Google's Android platform, which was once backed only by HTC has come a long way since then. Many cell phone manufacturers are releasing Android based cell phones at the moment including Samsung, Motorola and Acer with its Acer Liquid A1.
Google created an Android Developer Challenge last year to give an incentive to software developers to create software for the Android platform. Since then a lot has changed and the Android Market place is hosting thousands of applications for Android cell phones.
Today the winners of the second Android Developer Challenge have been announced. Three overall winners and three winners in distinct categories are listed on the official website of the challenge.
Update: Google Code is no longer available. As such, the listing of the winners is not available anymore as well unfortunately.
Among them the following interesting applications:
Most of the applications can already be downloaded from the Android Market place. Which is your favorite?
Update: Only some of the applications are still available while others cannot be downloaded anymore.
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