsing, on-screen controls for zooming.
• Now demoing the Amazon music store browsing album, artist and one click ordering on G1.
• The home screen slides across like on the iPhone for more app icons, you can drop pictures and apps directly to home screen.
• Cole is telling that press will have a chance to use the device first hand and will get first hand photos and videos about the G1. now showing another video about what G1 can do.
• Now they are all on stage for photos
• Cole is now showing a video demo, that has lots of screenshots of youtube, google maps and other apps, it shows photo resizing,  gesture control and some other functions.
• Now Cole is back on the stage and thanks Andy and Peter for their leadership. he says that the lack of mobile devices and application that can take full advantage of broadband network has led T-Mobile to this point. (three months back there was not broadband on T-Mobile network right).
• Chow says that the device will maximize the Internet experience and will appeal to broad number of people. because the Android platform is nimble, flexible and powerful.
• Now it's HTC's turn and Peter Chow the CEO of HTC takes the stage and says the HTC, T-Mobile and Google shared the same vision of making mobile internet more practical and usable. HTC has worked closely with both the companies to develop an "iconic design", seriously G1 is an iconic design.
• Andy Rubin of Google takes the stage, he is describing Google as the Internet company, he says that developers will not only be able to develop for the platform but will be able to change it.
• They say T-Mobile is founding member of the Open Handset Alliance and it is committed to open mobile platform.
• Deutsche Telecom the parent company of T-Mobile will be exclusive partner of Google and HTC and will launch the device simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. 
• So, it starts, T-Mobile's CTO Cole Brodeman takes the stage and says "we are here today to change things"
• Everyone here has iPhones. actually we haven't seen any other phone except the great iPhone. T-Mobile people might be feeling bit odd....
• Just few more minutes to start.
• In the conference T-Mobile's CTO Cole Brodman, T-Mobile's Group product and innovation officer Christopher Schiaffer, Google's senior director of mobile platform Andy Rubin and HTC's CEO Peter Chou will speak.
• The press conference and Q&A session will last for 45 minute and then there will be a product showcase from 11:15am to 1:00pm
• It is now confirmed that Amazon will be providing the music download store for the G1.
• It looks like John Mayer is here, he might perform today. lets wait and see. I am not a big fan of John, so i don't care.
• Ok we are in the hall still 20 minutes to go
• 30 more minutes to go before the android party starts.

Last week, T-Mobile had sent out invitations for press conference to launch the new Google Android based phone on September 23rd. The D-day has come and we will be doing live coverage of the event. The event starts in New York at 10:30am EST, so don’t forget and set you alarms. For live coverage please visit live.techztalk.com. The coverage for different time zones is as follows:
Pacific: 07:30am
Mountain: 08:30am
Central: 09:30am
London: 3:30pm