Finally, after all this time rumoring, expecting, and waiting, the Android 2.3, Gingerbread, SDK(Software Development Kit) has been released!
Here are the major points we’ve learned about so far:
- UI Enhancements
- Better keyboard
- New Concurrent Garbage Collector in the Dalvik VM
- New, easier to access Task Manager
- Support for NFC(Near-field Communications)
- Better download management
- SIP Support
- and much, much more
Check out Google’s Walkthrough video of Gingerbread after the break to find out more about the Android 2.3 platform.
Now, while we jump head first into the Gingerbread SDK to find out more, make sure to stay tuned for updates throughout the day and hit up the source link below to find out more about the latest Android release!
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Is that the nexus s in the video??
Is that the nexus s in the video??
Yes, that is the Nexus S.
Yes, the Nexus S was announced right after Gingerbread was.
[...] that sounds great to me. Today was the perfect day to reveal the device since the Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK just went live, and the Nexus One has started to receive it’s 2.3 update today as well. Would [...]
if the NS has a 1Ghz Hummingbird, and the Galaxy S (Vibrant) has the same processor, and same RAM wouldn’t that make the GS very capable of running 2.3? I just have a feeling Samsung will tell us “it’s not upgradable”…
Hopefully will go to HTC EVO 4G when it release
Sooooooo…does this mean that we “Vibrant Users” should just forget about Froyo and just wait for the Gingerbread OTA? I mean waiting 5yrs for an OTA promised years ago is starting to become a little annoying. Please let us know when we can install this on the Vibrant.
[...] Rubin spoke at D: Dive Into Mobile. I’m sure you didn’t miss it. There was talk of Gingerbread, Nexus S, and of course the preview of the Honeycomb tablet. Of course that means most, if not [...]