Android is an operating system for mobile devices based on the Linux kernel. It was originally developed by a startup, Android Inc., founded in 2003 by Andy Rubin and others, which Google bought in 2005. The first commercial phone running Android, the HTC Dream, known in the US as the T-Mobile G1, went on sale after the public release in 2008. Google made Android available as open-source software, and many manufacturers adopted it free of charge, which led to rapid growth in the smartphone market. It became the world's most widely used mobile operating system, competing mainly with Apple's iOS, and it also powers tablets, televisions and wearable devices.
Before and after
- from 9 September 2008 to 18 January 2013Premiere of Fringe
- 10 September 2008The Large Hadron Collider starts up
- 14 September 2008Publication of The Hunger Games
- from 23 September 2008 to 18 February 2015Premiere of The Mentalist
- 23 September 2008Creation of Android
- 25 September 2008Release of DuckDuckGo
- 25 September 2008Launch of Shenzhou 7
- October 2008Construction of Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
- 22 October 2008Launch of Chandrayaan-1
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The era
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