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The advancement in smartphone technology has lead to a lot of big players jumping in on the
action. Manufacturers teaming up with development heads devise and design strenuously for
newer and better operating systems and software's supporting the dynamic platform of their
machines, in this case smartphones.
Android is the mobile operating system released by Google after the company acquired Android,
Inc. The word Android literally translates to something which has a biological foundation and
closely mimics a human being. Any phone that uses an Android operating system is an Android
smartphone. From a technological point of view, Android consists of; an operating system,
middleware and key application. Android Smartphone's uses a version of the Linux kernel that has
been modified to serve the mobile environment. Hence it is open source. The Android operating
system was first released on 21 October 2008. Since then, various updates have been seen.
These updates have mostly taken care of security issue or have added new features. The fourth
and latest version of Android is version 2.2. It is also known as Froyo. It has been based on Linux
Kernel 2.6.32.
According to a latest Global Network Research, Android surpassed iPhone OS market share for
the first time on global basis in March 2011. Android is growing at a faster pace than iOS and now
holds 14.5% of global impression share on the InMobi network. Globally, mobile impressions
continue to grow rapidly, increasing by 21% on the InMobi network over just 90 days, driven
primarily by smartphone growth of 34%. Android OS should exceed 40% share of smartphones
worldwide with Samsung, HTC and Motorola leading the way with handsets based on the open-
source platform.
In Q4 of 2010, Android passed Nokia's struggling Symbian as the leading operating system
worldwide. A growing list of vendors who have made Android as the cornerstone of their
respective smartphone strategies is propelling the growth of Android. The vendors include
Samsung, HTC and Motorola, all of which have doubled their smartphone market share in the
course of cranking out and selling various Android handsets.
The success amongst the investors about this open-source platform is worth noticing as well.
Recently, Tapjoy, mobile monetization company, is starting a $5 million fund to make it easier for
app creators to shift their apps to the Android mobile operating system. It's a vivid sign that one
small company is finding it easier to business on the Android platform. Moving on, Google Nexus,
one of the benchmark for quality Android devices over the past two years has gotten upgraded to
Nexus 4G. Nexus 4G is rumored to be packing a dual-core Snapdragon processor. It will also run
Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"; judging from Google's past Nexus devices, it will likely be the
first phone to run the new OS.
Android application development has also picked pace as its market share and productivity sky-
rocketed globally. Android developers and prospective Android application development agencies
are working in tandem and delivering the best Android mobile applications for Android
Marketplace. One of the most common and popular Android application is the smartphone game,
Angry Birds.
Global winds of technological development specifically mobile application developments are
bringing glad tidings for Android open-source. The future is no longer fruity and Apple blue, its
Android green.
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