Google Android mobile phone OS

There's no Gphone just yet, but Google does want a big piece of your cell phone. In November 2007, the company announced its Android mobile operating system, and 34 companies are on board to develop applications for the cell-phone platform as part of the Open Handset Alliance. The open software platform is hoped to go head-to-head with smartphone software from RIM, Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, and Palm.

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