By Allen Tsai | Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:01 pm |
Google today released the open-source code which powers its Android mobile operating system.
The open-source code comes a day before the launch of the Android-based T-Mobile G1, Google's challenge to the Apple iPhone.The G1 offers many of the features of the iPhone and Research in Motion's popular BlackBerry including a touch screen similar to that of the iPhone, a trackball for navigation, high-speed Internet browsing, Wi-Fi, email, instant messaging and SMS texting. Google hopes to establish Android as the standard operating system for mobile devices and to improve the quality of web-browsing for handset users. It already held the first annual "Android Developers Challenge" and given away five million dollars in prize money for innovative software tailored to the platform. U.S. software giant Microsoft also has a Windows system for mobiles and a separate consortium is working on an open-source Linux solution. - T-Mobile G1 Specs
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:20 pm | By
U.S. regulators are close to approving Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola, putting the Android maker one step closer to forming a partnership that may change alliances in the industry.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:55 pm | By
Google is changing its privacy policy amid mounting challenges from U.S. watchdogs and lawmakers, underscoring the fight to protect personal data online.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:29 pm | By
Google is prepping a cloud-based service, called "Drive," to compete in the fast growing business of virtual storage.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:56 pm | By
Google aims to take a percentage of every iPhone sold after completing its Motorola acquisition, raising questions over whether current patent fair use standards support fair business practices.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:30 pm | By
Mobile payments are far from secure, as a Google Wallet security breach illustrates even major mobile companies struggle to protect privacy.
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