Although sluggish, slow and in need of further refinement, the industrious folks over at XDA-Developers have ported Android 2.0 to a T-Mobile G1. The G1 is underpowered to handle this Eclair goodness and should really stick to a Donut diet, but it’s fun and interesting to see what can be done with a little ROM cooking. The fact it’s running at all on the G1 provides a glimmer of hope that XDA-Developers may be able to refine it enough to have Android 2.0 running on a G1/Dream and even the myTouch 3G/Magic on a daily basis. We won’t hold our collective breath, but take a look at the video and see for yourself.

source: BGR

Looks almost good enough to eat, doesn’t it? Google announced today that the Android SDK now supports Android 2.0 Eclair. This is great news for all of us waiting for Android 2.0 for our handsets and also for new apps that take advantage of all that 2.0 has to offer.

Android 2.0 will bring a whole slew of improvements, like enhanced contact synchronization, combined inbox features, Microsoft Exchange (for the business people out there), more camera features support, virtual keyboard improvements, upgraded browser features, and much more.

Check out the video below that provides some detail about Android 2.0 Eclair and all the goodies it will have to offer. Let’s hope we see it soon on new handsets and our own!

source: Talk Android

The iPhone had it first, bringing onscreen pinching and stretching to the masses. The Palm Pre also has it. Thanks to the former and imitated by the latter, multitouch is now the benchmark in the smartphone touchscreen experience.

We have reported in the past that two more Android updates are coming this year, one minor and one major, and we have learned from Reuters that the minor update is alleged to be Android 1.6 Donut and the major update, Android 2.0 Eclair, is alleged to include multitouch. Google’s multitouch for Android will likely debut on a Motorola release given Motorola’s pledged support to the Android platform and the rumored release is just in time for the holiday season. Buckle up, because things will continue to get interesting.

Source: cnet