Progress defines the world, with ideas flung toward evolution and discoveries made with ease. The intention is to rewrite conceptions and such an intention succeeds: never more so than within the field of technology.

And that’s proven in the world of Android phones.

The Android — a computing solution stack — is a familiar name within the smartphone community. Its open source sensibilities ensure that it provides precision to each task. And that precision (which is now chased by consumers, with Visa prepaid debit cards tossed happily toward clerks and store counters) has shifted throughout the years.

Android technology arrived first in 2003. Its founders — Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White — sought to create a program that was self-aware, allowing user preferences to be understood. It was a free source, which was daring for the time.

Intrigue surrounded the idea and in 2005 Google absorbed the company, wishing to use it for the launch of their own mobile device. It was through their involvement that the notion of a Linux kernel was first utilized, creating full adaptability. Their initial offering, the Eclair, was launched in 2009.

This device provided basic functionality and HTML5 scripting. Like all smartphones, it included a camera that you could use to show off pictures of your Alaskan Malamute. Android was soon followed by the Froyo (which provided Adobe support and tethering) and the Gingerbread (which boasted a slick interface). And 2011 saw the Honeycomb, a tablet accelerator. Though the Honeycomb was created as a closed source, its abilities were vastly superior to its predecessors.