The “GPhone” is not a Phone, but a Linux-based piece of Phone Software
Monday, November 5th, 2007ZDNet reports on Google’s announcement of the long rumored “GPhone.” It turns out that the “GPhone,” whose official name is the Android, is not a phone, but an OS and applications to run on many phones. The software is/will be Linux-based and its applications will be written in Java. Google will release a full SDK (software development kit) as soon as next week.
Google seem to be adopting a very “open” way of doing things with the upcoming spectrum auction and now with the Android. In both cases they have stuck up for keeping things open and not locked down.
