Motorola is expanding its Android development team from 50 employees to 350, according to CNET.
Android is a software platform and
operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. The operating system is open source, so anyone can develop applications for Android devices.
Last week, Google and T-Mobile showed off the forthcoming G1, the first phone powered by the open platform.
But the plan was never about just one Google phone, as Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in a statement last fall. “Our vision is that the powerful platform we’re unveiling will power thousands of different
phone models,” he said.
Nokia and Verizon have showed some interest in the Android platform.