Just a quick post to summarize the latest developments and hot topics on the Google Android mobile operating system and associated gadgets.
The Android platform was unveiled back in 2007 and the first device to market making use of the OS was the HTC Dream mobile phone, more commonly known as the G1 Android, or more specifically the T-Mobile G1 as this was the US variant. The Android based G1 was released in October 2008 and has become a bit of a geek must-have device. Android is ‘completely’ open source so naturally there are a load of people out there developing apps for the OS and more specifically the G1.
In more recent developments, ASUS (the makers of the ASUS Eee PC) are apparently planning to release a netbook based on the Android platform. They are initially aiming toward an end of year release for one of their mini-netbooks based on the platform – but I imagine that date will slip! It is thought that the release of such a notebook could push Microsoft further out of the low-cost end of the netbook market as being a Linux based mobile OS it’s requirements on hardware are less intensive than Windows and of course there is no license fee to bump up the cost.
The much talked-about successor to the Android G1, the G2, is also almost upon us. Initally due for release in Europe as the HTC Magic under Vodaphone a US version is also in the pipline from T-Mobile named the G2 Android. The most debated difference between the G1 and the G2 is the fact that the G2 will have a software touch keyboard similar to that found on the iPhone rather than a physical hardware keyboard. There are pros and cons to both and I’m sure almost everyone will have their own opinion on this one!
Some more Android stuff:
- Android T-Shirts
- Android G2 Hands On: Close to Perfection
- Android to take Linux Mainstream
- Leaked pictures of the next Google Android phone? T-Mobile Shadow 2…
