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Mr. Goldstein said the company was dividing its programming resources equally between Android and Apple phones.

Jha, the new co-CEO of Motorola, had been talking to Rubin for months, hoping to persuade him to let Motorola build the next Android phone.

The Android application framework enables you to use and replace components as you see fit.

Launched a year ago, Pulse's visually-oriented news reader is now on iPad, iPhone, Android mobile and tablet and Pulse's website.

At this point, he believes that will beat their next big project out the door: an Android version of the app.

Next, if your Android phone Wi-Fi is running on your network, you can use your computer to call up the tiny cloud.

Can't wait for Android to be released and mature a bit so the Android Market provides some "real" competition to the App Store. Sort of.

In a market nowadays dominated by Google's Android, Apple's iOS, and BlackBerry OS, it's pretty easy to overlook Nokia.

Although it got off to a bit of a slow start, Google's Android mobile operating system has caught its stride.

The architecture of the Android platform opens it up to any programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine.

But a report a few months ago indicated that Google may have decided not to include multi-touch support in Android at the behest of Apple.

DoubleTwist aims to be the iTunes of the Android platform, but it was way too buggy for me to seriously use.

Get out of that work meeting by using an app to program your Android phone to send yourself a fake text or a bogus phone call.

It is therefore surprising to see that Android dominates the top ten smartphone lists.

But Elop said on Thursday that Nokia's final assessment was that "we would not be able to differentiate enough" on Android's platform.

After all, when Google designed a phone operating system, Android, it simply handed it out to phone manufacturers to use as they liked.

I've had an itching to get an Android phone for a while, and then the opportunity to get a Nexus One popped up last week, I jumped at it.

The company's sales have been powered by the increasing popularity of the Android operating system and strong overseas performance.

Samsung has demonstrated that it is possible, at least in the short term, to differentiate and grow by using the Android ecosystem.

Although it is a bit difficult to get the Amazon Appstore on a typical Android device, a device with it pre-installed would be super simple.

But just as importantly, it looks to be the most Google-friendly Android phone the company has produced to date.

The lack of spell-check when searching for apps is just a minor reason why navigating the Android Market can be so frustrating.

I turned it into an Android Tablet only as an experiment, but it's turned out to be much better than I expected.

And it tried to turn Symbian, its own operating system for smartphones, into a platform in the mould of the i Phone and Android.

The unit recently staged something of a comeback by betting on smartphones running Android, an operating system developed by Google.

Two years ago the first Android phone hit the market and, frankly, it was a bit of a dud.

But how much of an advantage is it to be able to tune in to Flash-based video on your Android device?

When you think about it in those terms, it makes Android's ascent towards dominance in Asia seem like a hollow victory for Google.

Mr. Olson said the company is developing for the Android platform as well as for Windows 7 devices.

He said he expects Android to become the mainstream smartphone platform in China, and that Motorola is '100% dedicated to Android.

It also works with its hardware and carrier partners to push security patches when a malicious app does make it into the Android Market.

CL King analyst Lawrence Harris said the Dell smartphone is reported to be a 2G device that runs on Google's Android platform.

Google said the operating system was a new project, separate from its Android mobile operating software found in some smartphones.

Starting with the Atrix, we're beginning to see Android phones sport dual core processors that can offer amazing speed for your phone.

Don Bailey says he can unlock thousands of cars across the United States simply by sending a few texts from his Android phone.

Google would be able to put Android on the BB platform which would make current BB phone users very, very happy.

Second, the amended suit makes a number of infringement allegations against Google that strike at the heart of the Android operating system.

"It is a totally magical experience, " he said recently, as he described how easy it is to post photos from Android to Google .

Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks.

European carriers Telecom Italia, Telefonica, and T-Mobile are also signed up to be among the first carriers to offer Android phones.

Four touch-sensitive Android-standard buttons on the bottom of the front screen are usable only when the display is active.

Unless Rubin could come up with a breakthrough Android phone, and quick, he might have to concede the entire business to Steve Jobs.

It could be that Android users are more likely to be in a committed relationship and getting busy on a regular basis.

"Android has quite a bit of potential, " says Ilya Eliashevsky, product manager at DataViz.

Should Amazon join forces with Google and develop an Android Kindle, or should the company stick to its own platform?

He said the technology would be compatible with most smartphones, including the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phone.

At this point, you've learned a bit about interacting with Android sensors and recording audio.

And if the iPhone didn't exist, there is no question that I would use an Android phone and would probably be very happy with it.

Android is undoubtedly a fine operating system that consumers around the world are happy to use.

