Open mobile platform

The Android open mobile platform OS has been released! If you want to setup an environment you have two options — use Linux or use Mac OS. The good news is if you will be using Linux, Google recommends and uses Ubuntu (good thing I’m already using Ubuntu Linux!). To get the source code go to source.android.com.

Still hot on its heels with the release of the T-Mobile G1, Google and company is already on it’s way to creating the next generation of the Android mobile phone. Dubbed the T-Mobile G2, an image mock up shows up at Phones Review.

It looks like that not only will the G2 have twice the resolution (wow, that would be a 960×640) than the G1, it will also have those gorgeous new interface show in the photo. Less dead space, smaller chin, tilting screen, tabbed browsing to name a few of what’s in store. I’d also want a better camera, A2DP bluetooth, virtual keyboard and video capture with that to go.

With just moments away from the launch of the very first mobile phone to use Android open mobile platform, the T-mobile web site to launch the HTC Dream based mobile phone of T-mobile is already up and running.

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I’ve just read an email about Google’s explanation of why the bluetooth API for Android won’t be in version 1.0 of the SDK. It’s kinda sad ‘coz we’d have to also see some delays in I would imagine pretty good ways of using bluetooth in an open mobile platform. Google explains …

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With Nokia already owning about 48% of the Symbian company, they have made an offer to buyout the other owners (Sony Ericsson, Samsung and others). This is in addition to its recent buying spree — they just bought a Social Network startup called Plazes.

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Google showed off a demo of it’s Android open mobile platform at the Google I/O conference this week. I’m very excited about the upcoming mobile phones sporting the Android platform. You can take a look at some of the great videos and photos of the Google Android demo.

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