1. By: Dylan Small

2.  History of Android  Android Versions  Technical Specs  New/Current Versions  Future of Android  Summary Road Map

3. History  Originally made by Android Inc.  Originally backed by Google then bought in 2005  First Android phone came out in 2008  HTC Dream AKA “G1”  Ran Android 1.0  First real competitor to iPhone  Had 192Mb RAM and 528 MHz Processor  Users have successfully installed 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” on it which was release 3 years later in 2011

4. History  Version 2.2 “Froyo”  First major Android release, which really put android on the map as a competitor to iPhones  Featured voice input which allows user to input text and searches  Was the most stable version of Android at the time

5. Android Versions  1.5 “Cupcake” – First release to have a codename  1.6 “Donut“  2.0 “Éclair “  2.2 “Froyo“  2.3 “Gingerbread“  3.0 “Honeycomb“ – Tablet only version  4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich“  4.1 “Jelly Bean“ – Current version – fixes frame rate at 60 fps to create “buttery smooth” UI  4.4 “KitKat“

7. Technical Specs  Linux based Operating System  Programmed with C, C++ and Java  Supported on ARM, MIPS, and x86 processors  Source code is free and open-source and available to anyone

8. Technical Specs  RAM is managed through Android which allows unused programs to not use any processing or battery power  Applications are run in a “sandbox”  An isolated area where it doesn’t have access to any of the systems resources unless granted when installed  Greatly improves on security since not all apps are regulated by Google

9. Android System Architecture

10. New Versions  Current version is 4.3 “Jelly Bean”  Can support up to 4k resolution screen  Features Google Now which is an “intelligent personal assistant”  Answers questions, search the web, navigate, and see sports teams scores all using voice recognition  Direct competitor with Apples’ Siri  It is however available on iOS  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPqliPzHYyc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPqliPzHYyc  Supports OpenGL 3.0 for increased graphics capability

11. Future of Android  Android 4.4 is upcoming version codenamed “KitKat”  Rumored to have an iMessage-like app that is able to send messages over internet instead of cell towers  Rumored to run on devices with as little as 512 MB of RAM  Newest phones have 2Gb or more of RAM  No release data but sources say as soon as the end of the month  According to Google there has been over 1 billion Android phones activated

12. Summary  History of Android and the HTC Dream  Versions of Android  Android’s technical specifications  Android system architecture  Upcoming Android versions  What the future holds for Android

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