LinkNotes: Google Unveils Android -- The iPhone 'Killer'

Google presented at its Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco the current version of the Android operating system for smart phones, including touch-screen technology, compass capabilities and games.

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Google Unveils iPhone 'Killer'

Monday, June 02, 2008

Google unveiled the software for its much-anticipated new phone last week, and it's loaded with fun features, including an unlocking tool that allows users to create a secret shape that must be drawn on the screen.

The phone will, naturally, feature the Google Web browser, Google Mail and Google Maps. The Street View feature, similar to what you can get on your desktop with Google Maps, will turn in The same direction as the person holding the phone.

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Google’s Android will be 100% open source, says Google rep

According to Google employees at the I/O conference in San Francisco, Android, Google’s smartphone OS to take on the iPhone, will be completely open source, despite reports to the contrary.