Thursday 8 January 2015

Interesting facts about Android OS and it’s history

Today, it is very difficult not to know android than it is to know the most popular operating system in the smartphone world. Google has brought the operating system a long way to make it the market leader in a very tight market which has surpassed the feature phones.
Also read: What is android operating system
It is safe to say  that Android is dominating the smartphone market

Android’s New Version 5.0 Lollipop With Mind-Boggling Features

Smartphones are an integral part of our life. There is hardly anyone who doesn’t use a smartphone. Google made a wise decision when it first attempted to make an operating platform that made the dream of a smartphone come to life. The first version of the open source software was released back in 2008. The OS along with its launch device, HTC Hero was received very positively by the reviewers. Since then many versions have been released, each providing much better functionality than the latter. And now a new release is being expected. The Android 5.0 Lollipop.

what is Android operating system?

Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.
Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005, Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.The first publicly available smartphone running Android, the HTC Dream, was released on October 22, 2008.