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'''Google Android''' is an Open Handset Alliance project operating system developed for use mobile cell phones. Anybody can create applications using the Android Software Development kit. Google holds a contest for best applications. All applications can be freely downloaded to the through the online Android Market.
A manufacturer from Korea, HTC, was the first to market a Google Android phone in the United States, called the G1. October 2008 was the launch date on the T-Mobile network, the only carrier offering the service. It is a 3G phone but will also work of a Wi-fi wireless network. The phone and operating system have gained a reputation as an Apple iPhone competitor. More models will be developed in 2009.
==External Links==
*[http://code.google.com/android/ Google Android Homepage]
*[http://www.android.com/market/ Google Android Market]
*[http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/ Open Handset Alliance]
*[http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G1-with-Google-Black HTC T-Mobile Phone G1]
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