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Android platform

The Android platform is Google Inc.'s open and free software stack that includes an operating system, middleware and also key applications for use on mobile devices, including smartphones. Android is an Open Handset Alliance Project.

See "Technology Terms to Know for 2009" in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia.

See also an "Introduction to Mobile Devices" In the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.



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