Android And Beyond

By Author: juan dela cruz
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Many people have heard the term ‘android' and really don't understand what it means. Well if you're that person keep reading and you will soon find out everything you need to know about the term.

It is a new dimension in the market of technology, which offers a whole new world of services and applications to its users. Android is a mobile operating system which uses a modified version of the recent Linux kernel. This was first produced by the company Android Inc; then was later purchased by the very famous company who we all know, which was Google. It is programmed by java and has a faster execution with a lower memory footprint compared the older type of pure java. The iphone can only run one application at a time, compared to the android system which can run a group of applications without any hiccups. Google has participated widely in this market by creating several applications. These range from a sky map for watching stars, finance for their own finance service, a jogging application and scoreboard for many sports. One of the main purposes of this operating system is to focus on applications, by designing them ...
... to perform just like they would on your home PC.

This operating system is now taking over the mobile phone market. The system is now installed on many popular brands such as Samsung, LG, HTC and Motorola. A user friendly operating system allows the user to easily move around the phone and all of its applications without encountering any problems.

HTC is a phone brand which is now very popular all over the globe, they manufacturer phones, PDA's and smart phones. Their mission statement is the following ‘HTC's mission is to become the leading innovative supplier of mobile information and communication devices by providing value-added design, world-class manufacturing and logistic and service capabilities.' HTC have adapted the android operating system and now use it some of their mobile phones such as the HTC magic. This phone has been designed and constructed to turn heads, and make the customer feel they need this phone.

Android operating systems will keep improving and keep creating new and innovative applications for all of us, to help make life that little bit simpler when it comes to using certain technology i.e. phones.

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