A prototype device running Android, Google’s upcoming open-source mobile operating system, has been developed by the California-based company a la Mobile. Unlike the prototype from Willcom, this one is running on an HTC Qtek 9090. Among the applications installed where a browser, a phone dialer, an audio player, Google maps, camera software, games, a calendar, a contact manager, a calculator and a notes application.
Meanwhile, Andy Rubin, Google’s senior director of mobile platforms, revealed that Google will only release the Google source code once a couple of Android phones have been released commercially. The intent is to ensure that Android is well tested and reliable before the source code is given to third party developers.
Source: Engadget