Google Android: The First Open Source Mobile Platform
Google Android is the world’s first complete, free and open source mobile platform developed by no other than Google. It consists of the main operating system, middleware and key applications – all free and open. Applications use Java programming language which runs on Dalvik, a custom virtual machine designed for embedded use. The applications run on top of Linux kernel.
To see the Google Android in actual usage, watch this video:
Google Android is partnered with T-Mobile as its carrier and HTC as the hardware maker. The phone has an intuitive touch screen and QWERTY keyboard all packed in a portable phone. But as always, first generation devices are as buggy as they always are. To add to the excitement that I might have flooded on you, here is another image:
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Your blog was very informative. If you’re looking to purchase an IPAD or Android Tablet, depending on what you are after, some research needs to be done so you are not paying too much – the android can be more than 1/2 the price of an IPAD and with the Android being a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, Android apps are likely to overtake IPAD apps in popularity and numbers!
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