Multimedia Software for the Android Platform

             The debut of the much-anticipated first Android-powered phone represents significant strides in mobile multimedia innovation. The platform incorporates a high-performance, comprehensive multimedia subsystem from PacketVideo (PV) that the company has refined over the last decade.

PV delivered a portion of its CORE software to the Android mobile platform. CORE is the industry leading multimedia application framework that powers more than 260 million devices worldwide for tier one mobile operators. Working with the Open Handset Alliance, PV created an open-sourced version called OpenCORE which provides the power to run sophisticated audio, video and imaging applications, including several applications chosen as top award-winners in the recent Android Developer Challenge.

Android Accelerates Development of Mind-blowing Devices'

"Whenever the T-Mobile G1 plays music or video, it's using PV's OpenCORE software," said Jim Brailean, PV's CEO and co-founder. "This is software that PV has spent a decade building and refining to produce high performance and create the best multimedia experience in the industry."

PV joined the Open Handset Alliance, the industry consortium behind Android, to accelerate the development of myriad innovative devices, which Brailean sees as critical to the continued growth of mobile industry.

"Rich multimedia applications on these new Android-powered devices run fast and smooth and with the rapid growth in 3G networks, you'll see advanced new mobile music and video applications that include the best of web services such as YouTube or Flickr," Brailean said. "Everyone in the industry benefits from this kind of innovation."

Source: Geniusdv.com 

T-Mobile Google G1 Android to be launched in 2 weeks

The T-mobile G1 Android-based from Google and HTC is launching in the market this 22nd. It is also reported the the claimed pre-orders for this device, have already hit 1.5 million and it is based on Google’s Android mobile operating system. The G1 is known to be a strong competitor of Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s recently announced BlackBerry Storm. T-Mobile has refused to confirm or deny the rumors about the first smart phone to be powered by Google’s Android operating system.

The prediction of T-Mobile’s is that it will sell more than 500,000 units by the end of 2008. HTC, which is manufacturing the G1, said it expects that T-Mobile will sell 600,000 to 700,000 units from late October to the end of the year also as many as 2 million by the end of 2009. Currently the pre-sale order to the T-Mobile consumers is limited and the order will place a day before the launch and be shipped in the first week of next months.T-Mobile is selling the G1 for $179 with a two-year voice and data service plan. The sales of the G1 will be compared tothe Apple iPhone, which sold 1 million first-generation iPhones in 74 days in 2007 and 1 million iPhone 3Gs in three days in July.

Source: thaindian.com