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Google releases Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK
Google has finally unveiled the long-awaited Android 2.3 operating system, more commonly known now as Gingerbread.
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Google has finally unveiled the long-awaited Android 2.3 operating system, more commonly known now as Gingerbread.
- Simplified user interface
- More "intuitive" text input plus a re-designed keyboard with multi-touch support
- VoIP calling support
- Video calling support via a front camera
- Cut-and-paste: one-touch word selection
- NFC support
- Application control manager
- Updated video drivers and other enhancements for improved gaming
- API support
All of this will be seen in action soon when the Nexus S smartphone debuts on December 16 as the lead device for the Gingerbread platform.
For a closer look at Android 2.3, check out Google's introduction video below: