1. Android and
Android Phones

2. Android
is a Linux-based operating system for
mobile devices such as smart phones
and tablet computers, developed by
Google in conjunction with the Open
Handset Alliance.

3. • was initially developed by Android
Inc, whom Google financially backed and
later purchased in 2005.
• Google releases the Android code as open-
source, under the Apache License.
• The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is
tasked with the maintenance and further
development of Android.

4. Android, Inc. was founded in Palo
Alto, California, United States in October 2003 by
• Andy Rubin
- co-founder of Danger
• Rich Miner
- co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.
• Nick Sears
- once VP at T-Mobile
• Chris White
- headed design and interface development
at WebTV.

5. • Steve Perlman, a close friend of Rubin,
brought him $10,000 in cash in an envelope
and refused a stake in the company.

6. Design
Android consists of:
• a kernel based on the Linux kernel 2.6 and
Linux Kernel 3.x (Android 4.0 onwards)
with middleware, libraries and APIs written
in C.
• application software running on an application
framework which includes Java-compatible
libraries based on Apache Harmony.

7. The main hardware platform for Android is
the ARM architecture.
There is support for x86 from the Android
x86 project, and Google TV uses a special
x86 version of Android.

8. • Designed primarily for
smartphones and tablets,
the open and
customizable nature of
the operating system
allows it to be used on
other electronics,
including laptops
and netbooks, smartbooks
,ebook readers, and smart
TVs (Google TV).

9. The first commercially available phone to
run Android was the HTC Dream, released
on October 22, 2008.

10. Android Phones
Android phones come in a variety of forms
and flavors. Here are the best smartphones
running Google's innovative mobile
platform.

11. HTC One S
The HTC One S is the ultimate multimedia
phone, from gaming to music to snapping
high quality photos.

12. Samsung Galaxy Nexus
The best Android phone to date, the Galaxy
Nexus dazzles with its curved display, sleek
design, fast performance, and, of course,
the Ice Cream Sandwich update.

13. HTC Rezound
If you can deal with subpar battery life, the
HTC Rezound is an excellent phone that
won't feel outdated anytime soon.

14. T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide
The MyTouch 4G Slide has one of the best
cameras we've ever tested--and the rest of
the phone is pretty amazing as well.

15. Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
The Droid Razr Maxx packs in a dual-
core processor, large battery and LTE in
a very thin frame.