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'''Google Android''' is an [[operating system]] developed for use on mobile cell phones and is a joint effort of the Open Handset Alliance. Anybody can create applications using the Android Software Development kit and Google holds a contest for best applications. All applications can be freely downloaded through the online Android Market.  

'''Google Android''' is an [[operating system]] developed for use on mobile cell phones and is a joint effort of the Open Handset Alliance. Anybody can create applications using the Android Software Development kit and Google holds a contest for best applications. All applications can be freely downloaded through the online Android Market.  

HTC, a smartphone manufacturer based in [[Taiwan]], 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 on 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.  

HTC, a smartphone manufacturer based in [[Taiwan]], was the first to market a [[Google]] Android phone in the [[United States]], called the HTC Dream. October 2008 was the launch date on the T-Mobile network, the only carrier offering the service. Branded by Google and marketed as the G1, it is a 3G phone and will also work on 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.  The Sprint network is perhaps the next carrier to offer Google Android phones, early 2009.  

==See Also==

==See Also==

*[http://www.android.com/market/ Google Android Market]

*[http://www.android.com/market/ Google Android Market]

*[http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/ Open Handset Alliance]

*[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]

*[http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G1-with-Google-Black HTC Dream T-Mobile G1 Google Phone]

*[http://www.htc.com HTC Homepage]]

*[http://www.htc.com HTC Homepage]

[[Category:Information technology]]

[[Category:Information technology]]

[[Category:Websites]][[Image:G1 dec182008 029.jpg|bottom|thumb|250px| Google Android HTC G1 Phone]]

[[Category:Websites]][[Image:G1 dec182008 029.jpg|bottom|thumb|250px| Google Android G1 HTC Dream Phone]]