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engadget.com - 10/31/2008

T-Mobile G1 launched in the UK

— engadget.com — Just in time for the big (if somewhat quirky) G1 unlocking , Android fans in the UK... will be getting their chance to purchase the T-Mobile handset starting today. Britons began queuing up on Oxford Street as early as 5 am to get the phone, ... (more) T-Mobile G1 launched in the UK

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