Android code source released

What better day for Google to release the Android code source, when the first Android-powered phone, the T-Mobile G1 hits the stores today.

First, here is the precious sesame, Android code source is available here and it weighs around 2,1Go. For this, you will get the OS based on Linux, all of the middleware and several apps that come with Android.

Google have also released a video explaining all of this, check it out here:



So now that Android is really open-source, what does that mean? Android's biggest argument is that any developer can recode the OS and offer a completely unique and personal version of it. No doubts that big companies like Sony Ericsson and Nokia will have their people working on that code and the results can be incredible and breath-taking.

Google is also keen to remind us that this is only a first version of Android and that many will follow, probably integrating ideas that third part developers will work out.

In the meantime, the T-Mobile G1 is out and is already offering an interesting Android experience

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Android shakes it up

After last week's presentation of the first Android phone, many brands seem to now consider it's time to step up for an Android push.

Motorola, for example, seem pretty confident in Android's potential as one of their Android team's developper announced that they will expand their team going from 50 to 350 developpers (click here for the article).

The article most interesting news though concerns Nokia. Nokia who now own Symbian, the OS that powers all their S60 phones, could also have their own Android team. Since Nokia have their own OS, this could simply be for competitive reasons but imagining an Android powered Nokia phone is not that foolish, especially if Android proves to be a serious challenger on the mobiles market.

On another article by reghardware, this time, it's Sony Ericsson that are rumoured to be more than interested in Android. Dick Komiyama, President of Sony Ericsson, said at a summit in Sweden that not only SE are interested in Android but that they should "look at this application". Komiyama was quick though to remind that SE are only studying their options and that they were not in a position to develop an Android phone at the moment.

It's one for the future, we guess but there is definitely a true buzz among phone manufacturers around Android.

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