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Android 2.2 Froyo: everything you ever wanted to know

Since its initial launch on the T-Mobile G1 in October of 2008, Google’s Android operating system has evolved rapidly — perhaps more rapidly than any other operating system in recent memory — to become one of the most important and prolific smartphone platforms in the market today. Its latest incarnation, announced at Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco this week, began life as codename “Froyo” (continuing its tradition of naming new versions as desserts in alphabetical order, starting with Cupcake) to officially become Android 2.2. Don’t be fooled by the mere 0.1 boost in the version number over 2.1 Eclair, though — this is a huge upgrade that represents the most user-friendly, compelling, and feature-complete version of the little green guy to date. Read on for our full look!

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Video: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide video tour

Here’s a look at the brand new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, an Android 2.1 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a lot of user interface customizations, as well as the powerful Genius Button voice recognition system. A full written review is coming soon.

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Verizon LG Ally delayed until May 27th?

If you trekked down to the local Verizon store for an early morning camp-out in order to pick up an LG Ally yesterday, you might have left a bit upset — and empty handed. While Verizon initially said that they’d have’m in stock by the 20th, they were a no show.
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Sprint Releases Android 2.1 Update for HTC Hero

Sprint’s HTC Hero has finally received the Android 2.1 update, that comes with a great new version of HTC Sense, to make it all look beautiful. The update is available over the air, but you can also download it via Sprint’s support site and install it through HTC Sync on a PC.

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What’s Next For Android? [Humor]

With Froyo, Google’s latest dessert-themed update to its Android mobile OS, they added even more features users were clamoring for, like wireless syncing and hotspot support. But what about future updates? We think we’ve figured it out. More »

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