I got a close-up view of an Android phone today. It was an HTC phone, dubbed the T-Mobile G1. It is the first phone that runs Google’s Android software, and it is probably going to give the iPhone a run for its money as the coolest gadget of the season. T-Mobile has already signed up 1.5 million people who want to buy this phone, sight unseen. It goes on sale on Oct. 22. Continue…..