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Android is an operating system and software stack for mobile devices that includes
middleware and key applications, and uses a modified version of the Linux kernel .It was
initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the
Open Handset Alliance . It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language,
controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.
According to NPD Group, unit sales for Android OS smart phones ranked second
among all Smartphone OS handsets sold in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2010. BlackBerry
OS and the Android OS ranked first and second respectively
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