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Android gaining market share

Android is gaining ground in the fight of mobile operating systems. Amid Windows Mobile, iPhone and Symbian OS, the system supported by Google stands out precisely because integration with the suite of services of the Mountain View, and open to developers.

The next version of the system, Android 2.0 (codename Eclair), is the mouth of the oven. The first device that will come standard with the new version will be the Motorola Droid, the exclusive carrier in the U.S., Verizon promises to release it will announce officially today. The expectation is very high, largely because of the brand new Android. What you will read below justifies all this frenzy.

android-20091028 Google is master at suspense, but also knows when to disclose official information. Some rumors and leaked images were already rolling around, but now we have confirmation of many of them, and other details that no one expected.

Yesterday, along with the SDK have been released new features and APIs Android 2.0. The list of new features and improvements is great. Check out some highlights:

    * Sync contacts from various sources (including Exchange), with the possibility of companies and stakeholders to create adapters for this system;
    * Quick contacts, a pop-up that allows access from virtually anywhere, all the media related to a contact (SMS, call, email, instant message, etc.).
    * Support for Exchange;
    * Inboxes of several e-mails combined into one interface;
    * Search of SMS and MMS;
    * Improvements in camera (flash support, digital zoom, and macro effects);
    * Improvements on the virtual keyboard;
    * Support multi-touch;
    * Browser completely redesigned, with preview thumbnails via bookmarks, zoom support two taps on the screen, and (gasp) HTML 5, including with <video> in full screen;
    * Improvements in the agenda;
    * Bluetooth 2.1 with API for creating applications and games that use the technology;
    * Interface adaptable to different resolutions, without having to rewrite application code.

Besides all that, the interface of the system won a re very welcome. The first Android sinned in this area, providing an interface without consistency, without well defined identity. The new Android corrects and corrects this problem very well. Through pictures and videos already released, everything seems to integrate seamlessly, and beyond beautiful, seems to be very intuitive.