This is Google, which gives us the latest update for Android platform versions distribution. Figures show that Froyo increases its lead on the front, while gingerbread and Honeycomb still struggling to make an impact. There is also a significant loss of market shares for all Android releases prior to and including 2.1 Eclair.

And here's the exact figures-compared with February, Froyo won 3.7% of additional market share and adding 61.3%.

Android 2.3 gingerbread actually lost and slipped 0.1% to 0.7%, but other gingerbread distribution (2.3.3) now runs on 1% of all droids. And total 1.7% is more than twice as large percentage pepparkakor held last month, it is still quite insignificant compared to what is Froyo.

We are convinced that this will soon change as the availability of devices increases and more gingerbread updates start coming in. Also we are sure that devices like the Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC desire's and affordable Wildfire's should enhance Android 2.3 share considerably when they hit the shelves.

It is the same story with Tablet-friendly Android 3.0 Honeycomb. It contains only 0.2% of the market now, but it is not that bad considering that Motorola Xoom is only publicly available entity to use it.

Finally, we note the continued decline of Android versions before Froyo. 2.1 Eclair slipped another 2.1% to 29%, while the 1.6 Donut lost 1.5% to 4.8%. The oldest Android version that still has a significant market share is 1.5 Cupcake, which is 0.9% and now runs on the 3% of all droids.

We are waiting for the current trends will continue during the next month. Since late April/early May are likely to see the first decrease in market share since its launch as Froyo gingerbread (2.3.3 mostly as 2.3 will be skipped by most manufacturers and will probably become extinct) and Honeycomb pick up the pace.

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Google announced in a tweet that an over-the-air update Android 2.3.3 gingerbread has been rolled out for Google's Nexus one and Google Nexus. IT's been a long wait with Nexus one owner, gingerbread has been at the Nexus's for more than three months now.

The update will give the Nexus's more NFC features, such as writing rewritable NFC tags and new API support for developers to take full advantage of the near field communication chips. Various bugs and random restarts has addressed and fixed, too.

Oh, there's a small thing when it comes to the Nexus's users. If you have your Facebook contacts are synchronized, they'll all get deleted. Google has decided to take this step, such as Facebook doesn't really use Android Contacts API to store contacts on the phone, making them impossible to export. Google is against this and as a result of Nexus's and future lead devices won t be able to synchronize your Facebook contacts.

Nexus one, is the first meeting (official, at least) with gingerbread, so congratulations to you, Nexus one owners. Google says that the update can take as long as a couple of weeks to hit the drive, so be patient. In all cases enjoy your reborn Nexus one.

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No matter how small an update is something that always go wrong. Microsoft on Monday released the first update for their WP7 OS and today they begin to pull out due to issues with certain Samsung bricking drives.

The company found a problem with the process of update for Samsung smartphones causing bricking WP7 phones after the update. Microsoft assures us that it affects only a small number of the phone but still have stopped sowing with new WP7 review to Samsung drives and will be resumed only when the issues have been fixed.

Users who already went through the process of updating only to find their phones are unusable after it is recommended to take their mobile phones to the nearest store for Exchange.

So, ironically, update that was supposed to Polish the update process was pulled out, due to the Oputsade update process. Let's hope Microsoft quickly finds a solution to this otherwise coming great copy paste update may have delayed any further.

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Microsoft has just announced the availability of the first update for its new Windows phone 7 mobile operating system. Unfortunately, it is not that which adds adds copy paste and we have all been waiting for.

Update applies instead to pave the way for future WP7 revisions, by improving the process for updating itself. So while this may not the thing you're looking for, is it really a good indication that approaches the big update.

To get this but you will need the latest version of the Zune is running on your computer or Windows phone Connector on your Mac. Then you will need to connect the phone via USB cable, and follow the on-screen instructions.

If for some reason, it seems too complicated for you, there is a step-by-step Handbook online. There are also links to required software on the page, but if you are using a WP7 phone you probably already have it.

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Back in September announced Sony Ericsson's new gadget for Android devices-Nikkor. IT's a Bluetooth Watch that can remove control your phone. Me now is to get an update that provides enhanced stability, compatibility with other Android handsets, and the number of available plug-ins give rise to a total of 30.

The number of compatible apps in Android market grows, have the potential to serve Me a must-have accessories.

Some connection problems have reportedly been solved with the new update, even if Sony Ericsson official blog says, in fact, most indicate the reasons why random disconnects, so that's not exactly all, is it?

Crashes as users have reported have also been resolved, so here's where active users feedback pay off also auto reconnection has been implemented, which means that should you leave the unit and unplug, come into the range, it will automatically connect you again.

Also has compatibility with competitor's phones has improved immensely. Means you don t have to be limited to using only Sony Ericsson's Android portfolio and can help Me with almost all Android device out there that have version 2.0 or higher. Although there are still some stability and reconnection problems with certain phones running Android 2.2 Froyo, Sony Ericsson Support page is a simple restart is all that's needed to fix.

The update itself is already available for download, so go get it if you have a Time Clock.

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Nexus line of phones is to get a minor update to fix SMS-Nexus one gets Android 2.2.2 and there's v2.3(2) for Nexus p. Froyo update for Samsung's charm is also now available over-the-air (OTA).

Obviously, Android had grown a nasty bug that would randomly send a text message to the wrong contact even if the text is displayed in the thread right contact's message.

If you have a Nexus one is Android 2.2.2 transition which should deal with this bug and possibly a few others (there's no official changelog yet). The update is available for manual installation or you can wait for over-the-air version (check the manual installation instructions here).

If you have Google Nexus S instead, then you should get your bug fix as an OTA update, which will bump the phone up to v2.3 (2). In addition to making sure you have no SMS questions anymore, the update reportedly improves the responsiveness of the browser (again, there's no official changelog).

And finally, the T-Mobile's Samsung vibrant (a Galaxy s variant) to be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo after a long wait. This update contains USB/WiFi tethering, Wi-Fi calling and the common applications and performance enhancements that come with Froyo.

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