Google Delivers Android Mobile OS to Developers Wired News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 3:00 PM PDT The Android operating system for smartphones was released Tuesday, one day ahead of the launch of the first Android-powered phone, the T-Mobile G1. Google’s decision to release its software under an open source license marks a shift in the mobile-phone software industry, which has relied largely on proprietary code. Google Makes Android Mobile Platform Open Source NewsFactor via Yahoo! News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 1:58 PM PDT “What will you do with Android?” That’s the provocative question posed by Android software engineer Dave Bort on the new blog for the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), the new initiative launched by the Google-led Open Handset Alliance. Google Bares Android’s Soul TechNewsWorld.com Tue, 21 Oct 2008 3:27 PM PDT As promised, search engine giant Google has released the source code for its Android platform — the open source technology that Google hopes will be adopted by mobile application developers, phone makers and carriers alike. The move comes just a day before the first Android-powered smartphone — the G1 — is set to hit U.S. stores. Waiting for word from Google, some Android app developers go it alone BetaNews Tue, 21 Oct 2008 4:11 PM PDT With T-Mobile’s G1 launch set for Wednesday, Android developers such as Wrike and Intermedia were still in the dark on Tuesday night about the status of Google’s online Android Market. Google and Open Handset Alliance Announce Android Open Source Availability Linux World Tue, 21 Oct 2008 5:10 PM PDT Google and the Open Handset Alliance have announced the availability of the Android platform source code to everyone, for free, under the new Android Open Source Project. This represents an open and fully featured mobile platform that will enable people to create a mobile device without restrictions, build applications that run on Android powered devices, and contribute to the core platform. … Google Releases Complete Android Open Source Project InformationWeek Tue, 21 Oct 2008 1:55 PM PDT Android is viewed as a way to escape the strictures of more tightly controlled mobile platforms like Apple’s iPhone, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and BlackBerry. Kyocera Plans Android Phone PC Magazine Tue, 21 Oct 2008 2:09 PM PDT Kyocera announced today that it will become the latest cell phone manufacturer to toss its hat into the Google Android ring. Android source code goes live VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 1:30 PM PDT Google has officially open sourced its Android code base and is encouraging developers to try out the new platform. Motorola preps Android phone cnet.com.au Tue, 21 Oct 2008 4:57 PM PDT Motorola, which has been struggling to find a home run hitter to replace its RAZR, appears to be gearing up to debut a social-networking smartphone that uses Google’s mobile operating system, Android, according to a BusinessWeek report Kyocera joins Android phone bandwagon ZDNet Asia Tue, 21 Oct 2008 4:17 PM PDT The Japanese electronics company is building a phone powered by Google’s Android operating system, and Wind River is helping Kyocera out.

Google releases Android open-source code: company AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:41 AM PDT Google on Tuesday released the open-source code which powers its Android mobile operating system and invited outside programmers to tinker with the software to develop their own features. Google set to release Android source code New York Times Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:29 AM PDT Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone Google Releases Android Code as Open Source PC Magazine Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:24 AM PDT Google said Tuesday that it released the code behind the Android operating system as open source, a day before the Android-based T-Mobile G1 phone is scheduled to go on sale. CDMA Handset Manufacturer Kyocera Picks Google’s Android Platform paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 21 Oct 2008 9:37 AM PDT Kyocera Wireless has chosen the Google Android operating system to build its next phones. To do so, the company will partner with Wind River, which belongs to the platform’s organization called the Open Handset Alliance and has expertise in commercial Linux.  Although Kyocera has some experience with smartphones, starting with the Palm operating system in 2000, it has primarily targeted the … Google Releases Open Source Android Code ChannelWeb Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:56 AM PDT Google released the open source code for the Android mobile operating system, just before the first Android-based smart phone hits stores. Google liberates Android source code, so start developing! Ars Technica Tue, 21 Oct 2008 1:01 PM PDT Google has finally released the source code of its Linux-based Android mobile platform. Third-party developers can obtain the source code from Google’s git repositories and compile it today on Linux and Mac OS X. The move goes a long way to address concerns over the true degree of Android’s openness. Read More… Google Opens Up Android Codebase Slashdot Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:13 AM PDT rsk writes “It’s official: Google has Open Sourced Android. The source code can be downloaded from Android’s Git repository. Bugs are handled at the Google Code Android project page with documentation being handled by a collection of Google Site pages. One of the more interesting aspects of Android seems to be the seemingly Eclipse Foundation-like organization of the project, welcoming both … Google set to release Android source code Macworld Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:03 AM PDT Google on Tuesday planned to release the source code to its Android mobile operating system. Google frees Android from code of secrecy The Register Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:26 AM PDT Closed open platform now open When Google calls Android an open mobile platform, it’s no longer stretching the truth.… Google releases Android as open source, Kyocera to build Android phone Mobile Burn Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:46 AM PDT Today Google made good on its promise to release its Android smartphone operating system as open source. The source code for the OS is now available from source.android.com and includes everything from the bootloader to the apps that run on the platform’s desktop.

