Google Android Mobile Phone Platform and OHA Related PressOpen Handset Alliance Announces Android Software Developer KitThe Open Handset Alliance, a group of mobile and technology leaders, today announced the availability of the Android Software Development Kit (SDK). Available now as an early look, the Android SDK will enable developers to create innovative and compelling applications for the platform. The early look will also provide developers with the opportunity to participate in the evolution of the Android platform by providing feedback throughout the development process. Industry Leaders Present Software Platform for Mobile DevicesA broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders. This alliance shares a common goal of fostering innovation on mobile devices and giving consumers a far better user experience than much of what is available on today's mobile platforms. By providing developers a new level of openness that enables them to work more collaboratively, Android will accelerate the pace at which new and compelling mobile services are made available to consumers. Ascender creates the new font set for Open Handset Alliance's platform called DroidAscender Corporation, a leading provider of advanced font products and innovative applications for mobile devices, today announced that it designed and engineered a new set of system User Interface (UI) fonts named "Droid" for the Android platform built by the Open Handset Alliance. The Android platform is a complete mobile phone software stack that will be made available under the Apache open source license. The fonts provided by Ascender ensure that users of handsets developed from the Android platform will enjoy highly legible text resulting in easy to use interfaces. Google Inc. Presents $10 Million in Awards for Android Developer ChallengeGoogle announced the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million to developers who build mobile applications for Android™, the first complete, open, and free mobile platform. The Challenge is designed to support the developer community and spark innovation on the Android platform by awarding cash prizes ranging from $25,000 to $275,000 to developers whose applications are picked by a panel of judges. Synaptics Contributes Touch Interface Driver for Android SDKSynaptics Inc., a leading developer of capacitive-based human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications and entertainment devices, today announced that it is providing the software driver to enable touch interfaces for the Android™ software development kit (SDK). Esmertec commits to enable the ultimate user experience on mobile handsets as a of the AllianceEsmertec™, leading edge provider of software platforms, applications and services to communications device manufacturers and mobile telecom operators, today announced its membership and participation in the newly created Open Handset Alliance. The Alliance, a global organization initiated by 34 mobile industry leaders, is an important step towards opening new horizons in the mobile space. Together, the alliance has developed Android - the first, complete, open and free mobile platform to - offer consumers richer mobile experiences. SONiVOX Contributes audioINSIDE Technology to Google Open Handset Alliance and Android PlatformSONiVOX announced that it will contribute its audioINSIDE™ technology to the Open Handset Alliance, bringing advanced music playback capabilities to this benchmark initiative. SONiVOX audioINSIDE is an advanced, device-hardened audio synthesis solution with high quality MIDI audio capabilities primarily utilized to create interactive mobile gaming applications. Through the Open Handset Alliance, mobile innovation will be accelerated by providing developers with access to key technologies like the state-of-the-art MIDI audio capabilities SONiVOX provides. On the Road with Android (Dick Wall's blogpost)This week finds me at the Google offices in jolly old London after a quick dash out to Belgium last week. I have had the chance to meet the Mobile developers based here in London and give them an introduction to Android, as well as do the same for 70ish external developers from the London area. It has been a fun week of Android hackathons, brainstorming for Android application ideas and occasionally finding bugs and holes in the documentation. Google Introduces Developer Podcast: AndroidDianne Hackborn and Jason Parks are two of the architects on the Android engineering team, and in this podcast they talk to us about the Android platform from a technical perspective. The first week of Android projectWow, what a week! The response from the community on Monday's Android SDK release has been overwhelming. Our forums have been flooded and we're glad to be helping people dig in writing new applications. Android SDK PresentationFollowing last week's announcement of the Open Handset Alliance, today we're happy to offer an early look at the Android SDK. We're eager to get feedback from lots of developers in our discussion group. We're also providing developer documentation and this blog to help you get up and going. You're probably wondering about what's available today. This preview of the SDK will allow you to develop Android applications that you can run, test, profile, and debug using the emulator and the other included tools. Note that the look and feel of the user interface in the emulator is a placeholder for a final version that is under development. Google is calling all the developers: $10M Android challengeLast week we announced the Open Handset Alliance, a group of mobile and technology leaders committed to improving the mobile experience and Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. |
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