China’s Baidu to launch Android-based mobile OS (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends – At its annual Baidu World event in Beijing, leading Chinese search engine Baidu announced it will be offering its own Android-based mobile operating system, dubbed Baidu Yi—â€�Yiâ€� translates as “Easy.â€� The mobile OS builds on Google’s Android operating system, but directly integrates Baidu service offerings, including Baidu’s mapping service, an ereader, a location-savvy business directory, and Ting, Baidu’s legal music service. Baidu Yi will also support technology Baidu has already rolled out for Android devices— including its input method for typing or hand-drawing Chinese script—as well as cloud-supported services for data back and social sharing.

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China’s Baidu to launch Android-based mobile OS
(Digital Trends)