Google Launches Android Mobile Phone Software

THE first mobile phone fitted with Google’s Android software platform made its debut in Barcelona at one of the world’s biggest telecom trade shows. Google is hoping Android will become the dominant operating system for mobile phones. It is designed to improve the quality of the internet experience on handsets.

Analysts say the establishment of Android as the industry standard would enable Google to become the key search engine on mobile phones, enabling it to earn advertising revenues. The first Android-enabled phone is expected to go on sale in the second half of this year.