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First Look at Google's Android OS

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Just like the good folks promised, the early look software development kit for Google's soon-to-be huge phone OS has hit the streets... er, internet. From what we can tell, the OS is as comfortable on larger, VGA devices as it is on more traditional smartphone layouts. Oh yeah... and it plays Quake. Here's what we know the software will support out of the box:
  • Touchscreen
  • 3G
  • Webkit-based browser
  • Optimized Java runtime layer (known as Dalvik Virtual Machine)
  • Threaded text messaging
  • MPEG-4, h.264, MP3, and AAC file formats
  • Accelerated 3D graphics

Below you can see an alternate fullscreen version of the phone (a hardware reference model, not a device you can expect to buy anytime soon) up and running its browser app. If you really want to get serious, pedal your steam-engine over to the Open Handset Alliance site where you can download the SDK for a variety of platforms. You might want to get cracking on that code, too, as Google has created the Android Developer Challege, a contest meant to spur production on the devices, with a sweet $10 million pot that will be divided amongst winners. If you're not ready to jump into that game just yet, check out the gallery and view some videos after the break -- you'll see and hear more info about Android than you can shake a stick at.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/12/g...now-available/

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Definetly not a good spokes person.
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Interesting, no time line yet?
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The guys at PPCGeeks have a thread going about it now, kind of hoping somebody picks up the reins for development. This could be an interesting addition to my Mogul!

As far as a timeline goes, its out. The SDK is there, people just need to download it and build ROM's for our mobile devices. I would do it, but I am better at the troubleshooting aspect of handheld devices, rather than development. I leave that to the pros. My roots are in Windows Mobile anyway.
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Link to PPCGeeks...

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=10930

Maybe I should start developing! I sure could use a bit of that $10 million they are offering for the winners!!
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i can see the verizon peoples releasing an update to block their OS
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Originally Posted by Rockinfella2k View Post
Definetly not a good spokes person.
hehe.

this thing is gonna be friggin sweet
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