Google took another step toward the creation of its fabled gPhone Monday, with the release of the Android SDK for developers.
The release is the first for Google's Open Handset Alliance, an open-source mobile platform partnership between the search engine giant and at least 33 other participants, including T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm and Motorola.
"This preview of the SDK will allow you to develop Android applications that you can run, test, profile, and debug using the emulator and the other included tools," according to a post to the Android developer blog. "Note that the look and feel of the user interface in the emulator is a placeholder for a final version that is under development."
Monday's release includes development and debugging tools, libraries, a device emulator, documentation, sample projects, tutorials, FAQs and more, according to Google. An Eclipse plug-in is also available.
In an effort to jumpstart Android development, Google will be doling out $10 million to developers who come up with workable applications for the platform.
The two-part Android Developer Challenge will be accepting submissions from January 2 through March 8. A panel of judges will select the top 50 entries, all of whom will receive $25,000 for further development. Of those 50 winners, 10 will be selected by the end of May to receive an additional $275,000 and another 10 will be awarded $100,000, Google said.
UPDATE: The New York Times' tech blog just posted video from Google's Android team with demos of what Android phones might look like. Check it out:
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