Android

Android is a mobile operating system or OS which is a open source project owned and co developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). OHA is a business alliance which includes 78 firms including Google, HTC, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Samsung, LG, and Nvidia among others.  

Since Android is open source it means full source code is availableto download for developers. A primary principle and practice associated with open source software development is peer production through bartering as well as collaboration, using the end-product, source-material, "blueprints" and documentation offered at zero cost for the public. This is progressively being utilised within other career fields of endeavor, for instance biotechnology. 

Android is fast becoming 'the OS' perhaps bringing end to Symbians monopoly.  

Android 2.3 more commonly known as Gingerbread is the latest incarnation of the Android OS for business mobiles. There has been much improvement with Android 2.3 including improved copy and paste functionality, social networking, music store, media streaming, revamped UI, 3D gaming, video calls and Google TV.