[Phil Nickinson]

Top o' the news - Gingerbread, Honeycomb and rumors - oh, my!

• Android 2.3 -- and Android 3.0.1 -- are starting to ping websites
• Will Gingerbread be Android 2.3?
• Gingerbread man arrives at Google HQ [video]
• Samsung unveiling new Android device in New York City on Nov. 8
• A second Google phone out before Christmas?
• Samsung Nexus Two (or Nexus S) reportedly a lot like the Galaxy S, only different
• Google shutting down Nexus One forum, but ours is still here to help!

Hardware news

• Verizon giving away the HTC Merge as part of 'Urban Challenge' in Seattle
• T-Mobile officially says myTouch is the myTouch 4G, coming Nov. 3 for $199
• T-Mobile LG Optimus T available Nov. 3 for $29.99 after contract, rebate
• Google TV - first impressions [from the forums]
• Logitech acknowledges frame rate issue with Revue video playback [Google TV]
• Is this the LTE Android smartphone Verizon's CFO has been carrying?
• HTC Knight headed to Sprint?
• Sony's Android Playstation Phone poses for pictures
• Hands on with the Samsung Mesmerize [video]
• HTC Wildfire to be released in U.S. before end of the year
• HTC Desire HD goes down under, available in Australia soon
• HTC Droid Incredible HD rumored to be coming Nov. 23
• NOOKcolor revealed, brings 7-inch e-reader/tablet Android hybrid

Tablet news

• Sprint Galaxy Tab officially Nov. 14; $399 on contract, data starts at $29
• T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Tab to be released Nov. 10
• U.S. Cellular is getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab; price, date not announced
• Samsung Galaxy Tabs coming to Best Buy, Wi-Fi-only $499

Software news

• Adobe releases security advisory for Flash
• Google Maps updated to Version 4.6 with search improvements
• Android Quick App: the Impossible Level Game
• Android Quick App: ChromeMarks browser bookmark sync
• 3D graphics on Android? Done, thanks to HTML5 and the Fennec browser
• Android Market passes 100,000 'apps'
• More evidence that PayPal payments are coming to the Android Market

Other OS updates

• Droid 2 update on the way, Verizon says
• Sprint Galaxy Tab will have Sprint ID; the Epic 4G also will get it
• Android 2.1 update for Telus HTC Hero available now
• Manually update Motorola Cliq to 2.1
• New Evo 4G update leaks out, is rooted
• HTC Desire HD receives first OTA update
• Sense 2.2 leaked for the HTC Aria

Community

• Win a free Logitech Revue from your pals at Android Central [Google TV]

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