It is earlier than expected, some Android handsets (T-mobile has confirmed G1 and myTouch 3G) will get the OTA (over the air) update as soon as today.  No news for the rest of qualified handsets yet. The new 1.6 update has a number of improvement, namely: Quick search box (a.k.a. universal search). Camcorder functionality. CDMA support. Various screen sizes support. VPN. Battery usage indicator. Speed improvement. The rest of us who are holding on to [...]

This is fast.  Just not long after Android 1.6 was announced for the Dev phone, someone already got it loaded to other phone.  arsenito84, an youtuber, is showing his T-mobile myTouch 3G, loaded with the latest firmware. Most of the enhancement with the latest firmware happen behind the scene, but we are still able to see the new Android Market, some speed enhancement, video capture, etc. Hopefully we will see the official release within a [...]

Android 1.6 (a.k.a. Donut) has been released – only to the developers with the unlocked HTC dream.  The rest of us, please wait the official release. Android 1.6 will bring quite a number of significant updates, namely: Supports for different screen sizes. CDMA support. Text to speech engine. Well, some of you might not have to wait till the official release as hackers will be working hard to bring it to other devices before Google [...]

Google has just announced the availability of Android 1.6 SDK.  As soon as October, we will see devices running Android 1.6, according to the developer blog. Some highlighted features: Quick search box – a.k.a. the universal search. L2TP, IPSec, PPTP VPN support. Android market update, with screen shots and a brigther colour theme. Text-to-Speech engine. Support for CDMA network. New gestures framework. Read the announcement from google developer blog. See the complete new feature list [...]

Google has made this official: In Android next update, 1.6 Donut, Android Market will get a facelift that brings a better design with a fresh look and add a very important feature that has been missing — screenshots of applications. The new design looks a lot more modern and usable. No timeline was provided on when we’ll be able to use the new Android Market and when Android 1.6 will be released to the public. [...]