Android, Anvanced Mobile Technology
The word android has been a scientist Albertus Magnus more than 700 years ago. In the modern understanding, the word that means a robot that is designed like a man, both in appearance and behavior. The word is derived from the Greek, which means andr men and that means ending eides like species eidos. However, the android is indeed in the world of mobile phone or mobile phone launched Google Android is an operating system for mobile phone, such as mobile phones, which we know this. Internet giant Google the company with 33 other companies engaged in the field of software, hardware tools, internet, mobile phone manufacturers, telecommunication companies to form a consortium called the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). This consortium, which was then launched Android.
Android promises to move the phone in the future as a "better" and "cheaper". Android also claimed as a strength that is capable of designing next-generation mobile phone even better. Physical form of no more than a set of software (software) are based on Linux.
Because based on Linux, so anyone can develop software for a specific platform. This means that Android can be made for private mobile phone network, and potential users. As a provider of open operating systems, Linux is expected to take advantage of Google terjunnya into the phone business. What is the percentage, have not been revealed.
OHA promote Android to develop features and tools can be hard phone to take advantage of the platform provided. Google, the company that is far from the scene ingar mobile phone business, it's emphasis on a platform that is open. Operating system that exists in the mobile phone at this time, such as Windows Mobile, Symbian, and Palm, and is the holder of the license at this time. However, they are not open source. Mimic how work can be presumed to steal copyrights. Google believes it's easier and faster to develop new applications for Android than with other systems.