Google Mobile Products on Android

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Overview of Google products on the first Android-powered phone, T-mobile G1.

Building an Android

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Building an application on the Android platform, Google's mobile-adventure.

Power of the mobile-phone

Why does poverty still exist despite decades of development aid?

In this talk, Iqbal-Quadir explains why "aid does damages: because it empowers authorities instead of people," and advocates a new approach to development from below, "by the people for the people." His own experience as a child in Bangladesh and later a banker in New York brought him to realize that "connectivity is productivity" -- and that a simple cell phone has enormous power. Now his telecom company, Grameenphone, offers service to most of rural Bangladesh, creating new opportunities by connecting villages.

Android Demo

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Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz discuss the availability of the SDK for Android.

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Introducing Android

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Comment: The creators of Android talk about their new open platform.

"Connectivity is Productivity"

Hector-Ruiz talks about his commitment to giving the whole world access to the Internet. Ruiz is the CEO of AMD, and through AMD's 50x15 initiative, Ruiz and his company hope to connect 50% of the world to the Internet by 2015.