Can Android do Serious Linux Work, or is it Just a Toy?

"The Linux-based Android is the hot new mobile platform, but is it more than an entertainment device? Can it do remote server administration? What about the also red-hot iPad?

"Lugging a laptop around is preferable to commuting, but why not go even more portable with a smartphone or tablet? Can Android serve as a capable remote server administration platform? Android is based on Linux and is open source, so it seems it should be a natural for portable administration.

"Both Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems were designed from the ground up with the mobile phone as the principal platform. Apple has used iOS for their iPad tablet device and the Apple TV set-top-box, while Google has essentially followed suit with a number of Android-based tablet devices already on the market, and the latest Google-TV product offerings from Logitech and Sony. It certainly seems like Apple and Google are competing head-to-head on many fronts. So are these just toys, or can they do serious work?"

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• OraGoogle - The Jockeying for Position Begins in Earnest with Dueling Protective Orders(Dec 15, 2010)
• Android will be using ext4 starting with Gingerbread(Dec 13, 2010)
• Chrome OS needs to remember the Linux lessons (Dec 10, 2010)
• Android users biggest data hogs of them all(Dec 10, 2010)
• Google Shows Off Sweet Tablet Prototype(Dec 08, 2010)
• The Android Sysadmin: Remote Administration in the Smartphone Age(Dec 07, 2010)
• 15 Nice and Simple Open Source Android Games(Dec 03, 2010)
• Dual-core Android phones from LG and Samsung break cover(Dec 02, 2010)