The Origins of Android
Android Inc. was a small startup company that developed its own open source operating system for mobile phones. It was bought by Google in August, 2005.
In November 2007, shortly after Apple introduced the iPhone, Google began working on its contribution to the mobile phone business. It announced the start of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which is a consortium of companies such as HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, and other big names in the telecommunications industry. On the very same day, OHA unveiled the mobile operating system that we know today as Android.
Android got off to a slow start with the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) in October 2008. Since then, Android has been gaining popularity with ...
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