Difference between revisions of "Google Android"
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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. | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[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 T-Mobile Phone G1] | ||
| + | *[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 HTC G1 Phone]] | ||
Revision as of 12:06, December 20, 2008
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.
