Who is 'Android' and why is it supposed to outwit iPhone?

When Steve Jobs released iPhone on June 2007, the touch screen phone market went into a frenzy. TIME Magazine hailed it as the 'Invention of the Year' in 2007. The success went on. The 3G Version has been released in 2008.

Powered by its own Operating System (iPhone OS), it is built based on the Mac OS X technology which is responsible for its superb motion graphics.

But the almighty iPhone must not rest on its laurels. The Apple hype may not be forever successful and they might be too complacent to realize that their magic is over.

"Report: Android will leapfrog the iPhone by 2012"

So who the hell is Android?

Android is mobile operating system initially developed by another technology giant "Google".

By the end of 2009, at least 18 phone models are expected to be powered by the Android OS. Some of which are HTC Magic, HTC Hero and Motorola Cliq.

Based on the video notes, it is designed to run both on the GSM and CDMA band category which allows it to be used by most of the handsets on the market.

Watch the video about Android 1.6 here:

The demo video appears to be a great window of what Android can do. I actually think Android has a fighting chance against iPhone.

So watch out Apple.