Meet Android

On November 5, 2007, on Monday, 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. Formed the Open Handset Alliance , a coalition of 34 hardware and software manufacturers, as well as mobile operators that will support Google in creating a mobile operating system. The alliance includes Intel, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, LG, Broadcom, Texas Instuments, T-Mobile, Sprint, China-Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Telecom Italia, Skype services from EBay and Nuance Communications.
2. The manufacturers group is counting on starting sales of mobile devices with a new operating system in the second half of 2008.
3. The core 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 work of Google services and applications on smartphones.
4. On Monday, Google shares jumped 2% to $ 730.23.
5. The name of the mobile operating system from Google - Android, in honor of the name of the company founded by Andy Rubin, director of Google for mobile platforms, and acquired by Google in 2005.
6. Next Monday, November 12th, Android application creation toolkit will be available to developers.
7. Representatives of the main competitors in the mobile OS market - Microsoft, Nokia, Palm and Research in Motion are still skeptical about Google’s plans, but agree that it will shake up the industry and bring 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 have never thought of 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 that now works on mobile devices.

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