Source:Droid-Life

“Voice command feature is a series of verbal commands that allow you to control your phone using only your voice,” said Google product manager, Hugo Barra.

What can be done that feature? Almost the same as voice command feature in the ranks of other smartphones, which can be used to play the requested song, make a call, look for sites on the internet, showing the direction of the map and send text messages.

Voice control can be operated easily, namely by pressing the microphone icon on the phone.

But unfortunately, this feature is only available in English and can be pinned on the new Android 2.2 alias Froyo. Smartphones, which brought Froyo can download the application from an online store selling Android applications.

According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the Android-based smart phone has now sold approximately 200 thousand per day. With these figures, Schmidt confident of being able to beat closest rival, iPhone.

Schmidt said that Android, a mobile software that was launched more than a year ago, has gained momentum in the technology arena is highly competitive.

Schimdt happy deserve. Because of the results of a survey conducted by NPD shows, a third controlled Android-based phone smart phone market in the United States (U.S.) last April. These results make Android a success in the first position beating RIM BlackBerry.

BlackBerry itself loses points 9 percent of market share, which makes it a 28 per cent. iPhone came in third place with 22 percent.

Android is now made by a number of different smart phone manufacturers, including Motorola’s revitalized Droid and Taiwanese vendor HTC.

Google said recently that 160 000 Android phone has been switched on every day during the second quarter, up from 65,000 in the first quarter.

Is the Oracle who filed a complaint to Google, Thursday this week in federal court of California, USA. It accuses Google’s technology companies have been violating his own patents in software development Android smartphone.

“Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly violated the intellectual property related to Oracle’s Java to develop Android,” said Oracle spokeswoman, Karen Tillman

Oracle acquires Java from Sun Microsystems for U.S. $ 5.6 billion or about USD 50.4 trillion earlier this year. Many analysts say the lawsuit against Google signify Oracle wanted to be more aggressive in seeking licensees for Java.

As is known, Java is a technology used in various types of Internet-based products. Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison said Oracle’s Java is a major asset, pointing to its use in various electronic devices, from PCs to DVD players.

According to the NPD Group report (National Parts Depot). Android lunge position and hold up to the top position with the calculation as much as 33% mobile phone market purchased from early April to late July.

While BlackBerry Research in Motion (RIM) was forced to step down to the second position with a total market share of 28%. Apple iPhone output must be satisfied sitting in third place with 22% of total sales.

“While the operating system developed by Google took market share RIM, Apple is beginning to look to benefit from four new iPhone launch,” said Executive Director of the NPD analyst Ross Rubin.

The most popular phone is a Motorola Android Droid, Droid Incredible followed by HTC and HTC Evo 4G. RIM’s own hopes to regain the top position with the launch of Torch smartphone that rely on OS 6.

“BlackBerry OS 6 will soon offer a popular feature that also launched the Android handset, such as capacitive touch screen support and WebKit based browsers,” said Robin who also regretted Torch screen does not have traction like Android or iPhone.

“Although the iPhone has become a headline in sales over the past few years in the smartphone market, the Android operating system just shows the most significant expansion of current customers,” said Nielsen’s research institute when it announced the results of his observations.

According to Eric, the number of vendors are attracted to the mobile phone operating system Android is valid evidence that the OS that was first shown at the G1 smart phone is no longer regarded the eye. This is certainly a good investment Android fly quickly.

This also added to the expansion Android to some netbook or mini laptop. Eric estimate, Android will be a notebook in the popular mid this year. Even the rumor, Asus will be introducing for the first time in a netbook give the Android operation system. “For the first Android will serious challenge with the Microsoft OS, Windows XP in the netbook,” Eric demolished.

Both are members of the Open Handset Alliance, the organization that was formed specifically to promote Android. T-Mobile, for example, will only sell Android G1 phone. Popularity Android also not stopped until there. Because it to design a home phone and a tablet computer are walking.Dan Hewlett-Packard (HP) are also likely to see Android synchronize with the netbook production HP.Dalam statement, stressed that the Hong will Google Android not sentris.

Nevertheless, Avi Greengart, analyst from the firm Current Analysis, Samsung spare attitude that is not open to the media. At the time they plan to release a phone with Android OS this year, there is no official news on the related matter of the Mobile World Congress, February, in Barcelona. Consequently, Android, which should get the momentum, to leave the Windows Mobile that appear spectacular. Greengart expect to see at least some of Samsung released Android mobile phone with different models.

Furthermore, he also appears to see Android as a mobile platform that will be great. During this course, China’s Huawei telecommunication company, has announced will sell as many devices based on Android this year. As well as HTC, Sony Ericsson, and several other brands. So when Android will appear in Indonesia? We wait.