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• The Android operating system wasn't actually made by Google. It was developed in 2003 by Android Inc., a company named apparently after its founder's nickname - given to him due to an obsession with robots. Google had backed the company and bought it in 2005. Android was originally developed by its makers as a platform for digital cameras, to weave apps into them. But eventually they changed their focus to smartphones fearing the days of the numbered thanks to mobile usage.
• The first ever mobile handset to run Android was the HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1 as UK users may remember it. It featured a slide-up screen that revealed a keyboard and it appeared in late 2008. 

• After the release of Android Microsoft's Scott Horn, who was head of the Windows mobile marketing team back then underestimated Android by commenting, “I don't understand the impact they are going to have”.
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  • Android OS happens to be the top Smartphone platform so far. With One Billion+ device activations, no rivals have hit this mark. Although Windows phone and iOS have tried many rivalry tactics from “hackathons” to free development tools for apps (Windows Phone) , nothing seems working so far. Android’s open nature and ease of app development led to their great milestone of hitting one billion activations.
  • Android follows a “sweet” naming convention. The latest version (as of this writing) – Android 4.4.2 KitKat takes its name from the delicious wafer chocolate – KitKat. Perhaps Google would have thought that “KitKat” or “Ginger Bread” sounds better than mere numbers like 2.3 or 4.4. It is also interesting to note that after the first two versions, android naming follows an alphabetical order, how “sweet”! 
    

    

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  • The Android core runs on the Linux Kernel. This monolithic Kernel enables the OS to make multitasking a breeze. You don’t have to quit applications running in the background to make the system smooth. Android kills the background apps that are not in use for a long time and provides a lag-free interface.
  • Do you know that Android is open source? Since Google is a member of Open Handset Alliance (OHA),  it has given users or interested people the option to modify source code of the OS.  This has allowed manufacturers to add features to the OS.
  • Google’s Android logo derived from the Atari Game called “Gauntlet: The Third Encounter”. Or at least it seems so, looking at this comparison picture.