THE WRAP: Google unveils Android, T-Mobile removes cap

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This week Google took the wraps off Android and MySpace Music began selling downloads.

T-Mobile will sell G1, the long-awaited first Android-powered device, for $179 from October 22. After a flurry of criticism T-Mobile promised to remove a 1GB download cap.

Rupert Murdoch's MySpace launched a commercial download service, backed by major labels Warner, Sony BMG, Universal and EMI.

Sony Ericsson is about to offer an unlimited music download service for mobiles, Play Now Plus, to compete with Nokia's Comes With Music.

Optus customers are angry about dropped calls and slow data speeds. The network is the slowest of any iPhone carrier in the world. Apple recalled iPhone chargers in North and Latin America.

China Mobile may offer the iPhone to mainland users, but with 3G and Wi-Fi features disabled.

RIM shares fell when it warned the high cost of developing new BlackBerrys would squeeze earnings.

The Indian government decrypted the BlackBerry. A survey on work-life balance found 87% of smartphone users take their device into their bedroom at night. A third said they preferred their device to their spouse.

Americans now text more than they talk. But driving while texting is banned in California.

Gartner tipped IPTV subscriptions to grow 64% in 2009. IDC predicted the TEAMS cable - backed by Eitelsat and the Kenyan government - will land in east Africa in early 2009, ahead of rivals SEACOM and EASSY.

LG is to invest $50 million on building its handset business in east Africa.

A new US industry group, representing NBC Universal, AT&T, Cisco and others, has called on ISPs to block sharing of copyright files.

An ITU group is drafting technical standards proposed by China to curb online anonymity. Members of the group have declined to release key documents, and meetings are closed to the public.

Microsoft bought back $40 billion of its own stock. HP followed suit. Cisco acquired enterprise IM firm Jabber. Social news site Digg won $29 million in its latest funding round.

Yahoo's new board gave the go-ahead for fresh talks with Time Warner over AOL.

France plans to re-launch the tender for its last remaining 3G license.  Toshiba, Japan's biggest chipmaker, cut its profit forecast by 46%.  Oracle unveiled its first hardware products.

Ericsson signed up for the UN's digital health program in Africa. Blogsite GigaOm called for a broadband users' bill of rights.

And US investigators searched the apartment of a Tennessee student who allegedly had hacked the email account of candidate Sarah Palin.