Nearly every text field on an Android device can be filled with a few words from your mouth, and it works surprisingly well.

This app allows you to take a picture of whatever you are looking at and instantly receive info about it on your Android phone.

The trouble is, even though it's easy to develop apps for Android, there aren't many incentives to do so.

One of the most common tasks for Android applications is to retrieve or send data over the network to a remote server.

Now that you've examined the sensor subsystem, the next section reviews a code sample that records some audio on an Android phone.

Do you know any other cool Android phone applications that could be of use to fellow students?

A Google spokeswoman said Android was designed to be used in small gadgets like phones and bigger devices like the mini-laptops.

"As far as we know, there is no indication that this app is in the Android Market, " Lookout said in a blog post.

Despite Mr. Rubin's remarks, some industry executives report Google has been more active in trying to ward off fragmentation.

At least five new jobs were added in the last week alone seeking developers with Android programming experience.

Imagine, for instance, dealing with an airline agent about a canceled flight but not knowing if they were a real human or android.

You're now ready to run Android on your PC!

And it's bizarre that, even though the phone contains a tilt sensor like the iPhone's, it's not hooked up to the screen.

This is an emulator for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) game console, allowing you to run Genesis games on your Android phone.

Carrier lockdown is one of the main reasons why Android vs. iPhone is not a repeat of the history of Windows vs. Mac.

An Android task manager to kill useless background processes is mandatory, at least if you want your phone running at top speed.

Android does count in its activation tallies devices which access the Internet through cellular service, including eReaders like the Nook.

We first noticed it back in May 2008, when it was announced as one of the winners of the Android Developer Challenge.

The Facebook SDK for Android also brings a couple of useful examples that you can use as a baseline for your own applications.

Google had been expected to launch a music service as a feature of its Android mobile operating system as far back as last Christmas.

The company filed a lawsuit Friday against Motorola Inc. , alleging the handset maker is infringing Microsoft patents in its Android phones.

The Army plans to hold desert trials in the U. S. next week to test off-the-shelf iPhones, Androids and tablet computers for use in war.

But if enough Android devices get out there, then those developers may have no choice.

Tawkon has continued to plug-ahead, releasing a Blackberry app (download here). An Android version is in development.

Now you're ready to download and setup Android on your drive.

Yesterday, when I wrote about the new Android music player, I promised a longer look at it once I had the time to install and play with it.

His mission was to help Nokia's phones to match the sleek interfaces of Apple's iPhone and devices using Google's Android operating system.

The button will be seen in the Android Market, Blogger blogs, Product Search, and YouTube, in addition to any other sites that add them.

One of the big elements of the Android sales pitch is openness, though, and that could have appeal in other markets.

New phones running Google's Android software platform seem to appear almost monthly and reportedly sell briskly.

I expect the Android to be the talk of the enterprise, especially if the Google Phone does make it to market.

One piece of malware disguised as an Android calendar app sent SMS messages to a premium-rate number without users' knowledge.

And the Android tablets that are just beginning to appear will follow the iPad's lead as much as Android phones did on the iPhone.

Google's Android's user interface, originally aimed at smartphones, is being used in the small, basic laptops known as textbooks.

It's a grim reality, and one that Google hinted at a few weeks ago at the end of a blog post about the anti-Android suits.

StumbleUpon, which just went mobile with iPhone and Android apps, is a better solution for that at the moment.

Part of the appeal of Android has been that Google offers it free, but Wednesday's pact attaches a cost to Android, at least for Samsung.

So far, tablets have been built using versions of the Android software designed for mobile phones, enhanced by hardware makers.

The company has poured money into YouTube and Android and cloud computing, but has yet "to figure out the business model for each. "

Look at AdMob's most recent stats, and you see that Android's marketshare is growing with the iPhone's, not in spite of it.

PC makers' interest in Android is partly driven by the desire to maximize income on netbooks, which usually sell for less than $500.

The HTC Aria might be one of the best kept secrets of the Android world.

The paper said the service runs on TV set-top boxes which use elements of Google's Android wireless operating system.

Google is willing to pay up for the IP to protect the profitability of the handset manufacturers that deploy Android.

It's the best super-smart phone Verizon offers, the best Motorola phone I've tested and the best hardware so far to run Android.

Note that the presence of the android: id attribute enables the application to make reference to a specific widget within the layout.

Developers have been working overtime to churn out apps for the iPad and for the growing number of tablets that will use Android.

So, as Android picks up steam, this could be a safety net if RIM can't make BlackBerry the best of the best.

"Apple moving to sign up these carriers is very important to help mitigate Android momentum, " he said.

