I was searching for a platform to work in my Research Internship and build an mobile app which works on both a wi-fi and via internet.One of my senior Naidu suggested me to check out Android google latest operating system for mobile phones which runs on a linux kernel 2.6.x.The Google Android developers challenge has started and has prizes worth 10 million$.:)It has a great SDK for the developers to build cool apps for android.
Nice community for Novice and Advanced Tutorials
A nice e-book by Nicolas Gramlich of AndDev Community
Here a few nice submissions of the android developers challenge.
* ### Navigation-Tools and other location-based applications ###
1. AndNav (Fully featured Navigation system.)
2. Enkin (Interesting navigation concept.)
3. Molib (Molib-Bike finder in Paris.)
4. JamDroid (Traffic-Jam estimation.)
5. Elimatta (Location based chatrooms.)
6. JeeNet (Shared content framework.)
7. Hey Taxi! (hail a taxi or find other methods of transit.)
# ### Location-aware and social-networking services###
1. Commandro (Geo-centered social networking.)
2. ShoutEm (Custom mobile social networks.)
3. PocketJourney (Location aware audio/video content.)
4. Babel
5. Mvite (Friend-Gathering.)
6. Athena (Invitations.)
7. NavXS (Location Based Social Network )
8. Planet Android (Location based chatrooms)
9. Spherency (Sharing information.)
10. androidchat (Location based chatting)
11. Snap! (Common interests.)
12. KudoStar (Social Rating System.)
13. WeatherPhone (Severe Weather Warning System.)
14. Weather Droid (Weather info ; US only.)
15. ZInfo (Location aware information exchange.)
16. MapMyFitness Mobile (Mapped fitness content.)
# ### Games ###
1. Parallel Kingdom (MMORPG, augmented reality)
2. Wi-Fi Army (MMOFPS, augmented reality)
3. Monolith Android (3D tetris like game.)
4. SpaceBugs (Oldschool gamehall shooter)
5. EDU Blaster (Simple shooter with funny idea.)
6. Omnisoft Games (Package of fancy 3D games.)
7. Game Creator (Game creator application.)
# ### Handy System Applications ###
1. handyCalc (Sophisticated Calculator!)
2. Android PoP (VNC style “PC over Phone”!)
3. Marvin (BitTorrent Client.)
4. LiveVison (Live Webcam Viewing.)
5. E-book reader (E-book reader.)
6. DroidStor (Application Control Panel / App-Shop)
7. XLive (Multi-Protocol Chat Client)
8. FluidNexus (P2P / adhoc relief & emergency communication.)
9. Lost Android (Track lost Android-phones.)
# ### Camera, Image-processing & Barcoding ###
1. MoseyCode (Barcodes with live 3D replacement by cam!!)
2. EveryAlbum (Manage photos from social networks.)
3. PixDroid (Image operations.)
4. konzoomer (Barcodes, Price comparison.)
5. AndroidScan (2D Barcode Scanner)
# ### Development Libraries/System Tools ###
1. TrackDroid (Android package management system.)
2. AllBinary Games (Game development library.)
3. OpenIntents (Inter-App communication.)
4. ItzyBit (Monetarize your Android apps.)
# ### MusicPlayers ###
1. Ambient MP (“Shameless copy of Amarok”)
# ### Organizers ###
1. android-shuffle (Personal organizer.)
# ### Security ###
1. FacePass (Face Recognition.)
# ### Others ###
