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Android phones are cell phones that use the Google developed Android operating system and platform. Google ha

s gone into a partnership with the High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan to build hardware for the mobile phones running the Android platform. The system is kernel-based Linux and has applications that are written in the Java language and can even run applications written in the C language.

It is partially a product of the Open Handset Alliance that encourages the use of Open Source software for cell phones. Google bought the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005.

Android phones are fast becoming the premier choice for mobile users. This operating system has already enticed many users and is continuing to create a buzz. There is a general consensus that Android phones are even functioning better than the iPhones in terms of performance and stability. This operating system has brought internet style inventions to the wireless phones. Linux has an astounding capability of letting the developers to use the language of Java with the help of Google applications.

Android phones can also execute multiple applications simultaneously and in a phone’s background, making it easy to do multi-tasking and making the functionality of the phone more versatile than other cell phones. Another important characteristic of the Android operating system is that it is not dependent on any specific manufacturer. This has given rise to a large number of competing cell phone companies using the Android platform to build their mobile wireless phones and market their instruments.