Some time back, we had reported that Sony Ericsson is working on Xperia X3, an Android powered device, which will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor that runs at a mind-boggling clock speed of 1GHz. Now, Andy Rubin of Google Inc. has reported in an interview that Google plans to take advantage of processors like the Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm Inc. to support features like 3D gaming in the later versions of Android.

The Android versions which are currently in the news circuit is Donut (Android 1.6) , Eclair (Android 2.0) and Flan (the third version). We have already heard a lot about Donut and it does not seem to include any such features. So probably, this will be available with Eclair or Flan.

But currently, the only Android-powered device which claims to sport a Snapdragon Chipset is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3. So, this lets me wonder, will it come with Android Eclair or Flan? Possible.

This speculation seems to be quite tricky. But, it is possible. And, if this speculation fruitifies, then the equation would be :

A huge brand + great features + amazing OS + lightning speed = a mind blowing device called Sony Ericsson Xperia X3

Surprised? Don’t be. Because, Andy Rubin, vice president of engineering at Google told in an interview that Google has already started working on the fourth version of Android.

There are no details about the version, but it is for sure that future versions of the Android OS will have special focus on enterprise customers. In a recent news  post, we had reported that Google is planning to include functionalities like that of Blackberry, which targets the businesses, in its later version. In addition to enterprise features, Google also plans to bring 3D gaming to its mobile phones by making use of powerful mobile CPUs like the one from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon that runs at 1GHz clock speed.

Right now, Blackberries are still considered as the best and most productive (mobile) business tool.

“Today, we don’t support many enterprise applications but in the future, I think enterprise will be a good focus for us,” Rubin, vice president of engineering at Google

Google although already offers an array of its services like Google Mail, Google Calenders and Google Docs on its Android phones, but they are not enough for making its name in enterpirses.

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According to AndroidCommunity, Android Donut has been released to developers and it is also known as Android 2.0. But, guys at modogadget say, it is not actually Android 2.0 and will not have multi-touch support or CDMA compatibility.

But, according to a screenshot posted on Android Central, the OS version released to the developers is codenamed Donut, and has CDMA compatibility. Have a look :

What does all this mean ? Are Android 2.o and Donut really different ? Have both the versions been released to the developers ? We had once reported that there would be two updates to Android this year, one minor and one major. So, are Android Donut and Android 2.0 going to be two different updates ? All these questions remain unanswered as of now. All we can do, is wait and watch till the original versions are released to the public.

As per a recent report, T-Mobile is planning two Android updates for this year. And, one of them is supposed to be a minor one, whereas the other one is going to be a major one.

The report read, “Apparently, T-Mobile will be pushing out four Android updates this year or I’m lead to believe, but four updates were definitely mentioned.”

We have been hearing about Android 2.0, codenamed Donut, in the making. Is the major update going to be Donut ? Possible !!

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Sony Ericsson die hard fans now have a chance to rejoice. The mobile phone giant is planning to launch an Android powered phone. It has plans to launch the device powered with Android 2.0 aka the Donut.

A few days back we had published a news about the next version of Android, Donut. But, nothing has yet been said or heard about its release date. So, nothing can be said about the release date of the phone.

But why is Sony Ericsson waiting for the next version of Android to be released ? May be because the Donut is expected to provide much better multimedia experience. And, Sony Ericsson always had the reputation of providing one of the best multimedia phones in the market, in the form of its Walkman range.

“It does require a lot of evaluation, as well as a lot of testing, a lot of acceptance from a consumer viewpoint, and there is still some time to go,” CEO Hideki Komiyama said about the Linux-based OS. “Looking ahead, I think that we see this as one of the important operating systems, there is no doubt.”

Android does offer multimedia experience in the form of youtube, etc. But its no where even near what Sony Ericsson provides in its Walkman range phone. And, the biggest complaint I personally had with Android, is its speaker volume and quality.

So, lets hope that a device with the great sound quality of Sony Ericsson devices, combined with the funcionalities of an open-source Operating System, is in the making.

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The craze around the Android 1.5 cupcake is still ablaze. Many people are still a couple of days away from even getting the Cupcake update. And today, we have got some news about another update, Android 2.0 aka “Donut”.

It seems, Google is already working on the next update of Android, codenamed “Donut”.

In an open discussion forum in Google groups, Mike Lockwood talked about a new Kernel being developed, named “Donut”. There are no other reports or details about the features that would come with Donut.

Android Framework Engineer Dianne Hackborn said that a detailed roadmap and feature list on Donut is not yet available due to concerns about “implied commitments that people are then going to base device schedules around when we are not confident enough about them.”

Some of the vital features missing from Android 1.0 was corrected with Android 1.5. Now, let us wait and see what Android 2.0 has to offer.

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