Rumor has it from some Russian podcast that a new version of Android, which would be version 3.0 and dubbed as “Gingerbread” would be released soon, probably by October this year.

Android 3.0 Features

What has been leaked so far about the features that the new Android 3.0 would have are as follows:

• Android 3.0 Gingerbread will be released in mid- October (around 15 -16th), 2010. First handsets shipping in November/December – for the Holiday Season.
• Minimum hardware requirements for Android 3.0 devices are: 1GHZ CPU, 512MB or RAM, displays from 3.5” and higher.
• New 1280×760 resolution available for the devices with displays of 4” and higher.
• Completely revamped user interface. If you want to get a feeling of what Android 3.0 Gingerbread UX is like, check out the Gallery App on Nexus One. The same overall feel, light animated transitions,etc. Natively, through all the UI.
• Android’s split into 2 branches becomes official. 3.0 for top of the line/high end devices. Cheap, low-end mass market handsets will keep Android 2.1/2.2

Lets see what Google is up to now and what would be the real features that would be announce with the launch. Though Froyo did have many features and was an “OK” competitor of iOS 4 but still it hasn’t been rolled out to all Android devices, just Nexus One. Lets see what would be Google’s policy for this version of Android. Stay tuned to us for more details.

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