G2

T-Mobile Responds to G2 Rooting Issue

Earlier in the week, we picked up on a trending topic over at the XDA forums that caused quite a stir in the Android community – the G2 was unrootable. According to the New America Foundation, the G2 has an embedded chip that resets the G2’s software back to “stock” once the device has been rebooted.

T-Mobile has responded to …

T-Mobile G2 Unrootable?

It’s still a bit early to sound the alarm but it appears that the new G2 is unrootable. According to a report by the New America Foundation, the G2 has an embedded chip that sniffs out modifications to the OS and wipes them clean upon reboot. In other words, you won’t be able to install a cooked ROM that has Wi-Fi calling baked in, …

Best Buy Mobile Offering T-Mobile G2 for $200, Out on 10/6

Starting today, Best Buy Mobile is pre-selling T-Mobile’s G2 with Google with an expected launch date on the 6th of October. It will retail for $200 with a new two-year contract. And if Best Buy’s press release is correct, the T-Mobile G2 will have an S-TFT WVGA resolution screen. As of this posting, the G2 has not shown up on the …