Introducing the Android Computing Platform

Abstract

Computing is more accessible than ever before. Handheld devices have transformed into computing platforms. Be it a phone or a tablet, the mobile device is now so capable of general-purpose computing that it’s becoming the real personal computer (PC). Every traditional PC manufacturer is producing devices of various form factors based on the Android OS. The battles between operating systems, computing platforms, programming languages, and development frameworks are being shifted and reapplied to mobile devices.