What is Android

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Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google that lets users to manipulate the mobile devices intuitively, with finger movements that mirror common motions, such as pinching, swiping, and tapping. Learn more in: A Comprehensive Perspective on Mobile Forensics: Process, Tools, and Future Trends

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A mobile operating system called OS based on the Linux kernel and is currently developed Google. Learn more in: Mobile-Based Appointment System for Remote Patients

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Android is an open source Linux-based operating system designed for touchscreen smart mobile devices (smartphones and tablet computers). Google and Open Handset Alliance (a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies such as Samsung, HTC, Qualcomm, and T-Mobile) use Android. Learn more in: Adopting Open Source Software in Smartphone Manufacturers' Open Innovation Strategy

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A robot that has the basic forms of human bodies with skin-like surfaces and human facial features. Learn more in: Robot Double: Hiroshi Ishiguro’s Reflexive Machines

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Mobile platform to support mobile app development, with multiprocessing capabilities. Learn more in: Crowdsensing in Smart Cities: Technical Challenges, Open Issues, and Emerging Solution Guidelines

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An open source mobile operating system which is based on Linux operating system. Android is developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google Inc. It is used by mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Learn more in: Security in Mobile Computing

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Android is an open source Linux-based operating system design for touchscreen smart mobile devices (smartphones and tablet computers). Google and Open Handset Alliance (a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies such as Samsung, HTC, Qualcomm, and T-Mobile) back Android. Learn more in: The Impact of Open Source Software on Smartphones Industry

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Android, developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google, is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications. Learn more in: Design and Implementation of a Location-Based Service With Emphasis on a Geographical Database

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Mobile operating system running on a Linux kernel. Android is maintained by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. Learn more in: Creating Applications for Real-Time Collaboration with XMPP and Android on Mobile Devices

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Android is open source Linux kernel based operating mobile platform based smart gadgets such as tablets, phones etc. Apart from mobile platform, variants android operating systems are also available for other electronic devices such, smart TV, PC, cameras, gaming consoles, wearable devices etc. Learn more in: Knocking at Alternate Doors: Survey of Android-Based Smartphone Applications for Alternate Medicines

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Operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Learn more in: Studying Individualized Transit Indicators Using a New Low-Cost Information System

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It is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications such as contacts. It is a project proposed by the Open Handset Alliance, a group of more than 84 technology and mobile companies including Google, Inc. Learn more in: An Empirical Study of Mobile/Handheld App Development Using Android Platforms

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A robot with a human appearance. Learn more in: An Evaluation of Transhumanist Bill of Rights From Current and Future Perspective: The Adventure of Technohumanism and Rights

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A mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel. It comes in-built in most of the smart phones. Learn more in: Technology in Child's Right to Self-Development

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It is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications such as contacts. It is a project proposed by the Open Handset Alliance, a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies including Google, Inc. Learn more in: Essential Technologies and Methodologies for Mobile/Handheld App Development

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A mobile operating system currently developed by Google and is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and smart watches (Android Wear). Learn more in: Assistive Technologies for People with Dementia

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An android is an automaton which resembles a human being. Synonyms include the terms “robot” and “synthetic organism.” Likeness to a human is thought to include both bodily features and mental faculties. As the term “android” refers to the male outward appearance of these robots, the term “gynoid” is used to refer to those with female features. Maybe, the most famous, if not the most advanced, android today, outside of science fiction is Asimo, built by Honda. Androids are distinguished from cyborgs as these latter are partly organic. Learn more in: A Run for your [Techno]Self