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The Google Mobile Blog touts its search capabilities built into the Android operating system.  The Google search embedded applicaitons enables users to search the web, news, and information. 

It has search suggestions, that appear while you type.  The search results look like desktop Google Search.  You can call call the phone number directly from the screen.

Other applications, like YouTube or Gmail, suggest queries you've previously made so that it's easier to find and share results that you've found before. I've even used recent query suggestions to start a search without any typing at all.

Handango is open to developers of Android applications. Developers can can start as early as October 1st. There 3 ways to distribute apps:

1. Give it away for free
2. Sell it for a one-time purchase fee
3. Set it up as a monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscription fee

Depending on volume, content providers keep 50-70% of the suggested retail price that they provide, less any transaction costs that might occur.

TechCrunch reports that Motorola "already has 50 people on its Android team and is growing that to 350, according to an Android developer approached by a headhunter to join the team."

There's probably an Motorola Android phone on the horizon.

According to Robert Vamosi at CNET the new browser from Google Chrome is based on the open-source project Webkit, the same rendering engine used by Apple Safari.

Webkit is also the source for , Google's mobile platform, so it seems that Google is planning to use Chrome in mobile environments.

a la Mobile, Inc., a Linux systems platform and open source technology company for mobile devices, announced the support of Google Android with the industry’s first demonstration of applications based on the open source Android application framework, running on HTC’s Qtek 9090 advanced smartphone.

The demonstrated applications, some with enhanced graphical user interface (GUI) developed by a la Mobile, include: browser, phone dialer, audio player, maps, camera, games, calendar, contacts manager, calculator, tasks manager and notes.

“While mobile Linux has made steady progress in the industry since 2006, Google’s advocacy with the unveiling of the Android framework further substantiates the position of Linux as a major mobile operating system alongside Windows Mobile and Symbian,” said Pauline Lo Alker, President and CEO of a la Mobile, Inc. “However, despite the market enthusiasm about Google Android, many questions remain concerning the technical details, and skepticism exists concerning its readiness. As the leader in mobile Linux, we believe it is our responsibility to take the initiative to allay the ‘mystery’ and dispel any skepticism surrounding Android by first demonstrating a complete mobile Linux system stack, including drivers, middleware, and a suite of Android-based applications running on an existing advanced smartphone manufactured by one of the premier handset vendors in the market.”