Android
Android is an open source mobile operating system designed to run on a variety of hand-held devices, including wireless phones, tablets and netbooks.
Because it is open source, Android is available for anyone to download, change, and use on a variety of mobile technologies. This flexibility of Android allows hardware manufacturers to adjust Android to work to their specifications more easily than other operating systems.
The Open Handset Alliance — a consortium of 47 hardware, software and telecom companies (including Google, Inc.) — introduced Android in November 2007.
Like Apple’s recent mobile offerings, Android comes with its own app marketplace where users can download, often for free, various apps that can then be used on their device. Android is also often tied to a user’s Google account, allowing them to access a number of Google’s own services, including Mail, Calendar, and Voice.
Source: Welcome to Android (PC World)
Articles about Android
Wed, May 23 2012 at 2:20 PM EST
Oracle was seeking more than $1 billion in damages from Google for the use of Java in its Android software.Mon, May 07 2012 at 1:05 PM EST
Study: 86 percent of smartphone users have taken advantage of their phone's ability to schedule a meeting, check sports scores or get directions.Mon, Apr 30 2012 at 8:23 AM EST
Microsoft's involvement is expected to 'accelerate e-reading innovation across a broad range' of Windows-produced machines.Fri, Apr 13 2012 at 2:06 PM EST
Internet use doesn't break down over gender and race, but whether over age, education, and income.Mon, Apr 09 2012 at 2:56 PM EST
With the Facebook purchase, Instagram is now a social network inside another social network.Mon, Apr 09 2012 at 1:25 PM EST
The social network's acquisition of the mobile app and its community is a way to strengthen Facebook's photo-sharing power.Thu, Apr 05 2012 at 1:05 PM EST
Although it's been several years since the iPad hit the market, few people are reading magazines on their tablets.Wed, Apr 04 2012 at 10:00 PM EST
Although some green thumbs may balk at the idea of — gasp! — taking a smartphone into the garden, the gardening app market is growing like mad. The New York Times selects some fresh picks for spring.Wed, Apr 04 2012 at 10:14 AM EST
Snap a pic, add a filter and start sharing with the popular photo app Instagram now on Android.Fri, Mar 09 2012 at 11:20 AM EST
The iPad is the most popular tablet out there but here are a few other options to consider.- 1. Solar Storm
- 2. Recipes
- 3. Earthquake News
- 4. Tornado
- 5. Chevy Volt
- 6. Wind Power
- 7. Green Cleaning
- 8. Green Technology
- 9. Apple
- 10. Global Warming
