Gizmag Comment Feed: The Android handset war begins in 2009 http://www.gizmag.com While Apple's iPhone has enjoyed enormous success using a highly controlled, locked-down handset, operating system and application store, Google's touchscreen smartphone platform takes the opposite approach. Android is a completely open-source operating system, meaning that developers can write whatever abilities they want into it - and Google doesn't make or recommend any particular handsets. The HTC Dream (AKA the T-Mobile G1) gave Android a start in the market - but several big-name competitors are working on Android smartphones to be released sometime this year. The battle for Android handset supremacy is about to begin - let's take a look at the challengers.en gizmag.com Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by Andrew J Scott http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-4249 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-4249 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:27:00 -0500 Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by Neil http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1606 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1606 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:15:14 -0500 Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by TheDuke http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1510 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1510 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:00:53 -0500 Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by ImpureScience http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1498 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1498 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:31:08 -0500 Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by MOLEMAN http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1492 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1492 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:31:23 -0500 Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by Nathan Eshraghi http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1480 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1480 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:00:12 -0500 Comment on 'The Android handset war begins in 2009' by David Fromant http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1459 http://www.gizmag.com/2009-android-phone-handset-upcoming-roundup/11242/#comment-1459 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:42:24 -0500