Honest 836 Report post Posted May 31, 2008 Smartphone with Google operating system set to rival iPhone 31 May, 2008, 2040 hrs IST, AGENCIES LONDON: British chipmaker ARM has unveiled a prototype mobile phone that will use the operating system Android, launched by Google last November. The unbranded prototype handset demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona features an internet browser, map software, multimedia applications, text messaging, calendar functions, email and other cell phone functions. Tipped to rival Apple's iPhone, ARM's prototype uses Google as its web browser home page, Google Mail as its email application, and Google Maps for navigation. Although the Android project is at a relatively early stage, the first Android-based mobile phones are expected to be launched in the market later this year, reports the Telegraph. Experts at the research firm Strategy Analytics reckon that Android--which is being backed by an alliance of more than 30 mobile phone operators, handset makers, software firms and component manufacturers--will be installed on two per cent of smartphones by December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 Google android too said to have as many restrictions as other OS. Android do not support call recording, being one of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
