I've been following Android since its inception in November 2007. I'm referring to the open source Linux-based software platform for mobile devices developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.Everyone was talking about Android back then that I even made a post about it and defended it against a negative comment made by a well-known blogger.
Read more »Wassup Android?
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Linux up to speed on mobile devices
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Linux, which has been much maligned by Symbian and Microsoft as a non-starter in the handset operating system market, is set to see strong growth as issues with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements are alleviated.
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Getting Down and Dirty with Google's Android
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The best way to understand a new SDK is to work with it. With that in mind, we'll show you how to do some basic location based services and simple UI layout using Google's newest upstart mobile offering.
Read more »Android Will Change the Game, Even if It Fails
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Can Android still make a difference? Sure. Android doesn't even have to win. It just has to be in the game. What does Android promise? Lots of third-party applications and better Web browsing, mainly. That's what Nokia, Apple, Symbian, AT&T and the rest will be scrambling to match in the year before Android-based phones hit the market.
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Google and Sun may butt heads over Android
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Google could be heading for a showdown with Sun over the way Android, Google's new mobile phone software platform, handles Java.
Read more »Envisioning the Android User Experience: Customizable to the Max
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One of the most notable characteristics of Android phones will be the ease with which they can be customized, an independent software developer at androidhackers.net known as "TheOne" told TechNewsWorld. "Google has provided basic yet powerful tools for developers, so the user experience would be very customizable, unlike today's phones -- including the iPhone," TheOne
Read more »Desktop, schmesktop meets Android
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[The desktop] has served us well, and old-timers like me will remember it with fond affection for many years to come, but we will have our work cut out trying to explain to the next generation why anyone would bother to go to a clunky box on a desk in a particular room room whenever they needed computer power.
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Google offers $10 million for best Android mobile phone applications
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Google will give $10 million to the developers who build the best applications for Android, the open source platform Google designed for building mobile phones. Google says it hopes to spark innovation with the so-called Android Developer Challenge, announced today concurrently with the release of Android. The software development kit is now available for download on the Android site.
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Where's my Gphone?
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"Despite all of the very interesting speculation over the last few months, we're not announcing a Gphone. However, we think what we are announcing -- the Open Handset Alliance and Android -- is more significant and ambitious than a single phone..."
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