Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Google Mobile Phones Debut in Feb?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sure-why-not dept.

SpinelessJelly writes "It appears that Google's Android, criticised by Microsoft as vaporware, has sprung to life. Prototype devices are circulating, software developers are experimenting with the SDK and PC-based Android emulator, and there are rumours of a show-stopping debut at February's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. Numerous examples of the Android GUI are also starting to leak out."

1 of 127 comments (clear)

  1. Easy to develop ... by lakshmanok · · Score: 5, Informative

    I tried Android out -- we banged out a personalized weather application (even without a GPS chip, Android is capable of triangulating satellites to get within 300m of the user's position, which is sufficient for weather applications). The whole process took under an hour and was easy as pie.. So, no it's not vaporware. The hardware may be still be a few months away, but the software is enough to create real-world, practical applications.