iPhone, it can run without any Google services. Mr
Schmidt, who
is also on the board of Apple, said
Android would work with existing phone companies
and would not replace them. “It’s true that I’m
on the board of Apple, but it’s
also important to
say that there are going to be a lot of technical
developments in the mobile industry,” he said.
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published in The Guardian, 05/11/07
Google reveals mobile plans
Level 1
Elementary
Comprehension check
3
Match the beginnings and endings to make sentences about the text.
1. Android will make it possible…
2. Android will not…
3. Android is not…
4. The mobile phone industry…
5. Google is planning…
6. Google is now…
a. … is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries.
b. … the fifth biggest company in the USA.
c. … appear on mobile phones until next year.
d. … to advertise in different forms of media.
e. … for millions more people to surf the Internet on their mobile phones.
f. … a mobile phone.
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