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Android Finding New Fan In AT&T

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.

Google Celebrates "Watershed Moment" For Mobile Web

We're at an edge and about to go over it, according to Google.  Only, at least for people who intend to profit off the mobile market, this is a good transition; the mobile Internet is becoming increasingly popular.

Google Exec: Android To Beat iPhone

Remember how rumormongers claimed the Googlephone would take over the mobile market?  Then, of course, came the official announcement(s) that the Googlephone didn't exist.  But never mind that detail - the company's group manager for mobile platforms still thinks Android will kick ass.

Google Android Had Some Glitches

The Google Android SDK for developing mobile applications contained a slew of vulnerabilities, including a passwordless root account.

Open Source vs. Walled Gardens

Open vs. Walled - let the best win. Recently in Boston, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, was pushing a theme that is dear to many of us. The Mobile Web should grow with open standards. The Walled Garden approach should be abandoned.

Open Handset Alliance Releases Android SDK

The Open Handset Alliance released the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) today.

Google Android Wants Developers but...

So, I’m watching the Android video and talking with my friends who are developers. Man, I thought my videos were boring, this one takes the cake. Steve Jobs does NOT have to worry about losing his job to the folks from Google. I didn’t see ONE feature that will get normal people to switch from the iPhone. This comes across like something developers developed for other developers without thought of how they were going to build a movement.

Google Flashes $10M At Android Developers

Google isn't looking for the next Commander Data, but mobile applications for the free, open platform they recently announced.

Looking at Google Android, Developer Kit & Competition

Google created a video showcasing Android, the Google-initiated, Linux-based open source mobile operating system being backed by the recently announced – and again Google-initiated – Open Handset Alliance.

Microsoft, Symbian Unimpressed By Android

The appeal of Google's mobile operating system, Android, and an alliance of handset makers, has not registered with two major phone OS builders.