Android 2.2 is barely out of the door, but one mobile fanatic has already got the skinny of what we can expect from the next Google OS update, due in October. Dubbed Gingerbread, or Android 3.0, it comes with stacks of awesome features, but also promises big changes from the Google.
Eldar Murtazin of Mobile Review has previous in getting the biggest mobile scoops and this is right up there. Android 3.0 is set to land on 15 or 16 October, with Google demanding that phones using the new OS come …

Google Nexus One users are already getting their hands on the update, and it’s likely to cross the pond imminently. HTC also promised that it’s HTC Desire and Legend phones would be sporting the update very soon.
So what actually is FroYo, and what can we expect from the new Android OS?
Speed increase
Initial excitement over FroYo focussed on the huge improvement in processing speed, which was claimed to be up to six times faster, depending on the benchmarking system used. This has been achieved by using a technology trick known as just-in-time …

Google has remotely removed two free apps from several hundred Android phones because the apps misrepresented their purpose and thus violated Android developer policies, according to a company spokesman.
This marks the first time Google has used the Remote Application Removal Feature that allows the company to delete apps for security reasons that have been installed through Android Market.
The apps were proof-of-concept programs designed to test the feasibility of distributing a program that could later be used to take control of the device in an attack, according to Jon Oberheide, the …