Android History
This page has a few tidbits regarding the history of Android
2005
August, 2007 - Google acquires Android Inc.
- See Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal - Business Week, August 2005
2007
- See I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone - New York Times article about Andy Rubin, Nov 2007
November, 2007 - Creation of Open Handset Alliance
2008
October, 2008 - The first phone, the G1, ships in the U.S.
2009
February, 2009 - The Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF) is formed in Japan.
April, 2009 - 1.5 update (codenamed "CupCake)
July, 2009 - Mentor Graphics acquires the Embedded Alley
- See