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• Google Android was released for use with the T-Mobile G1 smart phone. Since the release, it has been discovered that the Android OS will run on other devices, provided they have the ARMv5TE chipset.

• Fast Facts

  1. G1 phone debuted on September 23, 2008
  2. Ported on November 22, 2008LinuxDevices.com: Penquinistas hack Android ... (January 9, 2008)
  3. Ported first to a Freescale dev board named Armadillo 500LinuxDevices.com: Penquinistas hack Android ... (January 9, 2008)
  4. Eu.Edge from Hungary determined Android chip requirementLinuxDevices.com: Penquinistas hack Android ... (January 9, 2008)
  5. Ported to Sharp C3000M around Christmas 2008LinuxDevices.com: Penquinistas hack Android ... (January 9, 2008)

• Android OS Fast Facts

  1. T-Mobile G1 became the first phone to run on Google Android OS
  2. Google acquired Android from a small start-up company in July 2005
  3. Officially released on November 5, 2007
  4. Promoted as an open development platform for mobile devices
  5. Featured integrated web browser based on WebKitOfficial Site: What Is Android?
  6. SQLite data storage systemOfficial Site: What Is Android?

• History

  Google Android is an open source platform and operating system. Originally the software was developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance for smartphones and other mobile devices.Official Site: Google Android Based on Linux, Android is designed to allow independent developers to write their own programs for devices using the system.GigaOM: Google Launches Mobile Phone Platform... (November 5, 2007) Howvever, since the deployment of Android with the G1 phone hacks have appeared online showing the operating system ported to various other devices.

  
  

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