Whodunit: The sentient android Data (played by Brent Spiner), in one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's coolest episodes.

We only take code from people who look like us; as a result, the Android merge attempt was more painful than it needed to be.

The model of Android distribution also will cause smartphone prices to drop in the next two years, Gartner analysts said.

The main similarity between Android and Mango is the fact that both operating systems can be found in modern smart phone devices.

In the past, mobile developers were saddled with arcane toolkits and closed, proprietary OSes, but Android is all about openness.

One of these is the dominance of smartphones like those running Android and Apple Inc. 's (AAPL) iPhone devices.

Many have noted how ironic it is that search giant Google has not been able to get search right in its own Android Market.

There also seems to be a big push for the Android app to be improved quickly.

And like the iPhone, Android features an application market that could potentially add an array of new features to the phone.

At the appropriate time, Android will automatically create the necessary View hierarchy for the menu and draw each of your menu items in it.

Freescale added support for Android to its plans this year because computer makers said they see a market for it.

since my only exposure to Android has been a few demo devices and an hour with a friend's phone.

Intel Corp announced a partnership with Google Inc that will put the company's chips in Android phones, US media reported.

It has the biggest slice of that market but is losing share to Apple, RIM and rivals using Google's Android operating system.

It's a bit more complicated, but you can still find great Android wallpapers once you know the rules.

Motorola's total commitment to Android in mobile devices is one of many reasons that there is a natural fit between our two companies.

However, BB App World comes nowhere close to the Apple appstore, and Android may quickly pull ahead as well.

The fact that Android has severely limited video codec support is less of a problem on a phone, because, well, it's a phone.

The Android operating system is, as Google initially intended, untethered to any particular partner.

To understand how we get Android APIs to work with function literals, look at the first line of the Converter class definition.

I'm sure Google will have one eventually, but right now on my Android phone at least I don't have to cut-and-paste the link.

The company does not make money from Android directly. It gives the software away to hardware partners.

It was January 2009, three years since Google had bought the company he cofounded, a little startup called Android.

Note that unsigned applications or applications signed using a debug private key cannot be distributed through the Android Market.

But many surveys show that many owners of Android handsets would buy an iPhone, if it were available on Verizon.

Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to be a blend of the Android phone and tablet operating systems that irons out many geeky wrinkles.

The company now has apps for BlackBerrys and is working on software for devices running Google Android.

"A year ago, we focused on smartphones and we bet on Android, " Jha explained at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen last week.

For instance, by the summer a large number of tablet computers based on Google's Android platform are likely to have come to market.

He said he's hopeful that Android can keep Apple honest, but he doesn't think that's happening yet.

Rubin said they had to make some concessions there that led to "geeking it out. "

The reason: Android is an operating system that can be set up to work on a broad range of handsets, while the Apple mobile OSX cannot.

Building a unique Android experience obviously comes with some trade-offs and poses challenges for keeping the phone up-to-date.

"There's nothing that I've been able to find out that would limit it, " says Bill Hughes, an independent software analyst.

However, the unveiling of a next-generation robot astronaut shows the android space program to be alive and well.

Motorola and Sony Ericsson have both returned to profitability but with a very small volume Android strategy.

Google already uses location data, which Android phones collect every few seconds, to provide such a service.

The support provided in Android is only there to help you migrate existing code.

Honestly, the camera software on Android is an area where major improvements are needed, but this app is a great example of what's possible.

Within a few months, Libox plans to launch native mobile applications optimized specifically for the iPhone, Android, and the iPad.

You can open pre-installed apps from the launcher menu, though unfortunately these emulator images do not include the Android Marketplace.

For nearly a year now Android-toting music lovers have waited for Google to launch a music service.

As iPhone or Android owners know, you can easily add as many recipients as you'd like to a text.

That gets to a really important issue, because you're doing all this on the Android platform, which is available to anyone.

When Google and its partners first unveiled plans for the Android operating system, they billed it as software that would run mobile phones.

But the rise of Android has been both sudden and unexpected, and its ascent highlights some of the advantages of an open approach.

When it came to Nokia (NOK), which uses its own operating system, Rubin wouldn't say whether he'd met with the company regarding Android.

Meanwhile, the increasing number of smartphone makers adopting Google's Android platform will also help lower their cost of production.

For that reason, operators have been supporting Android to regain bargaining power with Apple.

But there appears to be a growing consensus that Apple's victory isn't an Android killer by any stretch of the imagination.

Google did not want to be "blocked by another business model" , as Andy Rubin, the firm's Mr Android, puts it.

