G1 Phone and Google Android Market Apps Now Available

The Google Android-powered T-Mobile G1 phone is now on sale, and can be purchased ($179.99 with a 2 year contract) in T-Mobile stores, select retail stores in the U.S., and online.  Read the latest T-Mobile G1 reviews and see why everyone's talking about this HTC designed 3G smartphone with touch-screen and QWERTY keyboard.  As you would expect, the G1 phone handles Google Maps Street View, Gmail, and YouTube videos much better than most cellphones, and a bunch of Android Market applications including games, social networking, shopping, and other apps are already available free-of-charge for T-Mobile G1 users.

Android Developers Blog writes:

"With Android Market, users can easily download apps to their Android-powered phone. Users can also rate the apps they've downloaded and leave comments. These users' ratings along with anonymous usage statistics help determine how apps are ranked and presented within Android Market."

TechCrunch was quick to post a Top Ten Android Launch Apps list to get you started.

Are you going to buy a T-Mobile G1 phone?