Here are some of the latest news highlights on Google’s Android Operating System. They tell the story of a promising new mobile device technology which is growing in adoption, gaining acceptance as an embedded solution platform and an extension of the enterprise.

RIM is said to plan Playbook tablet software to run Google android apps:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/rim-is-said-to-plan-playbook-tablet-software-to-run-google-s-android-apps.html

Gartner: Android smartphone sales surged 888.8% in 2010: http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Gartner-Android-smartphone-sales-surged-8888-in-2010/1297309933

Android and iPhone users get enterprise-grade security: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219287/android_and_iphone_users_get_enterprisegrade_security.html

Android 3.0 Five Features Your Enterprise IT Manager will Love: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/sybase/android-30-five-features-your-enterprise-it-manager-will-love/859

Embedded Android good but not for everyone:  http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4200155/ESC-Chicago-Panel-Embedded-Android-good-but-not-for-everyone