1. ANDROID AND ANDROID
PHONES

2.  Android powers hundreds of millions of mobile
devices in more than 190 countries around the
world. It's the largest installed base of any mobile
platform and growing fast—every day another
million users power up their Android devices for
the first time and start looking for apps, games,
and other digital content.
 Android gives you a world-class platform for
creating apps and games for Android users
everywhere, as well as an open marketplace for
distributing to them instantly.

3.  Global partnerships and large installed base
 Building on the contributions of the open-source Linux
community and more than 300 hardware, software, and
carrier partners, Android has rapidly become the fastest-
growing mobile OS.
 Every day more than 1 million new Android devices are
activated worldwide.Android’s openness has made it a
favorite for consumers and developers alike, driving strong
growth in app consumption. Android users download more
than 1.5 billion apps and games from Google Play each
month.
 With it's partners, Android is continuously pushing the
boundaries of hardware and software forward to bring new
capabilities to users and developers. For developers,
Android innovation lets you build powerful, differentiated
applications that use the latest mobile technologies.

4.  Powerful development framework
 Easily optimize a single binary for phones,
tablets, and other devices.Android gives you
everything you need to build best-in-class app
experiences. It gives you a single application
model that lets you deploy your apps broadly
to hundreds of millions of users across a wide
range of devices—from phones to tablets and
beyond.

5.  Android also gives you tools for creating apps that
look great and take advantage of the hardware
capabilities available on each device. It
automatically adapts your UI to look it's best on
each device, while giving you as much control as
you want over your UI on different device types.
 For example, you can create a single app binary
that's optimized for both phone and tablet form
factors. You declare your UI in lightweight sets of
XML resources, one set for parts of the UI that are
common to all form factors and other sets for
optimzations specific to phones or tablets. At
runtime, Android applies the correct resource sets
based on its screen size, density, locale, and so on.

6.  To help you develop efficiently, the Android
Developer Tools offer a full Java IDE with
advanced features for developing, debugging,
and packaging Android apps. Using the IDE,
you can develop on any available Android
device or create virtual devices that emulate
any hardware configuration.

7.  Open marketplace for distributing your apps
 Google Play is the premier marketplace for selling and distributing Android apps. When
you publish an app on Google Play, you reach the huge installed base of Android.
 As an open marketplace, Google Play puts you in control of how you sell your products.
You can publish whenever you want, as often as you want, and to the customers you
want. You can distribute broadly to all markets and devices or focus on specific
segments, devices, or ranges of hardware capabilities.
 You can monetize in the way that works best for your business—priced or free, with in-
app products or subscriptions—for highest engagement and revenues. You also have
complete control of the pricing for your apps and in-app products and can set or change
prices in any supported currency at any time.
 Beyond growing your customer base, Google Play helps you build visibility and
engagement across your apps and brand. As your apps rise in popularity, Google Play
gives them higher placement in weekly "top" charts and rankings, and for the best apps
promotional slots in curated collections.
 Preinstalled on hundreds of millions of Android devices around the world, Google Play
can be a growth engine for your business.

8.  Android
 Android is the world's most popular mobile
platform. With Android you can use all the Google
apps you know and love, plus there are more than
600,000 apps and games available on Google Play
to keep you entertained, alongside millions of
songs and books, and thousands of movies.
Android devices are already smart, and will only
get smarter, with new features you won't find on
any other platform, letting you focus on what's
important and putting you in control of your
mobile experience.

9.  Your stuff, always available, no wires needed
 When you sign in to your phone or tablet with Google, you
can access all of your Google stuff (contacts, photos, Gmail
and more) quickly and easily. You can also enjoy all of your
favorite entertainment across your Android devices and
even your computer — no wires, no syncing.
 Play everywhere you go
 Google Play is the easiest way to enjoy all your favorites —
no wires, no hassle, just pure entertainment. You can now
read, listen and watch anywhere you want — on your tablet,
phone, or in any browser at play.google.com. Forget about
cables and syncing: your favorite music, movies, books,
apps and games are instantly available across all of your
devices and on the web.

10.  The World’s Most Popular Platform
 Millions of people already use Android
because it makes your mobile device so much
more powerful and useful. On Android, the
home screen, web browser, email and
everything in between are designed to make
your life easier. And because Android is open,
you can create a unique mobile experience
that’s just right for you.

11.  Widgets
 Put the important stuff right within reach and
interact with your favorite apps directly from
your home screen with widgets — see the latest
sport scores, view your favorite photos, check
the weather or peek at your inbox all without
having to open different apps or leave the
home screen

12. 
Notifications
 An easy-to-read notification tray gives you
quick access to your calls, incoming texts, and
new emails in a non-intrusive way.

13.  Multi-tasking
 With Android, you can quickly and seamlessly
switch between apps and pick up whatever
you were doing. Juggling multiple tasks at
once on a mobile device has never been easier.

14. 
Voice typing and actions
 Control your Android device with your voice.
Simply touch the microphone on the keyboard
and start talking to write emails, SMS, or any
other text — more than 30 languages
supported. Text appears in real time, so there’s
no waiting.

15.  Photos and videos
 Capture special moments with great photos
and videos, explore your shots and quickly
share your favorites in any way that you want.

16.  Beyond Smart
 Your Android device is already smart, and it’s
only going to get smarter. Android was the first to
bring you features on certain devices like Face
Unlock — which uses facial recognition to let you
unlock your device with a smile, Android Beam —
which lets you share contacts, directions and more
by touching two devices together, and Google
Now — which brings you just the right
information, before you even ask. Check out
what’s new in Android.
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17.  Choose the Android device that’s right for you
 Android powers devices from some of the best
handset and tablet manufacturers in the world,
like Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony, Asus and
more. Android devices come in all shapes and
sizes, with vibrant high-resolution displays and
cameras, giving you the flexibility to choose the
one that’s just right for you. Flip-out keyboard or
on-screen, from smartphone to tablet and at every
possible price point, there’s an Android device for
everyone. Android lets you choose the best
smartphones and tablets through a global
partnership network of over 300 carriers in over
169 countries.

18.  Plume update brings refreshed widget,
smoother scrolling and more
 Feb 7th 2013 at 6:15pm by Quentyn Kennemer
 With all this talk about the likes of Falcon and
Carbon it’s easy to forget that there are still
other fine Twitter clients out there. Plume was
one of the first to bring its experience into the
age of Holo, and now it’s gotten a rather large
upgrade in the Google Play Store.

19.  Samsung gets mushy for Valentine’s Day with
pink Galaxy Note 2
 Feb 7th 2013 at 5:57pm by Quentyn Kennemer
 Samsung is rounding out its color options for
the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with a fifth
entrant. The device you see below is pink, and
the timing of it is not surprising — after all,
we’re about a week away from Valentine’s
Day. Well, we’re not sure if this “manufactured
holiday” is as prominent in [...]

20.  Respecfully submitted to Prof. Erwin M.
Globio, MSIT