With so many mobile phones in the market to choose from, running on different operating systems, another one premieres today.

T-Mobile USA is set to unveil its HTC-built G1 phone today. It is the first mobile phone powered by Google Inc.’s much-anticipated Android software system Android.

Android is a software stack for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Developed by Google, and later the the Open Handset Alliance, a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies, Android is the first complete, open, and free mobile platform.

I wonder when the ‘G-phone’ will be available here…

I closed my Windows three days after I opened my door.  Opened it to Mac, that is!

I thought it would take me at least a week or two to make the shift, so I had insisted on Julien to activate bootcamp on the Mac, install my original XP OS and all the windows-based software that had kept me productive for years.  I’m a heavy user of word processors, presenters, PDF makers, video downloaders or grabbers and graphics editing/animation software.  But lo… one night of ’shopping’ for Mac equivalents to all my production software yielded not only good alternatives but better ones at that!

Here’s a shortlist of those made-for-Mac production software:

1. TubeTV - a cool tool that intuitively grabs every moving media on your browser.

2.  Flip4Mac WMV plugin – installed as an extension to Quicktime,  it did away with the need for a TV tuner to capture on-air signal.  I just watch our windows media livestream, click on a small button at the bottom right of the player, and set it to record the stream in good old-fashioned “TOA” way.  With that, it also eliminated the need for Total Video Converter, as the Flip plugin can be configured to automatically convert the recorded stream into media for playback on cellphones, TV and computers.

3. PDF Maker - no need to install any third party software as the Mac has it built-in.  On any word/number processing software on Mac,  just go to File–>Print–>Save-As-PDF!

4. Zipeg - a kewl, more intelligent alternative to any of the .rar or zip software that we have been using for years.

5. Wirecast - Talk about broadcasting live from any location without OB-Vans!  Wirecast from Telestream turns any Macbook or laptop into a mini-studio switcher capable of two-way windows, chroma backing and live graphics switching.  I’m currently studying its applicability for possible deployment to our regional networks and field production teams and will be writing a full review soon.

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Microsoft launched its new series of ads featuring real people – from celebrities to fish mongers – in different settings who proclaim, “I’m a PC.” This campaign is a part of Microsoft’s US$300 million effort to revamp Windows Vista’s reputation.

The irony is, some of the images in their PressPass site were actually produced using Macs, as discovered by a Flickr user. Of course after the metadata details were posted on Flickr, Microsoft polished it off right away.

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