Google Phone Launch

This Tuesday, T-Mobile will launch Dream, a phone made by HTC which is first Google phone or to be exact the phone that running on Google’s Android software. Android is the first complete, open-source, and free mobile platform. It is develop by a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies called The Open Handset Alliance.

Eventhough the launch will end the long-awaited introduction of Android base phone, some experts said it not likely won’t be accompanied by the mad rush that surrounded Apple’s introduction of the iPhone. Researchers from Strategy Analytics are predicting that 0.4 million Android phones will sell in the fourth quarter this year, making up 4 percent of the smartphone market share in the U.S. In comparison, Apple sold 1.12 million iPhones in the first quarter the phone was on the market, although the iPhone was for sale for a full three months and the Android phone will only likely sell for two months before the end of the year. While T-Mobile is planning a launch event on Tuesday, the phone is not expected to become available until as late as the end of October.

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Gustav

While everybody remembering Katrina 3-year anniversary which were killed more than 1,600 people, the Gulf Coast now wait for another powerful hurricane… its Gustav.

1. Historic evacuation of nearly 2 millions people from Louisiana coast complete. Thousands more had left from Mississippi, Alabama and flood-prone southeast Texas.

2. Gustav already killed at least 94 people on its path through the Caribbean.
3. It had top sustained winds of 115 mph, and was likely to stay a Category 3 storm when it made landfall west of New Orleans. Category 3 storms have winds between 111 mph and 130 mph.
4. The nation’s economic attention was focused on Gustav’s effect on refineries and offshore petroleum production rigs. The combination of prolonged production interruptions, such as occurred when Katrina and Rita damaged the Gulf infrastructure, could trigger rising prices.

Satellite Image of Gustav

Read recent Gustav’s news at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gustav_gulf_coast