I came across Wired’s article “Google’s Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web” today that provides an expose of the birth of the project through to its current status. Google is positioning itself with the increasing demand of people’s preference to connect with each other and everything else via their mobile phones. Hence Google wants to bring the coolest bits of the Web to people’s cell phones through Android’s Killer Apps. Android is the first complete, open, and free mobile platform.

Nearly any new mobile phone will be able to run Android (HTC, LG, and Motorola have dedicated models on the way). But the Operating System is just the start; the phone evolves as users add apps from developers to take advantage of the seamless Web access. Cool apps that surprise and delight mobile users, built by developers are a huge part of the Android vision. To support developer efforts, Google has launched the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million in awards for great mobile apps built on the Android platform. For more information on the project, visit the official Android website.

To wet your appetite, here’s a video clip on Android…