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Big Dreams for Android Aren't Just Google's

Operating system looks to potential well beyond phones: Malik

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Oct 21, 2008 2:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Google’s release of the code for its Android operating system today—a day before the G1 phone hits stores—paves the path for transformation of the cell-phone industry and beyond, Om Malik writes on GigaOm. As coders enhance Android and develop add-ons, either for... Read full story »

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