T-Mobile G1 debuts with access to Amazon's 6 million tracks

If Apple's iPhone was the opening shot in the battle for cellphone dominance, the return volley has just been issued from a superpower no less mighty: Google. In the spirit of American entrepreneurship the Silicon Valley behemoth has swaggered onto the scene to offer up the debut model of their own touch-based cellphone: the G1 Android.

Reviews for the device have been mixed so far, but Google and T-Mobile have partnered with Amazon.com to sweeten the deal for music aficionados by implementing built-in access to the Amazon music store. Amazon MP3 is pre-loaded on all T-Mobile G1 phones, providing access to its 6 million+ tracks of DRM-free music from all four major labels and a host of independents.

The one stumbling block is that downloading requires wifi, but you can still search, browse and sample the music over the regular cellphone network. The pricing structure is the same, with most songs costing 89 cents and albums anywhere from $4.99 to $9.99.

Endgaget did a nice write-up of the G1 a few days ago, so head on over if you've got some discretionary income to burn.

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