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Google’s Android

There has been a lot of anticipation about Gphone, the hardware device that was to be introduced by Google. Well, there is no such Google Phone being launched, at least not now. The speculations about Google entering the mobile phones market started the time when Google bought Androids Inc in July 2005. Android at that time wasn’t very popular and hence not many knew about the functions of Android, this accelerated the rumors all the more. However Google is launching software called Google's Android for the mobile phones. Though it’s already been clarified that software will not be a Google brand as such and Google's Android software will be used by the mobile phone companies and hence will not bear any Google trademark or logo. Huge amount of investments have gone into making of this software and the company hopes to cash in on the investment and hard work they have put into it by selling advertisements on the mobile phones.

Most of the features of Google's Android are quite similar to the iPhone and this similarity is sure to give rise to comparisons and competition. Despite the parallel features, users will find Google's Android relatively open software when compared to the iPhone. Those who are new to this geek product and their applications will have to understand that the iPhone is a hardware device, it’s a mobile handset and Google’s Android is only the software especially created for the mobile interface. Google’s Android is created with the main objective to make the Internet services accessible on the mobile phone; it includes an operating system, Middleware and other key applications. The applications used are largely based on Java Programming language and it functions with the help of a virtual machine called Dalvik that again is created for embedded use and runs on a Linux kernel.

A group of various technologies and popular mobile companies have come together to design an Open handset Alliance project. It would be the first comprehensive, open and free mobile platform. If you would like to learn more about the project, log on to the Internet and you will find good amount of information on Android Software development kit, SDK technology, applications used etc. The manufacturers claim that Android is designed in a manner to ensure equal compatibility with the basic applications of the mobile device and the add-on applications. Android promises its users to help them break all the boundaries and allow them to combine information available on Internet with the data stored in the mobile device.