Google this afternoon announced the creation of the Google Chrome Operating System project, with the goal to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010.
US mobile carrier T-Mobile yesterday made the formal, nationwide launch of its G1, the first phone to run Google's Android operating system.
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Google has shown off Android's inner compass which allows the screen's view to mirror the holder's orientation.
Google has released programming tools for its Android mobile phone alliance for download, giving developers the ability to start writing software for phones with $10 million in prizes to lure them.
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While we like the design, Samsung needs to do more with the software. Without customisation, Android's absent features are glaringly obvious.
We're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features; however, the Google Android platform has the potential to make smartphones more personal and powerful.
Parts of the phone are as the name suggests, magic, but the absence of outstanding multimedia jeopardises the success of this latest Android.
Google has rethought the Internet browser some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.
The Preston has the look of a better handset, but poor call quality spoils an otherwise well-performing budget-priced touchscreen phone.
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