the origin of the word Android

The word android definitely reminds us a name similar to the name of the planet asteroids, rocky planet has a size of 1 km more, actually we not want to discuss the name of the planet, however, discuss the application of the operating system that was developed for mobile phones based on Linux by a company Android . inc provides open source application for creating their own applications for mobile devices share.

In July 2000, Google works with Android inc, a company located in palo Alto California United States. The founders of Android inc, work at Google, among them Andy Rubi, Rich miner, Nick sears and Chris White, at that time many consider the functions of Android inc just as software on mobile phones: in July 2005, Google acquired Android inc , ever since rumors surfaced that Google was about to enter the mobile phone market.

In the company Google, Rubin led the team in charge of developing programs on mobile devices supported by the Linux kemel. This shows an indication that Google is facing competition in the mobile phone market. Soon after the company was bought by the giant Google. To develop Android, in the form the Open Handset allianee, a consortium of 34 companies pernanti hardware, software and telkomunikasi, including Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm T-Mobile, and Nvidia.

At the inaugural release of Android,% November 2007, with Android Open Handset Alliance states support the development of open setandar on mobile devices. On the other hand, Google released the Android code under the Apache license, a license software and open standard mobile device.

In this world there are two types of distributors operating system Android, the first to have the full support of Google or Google mail service (GSM) and the second is completely free distribution without direct support Google or known as the Open Hanset Distribution (OHD).

Around September 2007 a study reported that Google filed a patent application mobile phone on 9 December 2008, in announcing the new members who joined in the work program Android ARM Holdings, Atheros Communications, Asustek Computer produced by inc Garmin Ltd, Softbank, Sony Ericson , Toshiba Corp, and Vodafone Group Plc. With the establishment of open Handset Alliance, OHA announced their first product, Android, a mobile device is a modified Linux kernel 26 since Android was released many updates have been made in the form of bug fixes and the addition of new features. **

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