Meet Android

    On Monday, November 5, 2007, Google announced a new operating system for mobile phones, called Android. Eric Schmidt: “Today we have focused on creating an operating system that can be used in thousands of different mobile phone models. Its first appearance is planned in the second half of 2008. "

    1. The Open Handset Alliance , a coalition of 34 manufacturers of hardware and software, as well as mobile operators that will support Google in creating a mobile operating system, was formed. The alliance includes Intel, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, LG, Broadcom, Texas Instuments, mobile operators T-Mobile, Sprint, China-Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Telecom Italia, Skype services from EBay and Nuance Communications.
    2. The group of manufacturers expects to begin selling mobile devices with the new operating system in the second half of 2008.
    3. The kernel of Android is Linux, the basis for the production of software is open-source, which means the capabilities of third-party developers from around the world. The main goal is to ensure the perfect operation of Google services and applications on smartphones.
    4. On Monday, Google shares jumped 2% to $ 730.23.
    5. The name of Google’s mobile operating system is Android, in honor of the name of the company founded by Andy Rubin, Google’s director of mobile platforms, and acquired by Google in 2005.
    6. Next Monday, November 12, the toolkit for creating applications for Android will be available to developers.
    7. Representatives of the main competitors in the mobile OS market - Microsoft, Nokia, Palm and Research in Motion so far look at Google’s plans with skepticism, but agree that this will shake the industry and take mobile platforms to a new level.
    8. Eric Schmidt: “The result of the introduction of the new platform will be your ability to do amazing things on mobile devices that you never thought about before.”
    9. Gphone is still one of the possibilities, however, after the new OS will work.
    10. The profit that Google plans to receive from the introduction of Android is the profit from online advertising, which now works on mobile devices.

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