Huawei has so far used low-priced Android phones to boost its profile as a smartphone maker and help it break into new markets.

Choosing Android would mean that they'd become a bit player in a two-horse race (Apple vs Google).

Among the many projects that have attacked it, "Android" names an interesting test framework for GUI applications.

Move up to the root directory of the Android kernel source, type make, then go get some coffee.

He had hoped that Google's money and power would help turn Android into a major force in the burgeoning smartphone industry.

But he said a thespian android was useful in promoting the cutting-edge industry.

Most Android phones will allow you to expand and swap your storage with a removable SD card.

On Android, you don't have to launch a separate app to make a Google Voice call - it's integrated with your phone.

Interestingly, the Nook Color also provides clues to what Android tablet-makers will have to do if they are to survive and thrive.

This can take quite a while to download, as several versions of Android are currently available.

It is in the context of this writing process that will emerge the core figure of the movie, the android with delayed emotional reactions.

Research predicts massive improvements for Android by this time next year, but it is still expected to lag far behind iOS.

Its vast online shop, selling much more than books, may be a draw. Other Android tablets are arriving all the time.

And it has begun a programme to let developers write new games for PlayStation-compliant devices running the Android operating system.

Surely, the next time that Apple sues Android, Google will dig through the Motorola archives and find some reason to countersue.

Well, today we'll take a look at how to use those barcodes (called "QR Codes" ) to install apps and share contacts with your Android phone.

The iPhone had just arrived, and the first Android phone was a year off.

The company has approved over half a million apps for its App Store as of May, double the amount currently found on the Android Market.

In about two years, Android created a platform that attracts application developers, service providers and hardware manufacturers.

HTC was the first manufacturer to use Android in its phones and is also the maker of Google's own brand Nexus One handset.

If the ideal Android tablet exists as a computer, not an accessory, it needs accessories of its own.

It was also the first carrier to offer wireless e-mail, the latest high-speed networks and a smartphone using the Android operating system.

Q In terms of where Android goes next, what types of devices are interesting to you beyond mobile phones?

Google's Android OS has outgrown the company's patent portfolio and the other industry titans are now taking aim at Google in the courtroom.

If you want to try out the convenience wrappers provided by the Android SDK, you can use that as well.

Another is Google's Android operating system, on which most of HTC's smartphones are now based, which has proved a hit among consumers.

Fully embrace embedded Linux and Google's Android initiative, and take the phone operating system out of the stone age.

A precise statement of Android's relationship to other Java platforms might use the concept of Editions or Profiles.

Two years ago, it appeared that Apple had already won the burgeoning smartphone market, but now Google Android has a commanding lead.

Remove any files you may need off of the drive, so you can use it to run Android on your computer.

Even Steve Jobs seems rattled; last October, he dropped in on an investors' phone call to deliver a rant on what he sees as Android's flaws.

"Operators want to see a third [smartphone] ecosystem to challenge Apple and Android, " he added.

But let's face it. Android's multiple devices and form factors make it feel like designing for it is an uphill battle.

It has gained market share quickly this year in developed countries such as the U. S. , powering several devices that have sold briskly.

If you have an iPhone or Android device, you've got a bit of fire power on you.

Both companies have Apple, Blackberry and Google, with its Android mobile phone platform, firmly in their sights.

Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop cited Europe as one of the problem markets and Android as the culprit.

Google Android and Chrome OS, of course, will probably be optimized for WebM, something Google may try to use as a marketing advantage.

For now, the smartphone market is growing so rapidly that the rise of Android has not necessarily been at the expense of the iPhone.

Don't get me wrong, I love that I can choose to do more on Android out-of-the-box. I mean, who doesn't want a mobile hotspot?

Google's rate of daily activations, if sustainable, translates into 73 million Android handsets a year.

Resellers of Android phones in Beijing said Thursday that they were still selling well, with no apparent impact yet from Google's decision.

I've just encountered Android these past few days. I think I could pick up on Android development pretty quickly.

Android has been around for about the same time, and only now are we beginning to see comparably high sales figures for Android app makers.

It's still up for debate whether an Android Kindle would be good for Amazon, or better for Google.

The project's original goal was to avoid GPL-licensed code altogether; the plan was to write a new kernel as well.

Schmidt trumpeted the Android ecosystem as open since it is free to any handset manufacturer that wants to use it on their phones.

This includes the Android Virtual Device manager, which can be used to create Android emulators running various versions of Android.

EBay, for instance, is building Android tablet apps and a new version of its Web site designed for tablets.

