Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel.[3] It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance.[4] It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.
I've recently been installing and using the new Google Chrome OS operating system on my Dell Mini 10v netbook.
On the evening of the announcement video, I built my own image from the source code and ran it from a USB stick. This first version had very little wireless hardware support, so I was limited to using a cabled connection at first.
I recently purchased a T-Mobile Pulse (or Huawei U8220) in October last year, and have been playing around with rooting the device, installing custom firmware and generally hacking the phone into submission.
I started a wiki page for the phone over at MoDaCo forums covering all the skills and tricks I picked up along the way. Other MoDaCo users have also contributed to the guide, so I can't take all the credit.
Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.
You can download custom images that can be run from USB or installed onto the hard drive. The best provider I have found so far is Hexxeh. Information on his latest release "Chromium OS Zero", is available at http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/.
This may be a bit premature, but I am currently working on a Python development framework that can be used to create and operate (via Google App Engine) multiple simple Google Wave Robots.
Currently, it doesn't talk to Google Wave yet, and only works inside a terminal. Hopefully, Wave integration will be added soon.
View the source, and feel free to leave any feedback.
