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After two years, Android has the advantage over its close competitors, at least for now. In every release of Android—from Version 2.1 (Éclair on Linux Kernel 2.6.29) to planned future releases like Version 2.2 (FroYo on Linux Kernel 2.6.32) to Gingerbread (Linux Kernel 2.6.33 or 34)—Android is constantly offering new innovative features. The adoption of Android beyond the mobile phone space is also increasing with every passing day, and new gizmos like e-readers, netbooks, and tablets are surfacing.

More recently, MeeGO, the new entrant in the Open OS bandwagon, is being touted as the Android killer. Interestingly, though, Intel, one of the prime sponsors of MeeGO, is also a member of the OHA and there was an effort in place for porting Android on Intel’s Moorestown Atom processor-based smart-phone platform. Now, Android has been successfully ported on the Moorestown SoC. Well, it’s up to you to decide. But Android seems to have scored again and continues to be open for innovation.

Abhimanyu Das has more than 20 years of industry experience in the embedded systems, hardware, and telecom domains. He is currently an assistant vice president of technology at Aricent Technologies (Holdings) Ltd. His major interest areas include mobile handset design, LTE, FPGA/ASIC design, and 3G/4G technologies. He can be reached at abhimanyu.das@aricent.com.