At this point, Android's growth is obvious to everyone watching the mobile space.

IPhone (and soon Android) users can download an app that lets them simply hover their phones over the tag to open content.

A turning point came when Mr. Jha decided to slash jobs and focus on creating phones based solely on Google's Android operating system.

'It's a false statement to say developers are not interested in the Android platform, ' said Jeff Orr, an analyst for ABI Research.

Perhaps most significant is the promise that Firefox for Android and Maemo, currently in beta, will be released in a few months.

Indeed, Android is prepping a major release within a few weeks and will soon announce new Open Handset Alliance members.

For now, Google's Android is the only close competitor to iOS. Google comes from a background of advertising platforms.

One of them had a 1024x600 display and was running Google's Android operating system.

The latency I had seen in earlier Android phones is gone, due to a slicker version of the operating system and faster chips.

Many analysts are skeptical that the new mobile operating systems will be able overtake Android or Apple even in the long term.

Right now, it's up to the developer to decide how an Android app interacts with the network.

The service is only available currently for cellphones running certain versions of Google's Android software.

As the number of applications in Apple's App Store and the Android Market grows, finding the right one can be tricky.

But out of the box, it won't play Flash videos unless people first download a free Adobe Flash Player app from the Android Market.

Android users have already been enjoying the power of touch, of course, but this new technology will bring it to the Linux desktop.

That means manufacturers will be required to make their phones compatible with new versions of Android for at least 18 months.

One of the core decisions we made was to select Android as our platform.

Everything else is perfect. The UI, the screen and the battery life are all hands down superior to any Android phone.

Drew Bamford, HTC's director of user experience, says he plans to make Android phones better able to access video, music, and other content.

It has made older PlayStation games available on Android devices, since today's gadgets are as powerful as the home consoles of yore.

Of course, Android is mostly open-source software, so there's nothing stopping people from doing anything they want with it.

But since Android is open source, chip makers or computer manufacturers are free to modify the system as they need.

All of the code shown in this article will work with any version of the Android SDK, but SDK 1. 5_pre was used to develop the code.

It might seem scary at first glance, but the Android platform is not about to be bogged down with malware in the immediate future.

Samsung sponsored Cool's ascent and gave him a free Android handset to tweet from.

These things happen on custom ROMs and we'd like to see users granted more access to changing these elements around in stock Android.

Google has come up with a prominent brand and strong developer program for Android, which brings compatibility issues to the fore.

It was a weekend day last spring, and Page, 38, was playing around with an early prototype of Google on his Android phone.

Then you'll see the Android boot screen, though we only saw it for a moment, as our computer booted really fast into Android.

Lately it has branched out, releasing Android for phones, and its Chrome web-browser and operating system for PCs.

This application allows you to access all the applications on the Android Market site.

This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform.

Fortunately, the Android Market enforces long-lived certificates to help you avoid such situations.

Today Google is the world leader in Internet search and has products like the Android operating system for mobile devices.

Few more months to see it develop, anything else you'd like to add on battle with Android?

Still, that alone won't be enough to deliver battery life to compete with Android devices, let alone BlackBerry or Nokia.

If your application runs on a platform older than Android 2. 3, ndk-gdb will not be able to debug native threads properly.

From The App Developers: The Astro File Manager helps you get the most out of your Android smart phone.

Undressing in front of your desk-top PC is unlikely to make you blush, but perhaps the presence of a human-like android would.

It works best with a special iPad or iPhone app you install, though it will operate through the Web browser on Apple and Android devices.

A few weeks later, in early October 2009, Verizon and its new agency presented the Droid campaign to a group of 200 Android staffers.

Interesting that Rubin is positioning Android to be a Cloud OS for web developers. Isn't that what Chrome is for?

It was initially designed for use with Apple's iPad, though it also works on Android tablets, as well as on iPhones and Android smartphones.

I'm glad to see quality Android PMPs entering the US Market.

Android stands out as the only mobile OS tested with all three features.

In March, the company sued Amazon for trademark infringement, after Amazon launched itsAndroid Appstore.

Motorola has been building Android phones for two years, releasing the popular 'Droid' phone in 2009 to much fanfare in the U. S.

Google has selected one hardware company to help test each new version of the operating system.

A side effect of this is that in theory you could write Android applications in any other language that compiles down to Java byte code.

In the first quarter, Google's Android operating system ran on 34% of smartphones in Western Europe, up from only 8% a year ago.

Thus, it is less than ideal for a constrained environment such as the handheld devices that Android is designed to run on.

Today, he says, the company focuses mostly on the Android platform because of its broad reach in Europe.