BSQUARE just announced that it’s going to port a version of Adobe Flash to Android for a “global Tier 1 carrier.” This most likely means T-Mobile, if our guess is right. We’ve no idea from the press release whether or not Flash will be usable on the G1 that’s already available, but it seems like the next phone (the G2 ?) should almost certainly, definitely, probably, most likely have it. Maybe. [ Bsquare via Engadget ]

If we had to guess, this is the ROM destined for the Rhodium / Wing II that’ll hopefully be hitting T-Mobile later this year, but for now, you’re getting it served to you on a drywall putty-encrusted Touch Pro2 for some reason. Or maybe it’s peanut butter, cake frosting, or Aspercreme — we really couldn’t tell you — but we can tell you that no amount of Windows Mobile-induced desire is going to get us to touch this thing without latex gloves. Good news is you can grab the ROM for yourself and install it on something with a little less organic material smeared all over it, or do as the rest of the consumerati do and simply wait for an official release — however long that might take. Your call.

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn’t want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back — so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We’ll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we’ve got TeleNav’s GPS software for the G1 bundled with one year of free service on offer. Statement of the obvious: this software will be useless to you if you do not own or plan on buying a G1

For those of you that hear ” Fingertip Mini Mini ” and think “vibrator” I’m with you. However, this device doles out pleasure by offering mobile users a compact means of interface control. The good news is that the Mini Mini supports all of the normal mouse functions like click, scroll and cursor mode. On the flipside, it is only available for XP and Vista systems. The Fingertip Mini Mini is available now for around $20

This is a 2GB flash drive shaped like a tiny, ancient cellphone. Stub antenna and everything. It costs $10, and probably appeals only to collectors of things small, miniature and solid-state. [ Product Page via ChipChick ]

After Safari was busted in 10 seconds at the Pwn2Own hacking competition, you’d think puny smartphones wouldn’t stand a chance. But you’d be wrong! Every smartphone OS up for total destruction—iPhone, Windows Mobile , Symbian, Android and BlackBerry—made it through the competition unscathed. Not because they’re inherently more secure. It’s just because their puny processing power and memory make things like the 10-second Safari hack harder to do, even though the exploit is totally there. Another reason is that every phone has a unique carrier and OS version situation, which made it harder for researchers to come with exploits—for instance, one crafted for the Storm, which wasn’t in the competition, actually didn’t work on the Bold.

It’s been a long, arduous road to Shanghai for the iPhone, but its trip may finally be at an end. Sure, there are already thousands of the things in the pockets and purses of trendy Chinese right now, but an official launch there has taken ages. Last summer it was looking like China Mobile had scored the deal with Apple, but word is now that China Unicom may have completed the upset , posting up a page on its site detailing the iPhone’s specs and including the phone in its list of supported headsets. The company hasn’t officially confirmed the phone’s availability or anything else, but word on the streets of Shanghai is that the phone will be launched there on May 17th. [Via JLM Pacific Epoch ; thanks, Scott] Filed under: Cellphones Unicom confirmed as Chinese iPhone provider? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:12:00 EST

Hot off an announcement that they’d be charging for radio access outside the US, UK and Germany, Last.fm has said that all non-official mobile clients will be banned. This isn’t going over well. The change comes with a new developer API that will actually make things much easier for other developers, who’ve had to rely on a few undocumented calls up until now. Current licensing agreements with labels—who Last.fm is in no position to alienate—prohibit mobile streaming, though the company’s official mobile radio apps—right now just on the iPhone and Android —will still work fine. As you could imagine, this kind of blows for a lot of people

Remaining minutes and texts, a bill summary, online payment capabilities, and support information are a few of the features in T-Mobile’s first official Android app , released today to thrifty G1ers everywhere. My Account is a simple, obvious app, but one that could only ever come from the carrier itself. Luckily, T-Mobile had the sense and/or generosity to go ahead and make it, giving G1 owners full control over their T-Mo accounts through their handset. The app doesn’t provide much information that you couldn’t already access on the company’s website, but this app makes it pretty and puts it where it should be: on the handset. My Account is available for free in the Android Marketplace.

“T-Mobile” and “3G modem” aren’t two things you frequently heard uttered in the same sentence — but now that the number four carrier’s got a budding HSPA network that’s all dressed up with no place to go, it’s time to start rolling out some serious hardware ( G1 aside) to take advantage. On that note, T-Mobile’s finally getting serious about laptop data, launching its rumored webConnect USB stick today with an integrated microSDHC slot, HSDPA 1900 / 2100 / AWS for compatibility in the US and abroad, and triband EDGE for those times — and there will be many at first — when you’re out of 3G coverage. The webConnect launches today for $49.99 on a two-year contract after rebate or $249.99 contract-free. Filed under: Wireless T-Mobile webConnect available today, carrier’s first 3G modem originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .