Google Unveils Android -- The iPhone 'Killer'


	Google Unveils Android -- The iPhone 'Killer'
rj3sp
6-4-2008 2:25 PM
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google, android, smart phones, gadgets, mobile, open source
rj3sp says:
Google presented at its Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco the current version of the Android operating system for smart phones, including touch-screen technology, compass capabilities and games.
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6-4-2008 2:31 PM
ericskiff
Android is starting to look really good. It's going to be interesting to see what carriers provide android phones, and what functionality each phone has. Kudos to google for going totally open though!
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