Google’s open-source Android now actually open CNET via Yahoo! News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:00 AM PDT Less than a year after announcing Android, the open-source phone operating system intended to jump-start the mobile Internet, Google began sharing the project’s underlying source code. Google Set to Release Android Source Code PC World Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:56 AM PDT Google on Tuesday planned to release the source code to its Android mobile operating system. Google set to release Android source code InfoWorld Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:40 AM PDT Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to use free. The move was expected, although the timing was uncertain. Developers can find the source code on the Web site for the Android Open Source Project . [ Read the review of  T-Mobile’s new Android-based phone , and take InfoWorld’s slideshow … Google set to release Android source code Network World Tue, 21 Oct 2008 9:04 AM PDT Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to use free. Google and Open Handset Alliance Announce Android Open Source Availability SYS-CON Media Tue, 21 Oct 2008 9:07 AM PDT Google and the Open Handset Alliance have announced the availability of the Android platform source code to everyone, for free, under the new Android Open Source Project. This represents an open and fully featured mobile platform that will enable people to create a mobile device without restrictions, build applications that run on Android powered devices, and contribute to the core platform. … Google set to release Android source code IT World Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:36 AM PDT Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to use free. The move was expected, although the timing was uncertain. Google opens the floodgates, open-sources Android Engadget Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:06 AM PDT Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds Making good on a promise it made at the very beginning , Google has today announced that the source code underpinning its Android platform for mobile devices is available for free to anyone who wants a crack at it. The code is being provided through the newly-announced Android Open Source Project, which will give the public at large the … Google Opens Android Kimono Forbes Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:06 AM PDT The source code behind Google’s mobile platform comes into the public eye. Google’s open-source Android now actually open CNET Tue, 21 Oct 2008 8:20 AM PDT After years of in-house programming work, Google’s mobile-phone operating system is now open-source software. Next: will it catch on as a collaborative project? Does Android Dream of Developer Sheep, Redux AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 21 Oct 2008 9:02 AM PDT With the release of the first device to support Google’s Android mobile operating system less than a day away and a second already in development at Motorola, Google is making good on a promise it made when Android debuted: to make the platform available under a progressive, developer-friendly open-source license.

After Google, Motorola readies Android phone rediff.com Tue, 21 Oct 2008 2:07 AM PDT Amid a boom in social-network-friendly handsets, Motorola prepares a new entry, but its Android may not debut until 2009’s second quarter imeem Makes Android Sing Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 21 Oct 2008 5:01 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO—-imeem , the leading social music site, today announced the launch of imeem for Android, a new social music application that brings free streaming music and personalized radio to T-Mobile’s G1 with Google, the world’s first Android-powered mobile phone. Google’s G1 or Apple iPhone? Experts Weigh In IT Management Tue, 21 Oct 2008 3:33 AM PDT Ahead of the hotly anticipated T-Mobile G1 smartphone’s arrival in stores next week, early reviews show not everyone is convinced that the Android-powered handset is ready to take on the Apple iPhone or muscle onto the turf of Windows Mobile or the BlackBerry. Sites for sharing files, cheap ways to trek miles highlight Net Notes Las Vegas Review-Journal Tue, 21 Oct 2008 2:46 AM PDT Google phone ( www.google-phone.com/ ) The long-awaited, much anticipated debut of the Google Phone is set to happen tomorrow . This site has details of tests, patents, early reviews and just about anything you’d want to know about the new device and Android operating system.

Where Will Android Go Next? New York Times Mon, 20 Oct 2008 9:42 PM PDT Google today announced that the open-source version of its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to down Mozilla snubs Android The Inquirer Tue, 21 Oct 2008 1:01 AM PDT BIG CHEESES at the Mozzarella Foundation have decided not to bother with making Firefox Mobile work with the bright and shiny Google Android. Motorola preps its own Android phone ZDNet Asia Mon, 20 Oct 2008 9:47 PM PDT The phone maker is gearing up to release by next June, a social-networking smartphone that uses Google’s mobile OS, says report

Imeem Brings Streaming Music to Android and Google G1 Mashable Mon, 20 Oct 2008 9:10 PM PDT With the first Android-powered handset, the Google G1 , expected to go on-sale this week, the race is on amongst developers to get applications built and gain a first mover advantage. Tonight, Imeem is unveiling their app, which brings the company’s streaming music catalog to the Android Market – the Google equivalent of the iPhone app store. I had a chance to speak with Imeem CEO Dalton … Android rap shows the G1 love, gives Google some street cred Engadget Mon, 20 Oct 2008 9:06 PM PDT Filed under: Cellphones We really, really like where this is going. First came the Zune puppet rap vid , followed by the equally astounding Large Hadron Collider joint . Now, we’ve got a video for all you G1 pre-orderers that’s sure to get your noggin’ bobbin’ as you patiently await the arrival of Android. And just as any true rap should, it unashamedly bashes the iPhone, … Android’s SugarTrip Takes A New Approach To Dodging Street Traffic TechCrunch Mon, 20 Oct 2008 5:37 PM PDT With the impending release of the first phone to feature Google’s Android platfrom, we’re beginning to see a few of the first apps that will be available through Google’s Android Market . Among these is SugarTrip , an application that takes an innovative approach to measuring street traffic by taking advantage of the GPS units that will be integrated into most Android phones. As users drive … Imeem picks Android, not iPhone, for mobile app CNET Mon, 20 Oct 2008 9:03 PM PDT Social-music site’s first phone application, free of charge, is built for Google’s mobile operating system rather than the trendy Apple App Store. Also: it has no layoff plans. MySpace Deployed on the gPhone Mashable Mon, 20 Oct 2008 5:54 PM PDT MySpace dropped us a line this evening to alert us that their mobile application for the Android platform is already live ahead of it’s official release on Wednesday, when the Google G1 is made available to the public. The app joins other platforms MySpace has made themselves compatible with, including the Sidekick and the iPhone, as well as the upcoming release of the app for the Blackberry …