Venture Beat reports that the first phone built on the Android OS will be out between Oct 15 and Nov 30, built by HTC and running on the T-Mobile network. (Come on, Verizon, get with the program!)
TmoNews is speculating a "presale" date of September. It first said September 16th, but crossed out the 16, so I guess they're less certain about that. The price is $150.
TmoNews calls it the G1, but doesn't know if that's a code name or real name. VentureBeat says it's likely based on the HTC Dream.
ChannelWeb speculates "the HTC G1 could pose a serious threat to the Apple iPhone 3G." I don't know. Jobs is an incredible designer, and I'll bet the first iterations of the G1 won't live up to that standard. Especially not running on T-Mobile.
Macworld happily reprints an article, "Google's unhappy Android developers." Neither pub seems to like Google:
For a long time, Google has led a largely blissful existence, fostering a widespread perception—sometimes in direct contradiction to the facts—that it can do no wrong. Yet the company’s controversial Android mobile platform venture threatens to seriously dent this notion, at least with some of the people it needs most.
The problems include "restricting access to key development tools and allegedly treading on open source principles" by Google, and has resulted in "if not a full-fledged revolt, at least a sense of disappointment and disillusionment among many in the tightly knit Android development community."
The article quotes Mike Novak, and Android developer, saying that Google seems to be taking its developers for granted. Google certainly has a reputation for arrogance, but also for playing nice with important partners. I wonder what's up.
That looks like the essential news so far, or at least All The News That Fits.