HTC, the Taiwan based mobile phone company is a pioneer in smart phone designing, and created history by bringing out the HTC Dream phone, the first smart phone to use the Android operating system. After the huge success of HTC Dream, or T-1 Mobile G1, HTC has brought out another Android enabled smart phone, the HTC Hero. The HTC Hero has attempted to better its predecessor, and has in fact succeeded, in a number of ways. The HTC Hero handset looks striking and classy, borrowing the good looks from both the G1 and Magic.

Android is an operating system that uses the Linux kernel which is exclusively available for a mobile platform. The Android operating system was developed by Android Inc., a small mobile software company based in Palo Alto, California, which was acquired by the Google Corporation in July 2005. The Android code was initially created by Android Inc. and then it was later developed extensively by Google.

Google has brought out the Nexus One which is an Android open source operating system enabled smartphone. Nexus One is the latest Android enabled smartphone which has been released. It was released worldwide on 5th January 2010. Nexus One uses the Android operating system that has been developed by the Google Corporation. Android, the newest operating system for a mobile platform, is the latest in mobile communication. The Android operating system is based on the Linux kernel, and involves native code writing in the Java programming language, which also includes, middleware and even a number of important key applications.

With the introduction of the I7500, Samsung has ventured into the market of smart phones using the Android operating system, possibly the best operating system in the market at present. So what exactly is the Android? Android basically refers to an operating system on a mobile platform, based loosely on the Linux kernel. Android Inc. is the name of a firm based in Palo Alto, California, which provided different sorts of software for mobile phones.