Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sony Ericsson to release Google phone that runs on Donut (Android 2.0)

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With dwindling sales of cellphones these days, Sony Ericsson has taken the next big step to gain market share in the mobile devices arena. Sony Ericsson announced that their first Google smartphone would arrive in the near future.

Google Android, currently in it's 1.5 (Cupcake) version, can very much compete with Apple's IPhone in the future. As with the great strides made by Ubuntu Linux in the desktop arena, Google Android's open source development model will surely catch up against Apple IPhone's in-house development.

Sony Ericsson will not be using the Cupcake (Android 1.5) version but will be using the Donut (Android 2.0) version instead. Much of the multimedia capabilities needed in the Sony Ericsson phones would be included in the release of Donut (Android 2.0).

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