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MIT students demonstrate their Android applications
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| This just in; kids that go to MIT are really F-ing smart. I just saw seven
| Android applications that have been developed over the short span of four
| months — with very little (if any) money — as part of a class
| called “Building Mobile Applications with Android”. It was a lot like most
| college presentations, except that HTC, Google, Verizon, Sprint, and the
| press don’t usually show up.
|
| Hit the jump for a peek at the applications.
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http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/09/mit-students-demonstrate-their-android-applications/
Recent:
T-Mobile and Google cozy up with Android
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| As for other carriers in the United States, Sprint joined the Open Handset
| Alliance from the outset and is a founding member. Verizon's CEO has been
| quoted as saying, "We're planning on using Android." Meanwhile, AT&T's CEO
| is "encouraged by the idea that an Android phone could host AT&T branded
| apps." That said, Verizon and AT&T have yet to make anything official,
| although nothing is stopping them from releasing Android-powered handsets in
| the future.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/04/26/t-mobile-and-google-cozy-up-with-android
Nokia Calls for Openness
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| Speaking as the lunch keynote at The Mobile Future, a day-long conference
| sponsored by Carnegie Mellon and the University of California at Berkeley ,
| Iannucci laid out his thoughts on how his industry has to change in order to
| spur the next generation of mobile demand.
|
| Openness, of course, refers to having standard platforms that applications
| developers can work on; the Android platform from Google would be one
| example. (See Now Wait for Android.)
|
| [...]
|
| But openness is going to be necessary, because it's the mobile industry's
| best shot at discovering the applications that will drive the next wave of
| wireless demand. The agony of debugging an application across a couple dozen
| phone models is enough to scare away would-be developers, Iannucci said.
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http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=151753&f_src=unstrung_gnews
T-Mobile tips broad push for open platforms
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| T-Mobile is expected to be the first carrier to field a cellphone using
| Google's Android platform when it launches a handset using the software later
| this year. Ultimately it will support many devices using the Linux-based
| software with links to Google's Internet services.
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http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401396
Nearly 20% of Mid- and High-End Mobile Devices Will Run a Linux Operating
System by 2013, According to ABI Research
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| Linux, which has been much maligned by Symbian and Microsoft as a non-starter
| in the handset operating system market, is set to see strong growth as issues
| with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements are alleviated. The
| growing momentum behind the LiMo Foundation initiative, as well as the
| marketing boost that has been realized from the entry of Google’s Android
| solution has been further enhanced by Nokia’s support of the Maemo solution
| and its purchase of Trolltech. ABI Research believes that by 2013, nearly one
| out of every five mid- or high-end mobile devices will use a Linux operating
| system.
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080421005759&newsLang=en
http://tinyurl.com/53e5s9
Weeks ago:
Android Finding New Fan In AT&T
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| When Android was first announced, AT&T didn't have very nice things to say
| about it. The company's tone has become much more positive, however - even
| to the point that AT&T seems ready to work with the mobile platform.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/04/03/android-finding-new-fan-in-att
AT&T might sell Android phones, someday
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| That said, it's not surprising that AT&T has expressed interest in Android.
| Verizon executives have also said they are looking at Android for their
| consumer branded phones but, like AT&T, they are not willing to commit to
| Android. Still, Verizon's newly launched open device program would allow
| device makers to use Android. My guess is that if a handset maker comes up
| with a compelling phone that uses Android, Verizon and AT&T will surely offer
| them on their networks. But for now, it's hard to say what those phones will
| look like since no manufacturer is actually selling Android handsets yet.
|
| [...]
|
| Google's Android is one of many Linux-based operating systems designed for
| mobile phones. But because the software is backed by Google, it might
| actually have more legs than other versions of the software. Ultimately,
| Android's success will be determined by what phone manufacturers and
| application developers do with the software. After all, consumers don't buy
| operating systems. They buy cool devices that can do really cool things.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9910441-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Related:
Research and Markets: Symbian and Linux Enjoy the Highest Penetration in the
Japanese Smartphone Market
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| Symbian and Linux enjoy the highest penetration in the Japanese smartphone
| market and appear to be the beneficiaries in any expansion of smartphone use
| there.
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080102005331&newsLang=en
http://tinyurl.com/34ns9q
Is Google Android the Next Windows?
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| On the flip side, Good Android (here’s a video demo) is a cross-platform
| software environment that multiple hardware vendors and service providers are
| expected to embrace. Although Android isn’t fully baked, Google is
| aggressively promoting the operating environment to third party developers.
| The idea is to get developers on board early, so that tons of Android
| applications are ready when Android-compatible devices finally debut.
|
| [...]
|
| Eventually, The VAR Guy suspects, Android devices will easily leapfrog
| iPhone’s market share. But that’s not a terrible thing for Apple. Although
| Apple nearly died on the desktop, Apple’s more recent innovations prove that
| you can thrive even when you hold less than 10 percent of a technology
| market.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/20/is-google-android-the-next-windows/
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