There are signs that mobile phones are starting to account for a larger share of web search queries on mobile-phones, and the trend is growing faster that analysts predicted. Tomorrow the first “Google phone” is being released, which means a phone with the Google Android operating system installed.
Google’s Android operating system allows developers to create programs for mobile phones. T-Mobile USA Inc., a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, will release the first Android-powered phone, the G1, on Oct. 22 in the U.S.
[Google I/O] The Android demo/presentation by Steve Horowitz
According to a M:Metrics, a company which tracks use of the mobile internet, 62 per cent of search queries by UK mobiles are performed by Google, compared with 7 per cent by Microsoft.
Android is also an open-source operating system, meaning that developers can access the code and create software that works with the device. Apple has announced a similar initiative which allows developers to create software for the iPhone.
