And soon we'll have the Google phone, which will be manufactured by others but will include a Google operating system, browser, search, e-mail and video.
Phones using the Google Android operating system lead the Chinese market, with Samsung brands in the pole position.
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The leaders are companies like Apple (chips and systems), Samsung (chips and systems), Google (operating system), Qualcomm (chips), ARM (chip designs), TSMC (foundry), and Globalfoundries (foundry).
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Project Shield and Ouya suggest Google's operating system will become a major gaming platform.
"If Google develops an operating system, it won't limit itself to the handset--it will look to get on the set-top box and beyond, " says D.
For the year, that marked a gain in share for Google's operating system, but a decline for Apple's - although in terms of units sold, both firms made gains.
By now, Samsung's Galaxy devices have become synonymous with Android, to the point that the manufacturer has more brand recognition than any other phone or tablet running Google's operating system.
Because Samsung customizes its flagship smartphone based on Google's Android operating system, some of Samsung's features overlap with those made by Google.
The reigning king of Web search, Google has expanded its empire in the past few years, adding its Android mobile operating system and Google Plus networking site to already popular features like Google Maps and Gmail.
At the show there were a number of devices powered by Google's Android operating system.
Motorola has pledged to base most of its new phones on Google's mobile operating system, Android.
Oracle is suing Google over the Android operating system and concerns that it violates Java patents.
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Spectacular growth came hand in hand with that of Android, Google's mobile operating system.
The Chromebook Pixel runs Google's Chrome operating system and has been "largely built" by the web giant.
Unlike Windows, which has been tied to Intel's processor architecture, Google's Android operating system is processor agnostic.
Apple's iPhone and devices powered by Google's Android operating system have crept up on BlackBerry's market share.
Google developed the Android operating system, Microsoft developed smart phone software, and Blackberry improved their Internet capabilities.
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It will be half the size of Apple's iPad and will be compatible with Google's Android operating system.
Tablets showing off Google's Android operating system will turn heads, thinks IainThomson, US editor of technology blog V3.
Rivals are releasing a flood of tablets and phones powered by Google's Android operating system and other software.
Google's Android operating system, as it did in smartphones, is emerging as the most potent alternative to Apple's technology.
Google's Android operating system for mobile devices has been a huge hit, adopted by many smartphone and tablet manufacturers.
The application, run by Google's Android operating system, lets users search for content from their television, DVR and the web.
Another caveat: Both Microsoft and Amazon make an array of apps for phones and tablets running Google's Android operating system.
Samsung's Nexus Prime is the latest in a series of smartphones produced by the Korean company, running Google's Android operating system.
However, sales of its phones in China trail rival handsets from the likes of Samsung that use Google's Android operating system.
Like the original EVO, the 3D version will run Google's Android operating system and connect to Sprint Nextel's fast 4G data network.
Microsoft claims that Google's Android operating system infringes its intellectual property rights.
Mr Almunia said a separate and less advanced probe into Google's Android operating system will remain open and outside of the settlement.
However, recently Apple's dominant position in the tablet market has been challenged by a string of tablets powered by Google's Android operating system.
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