Google enters the mobile space big time

Google just released Android a few hours ago, a complete open platform for mobile devices including a Linux OS and an optimized VM for Java named Dalvik. The good news (at least for us, the guys behind db4o) is that Android applications are 100% Java.


Even though another open platform for mobile was around for a while (OpenMoko) Google certainly has the power to change the mobile business for good. So far, the official persistence engine for Android is SQLite but, as this is an open platform, nothing prevents a user from incorporating other persistence technologies (such as db4o)

The software stack looks fairly complete with support for:

• Integrated browser (based on WebKit)
• Optimized 2D and 3D graphics
• Media support (such as playback of MP4)
  
• GSM Telephony
  
• Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi
  
• Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer
• Rich development environment (including an Eclipse plugin)

Android looks good! Probably a Darwinian platform for mobile where only the stuff that rocks survives is exactly what the mobile industry needs. Open source is by far the best that can happen to mobile right now! =)

Enough for now (I'm dying to explore Android a little bit! =)

(For more information about Android see this page)

You might also want to see the Android related pages on db4o's site:

Android project incubator
Why Android will start the mobile tornado
Android brings handsets to the next level
db4A: database for Android