Android phones on the march
The first mobile phone that runs Google's Android open source operating system is expected to be shown off by Taiwanese phone-maker HTC tomorrow, though it may be a few weeks before the phones go on sale in the United States through carrier T-Mobile.
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Androids invade smartphone market
Google has released figures that reveal its Android operating system is stealing precious ground from arch-rivals Apple and Microsoft in the battle for smartphone dominance, with 160,000 new Android handsets being activated every day around the world. Ref. Source 5
Google working on mobile payment technology: report
Google is joining Citigroup and Mastercard to set up a mobile payment system that will turn Android phones into a kind of electronic wallet, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Ref. Source 7