This is a demonstration of the Android’s Software Keyboard on a G1 phone. The Software Keyboard is from the cupcake development branch of Android.

Although T-Mobile only launched the Google Android G1 phone a little over a month ago on October 30, they’ve already started slashing prices to move them. Initially customers in the UK had to sign a £40 monthly contract in order to get the phone for free. Now new customers can get a free phone for a £30 tariff.

It sucks to be an early adopter.

Industry insiders say the price cut was necessary to help "overcome fierce competition from other high-end devices." T-Mobile denies the claim.

A T-Mobile spokesperson said:

"We have chosen to offer the device free with a £30 contract to make the pricing more competitive in light of recent device launches. We are well on track to achieve our sales forecasts."

Price cuts are always a good thing, as long as the quality of service doesn’t decline along with the price.

The G1 generally gets good reviews but one of the things reviewers note, across the board, is the absence of multi-touch support. A coder named Ryan Gardner has solved that problem. He authored an app that proves the G1 hardware will support the ability to use two fingers at once.

See for yourself in the video below. Gardner promises to post the app as soon as he finishes tidying up the code. Now the question remains, why wasn’t it already implemented by the original G1 software coders? Curious. Curious indeed.

Adobe is set to demonstrate a fully functional build of Flash on the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform today. The demonstration is going down at the Adobe MAX conference. That’s good news for some of you out there. The company also indicates that development for the Android platform is currently underway.

However, mum is the word regarding the Apple iPhone. The company says it is "up to Apple" but offers no indication as to what that means. This is disheartening considering months ago the company promised the program would be coming to the iPhone in "a very short time." A very short time, indeed.

American Airlines has joined Continental in offering boarding pass barcodes that customers can download to their BlackBerry, iPhone, G1, etc. The airline will be allowing the service for domestic, non-stop flights departing from O’Hare, LAX and Orange County airports. Get your phones juiced because the service starts on November 17th. The company has offered no word as to when the service would be showing up at other airports.