Google's Android is a Linux-based, open operating system for mobile phones that will sport Google applications
The biggest surprise of the demos was how well Android runs on slow devices. TI showed Android on a Motorola Q-like QWERTY handheld with their 200 Mhz OMAP 850 platform, where the user interface felt smooth and fast, even with little Apple-like animated transitions between screens.
Full StoryLinux is sooo fucking awesome and versatile! I've seen stuff on the web of it running on old xbox's, live cd's, usb flash drives, on a dummy terminal over the network, and even on old 2.3GB hdd's. And now on mobile phones.
