Is Android about to take over the world?
Posted: August 22, 2010 Filed under: android | Tags: android, desire, java, wildfire Leave a comment »Absolutely. About 3-4 weeks ago I purchased my HTC Desire phone, equiped with Android 2.1 (Eclair), – now updated to 2.2 (Froyo) – , and topped with the beautiful HTC Sense. Let me tell you, it was absolutely the most brilliantly amazing purchase I ever made in my entire life. Within a few hours of “playing” with Android, one discovers the power of Linux on the mobile platform. It is difficult to begin to describe how amazing it is. I won’t even talk to you about the features. You have to try it yourselves. I am starting to develop a religion around the little green robot!
As a Java developer, I created my first practice app for the Android, a Fahrenheit to Celsius converter, just to test how easy it is to create applications. Well, if you got Eclipse the power of Java in conjuction with the Android SDK is fully unleashed.
In case you feel the Desire is too expensive for your pocket, there are ton of cheaper brands out there equiped with Android. However, I recommend the HTC Wildfire as an alternative to the Desire. WIldfire is like the bastard child of the Nexus One and the Desire, so yeah, it is also amazing.
