Here's an update to my last post on the rising rumors on the highly anticipated Google Android based mobile phone. It seems that preparations for the release of the Android phone are well under way as Google has officially announced the existence of the Android market.
The Google Android market is similar to the Apple app. store. This market will offer an open content distribution system where Google Android phone owners can can find, purchase, download and install content on their Gphone.
The Android market will provide a way for developers to deliver their applications to users of Android based cell phones. An interesting feature of this market is the "rating and feedback system" which will be similar to the one installed in the hit video sharing site, YouTube. The system will allow users to rate an application and offer some feedback and comments on its performance. I have observed that cell phone ratings and other types of rating systems haver become popular on the web. This will undoubtedly work on the market for the Android.
Google also announced that the Android Market will be a beta feature on the first wave of Android handsets. However, the Android Market feature is not yet a final product because decisions about how it will function are still being made. It's expected that simmi8lar to the Apple app store, the Google market will offer paid content and free products.
The Android market will be finalized after the market Android mobile phone officially launches. Google will then provide a software update to the first wave of mobile phones running on the Android OS.
Here are the basics steps provided by Google for getting content into the Android Market:
- First the developer needs to register as a merchant
- Second, the developer needs tto upload and describe the app/service
- The last step would be to publish it app/service in the Android market.
The first Google phone which will probably be the HTC Dream is expected to have quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, WCDMA 1700, Bluetooth and WiFi. It is also being rumored to offer a slot for microSD cards and a camera of unknown quality.
That's all for todays Android update. Keep on visiting this blog for more news and info on the Android and other mobile phone related news.
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