The first Android smartphone with a dual-core processor is soon to be released, at the moment it will only be initially in Korea.Then in 2011 it will be followed by other countries around the globe. The exact date the the LG Star is set to be released in Europe and the USA is not yet known.

Andy rubin a engineer from Google, has recently announced on his Twitter account that the daily number of newly activated Android devices has reached 300,000 per day. If you consider that in May 2010 the number of devices activated daily were only 100,000 per day, it shows a considerable jump in the number of users. This new figure is 10% more than the recent number Apple  announced as their daily IOS activations.

In the “Dive into Mobile” conference, Andy Rubin made a small introduction to Android 3.0 (honeycomb). During the demonstration he used a prototype Motorola Motopad . The attending audience first saw a newly designed lock-screen. Andy Rubin then opened a new version of Google Maps, the new, showing off the new impressive 3D effects. Rubin explained to the users to a few more details about the improvements of Honeycomb, including a new display screen for the apps to launch a review of GMail. Android 3.0 (honeycomb) will be released in 2011, while the Motopad is currently set to be released in the 2nd Quarter of 2011.

And on flows the good news out of Google headquarters. With google also announcing  the opening of their eBook Store, named Google Books. The Android app is now available but at the moment only in the United States. It is not entirely clear when it will be released throughout the rest of the world, but it shouldnt be long before the rest of us can benefit from the new book store.

After weeks of rumours floating around the Internet and plenty of confusion, the new successor to the Nexus One has been yesterday revealed by Google, during the release of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Google in collaboration with Samsung will be working to bring the Nexus S to the people, which will be running Android 2.3.

Yesterday Google released version 2.3 (Ginger Bread) of the Android operating system.  And as if that was not enough, they then officially announced the Nexus S, adding to that the demonstration of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) on a motopad and the release of Google Books. Google brought out all the big guns for the release of Android 2.3.  Below we have summarized the key changes to Android 2.3.

It is finally here. Over the last few days rumours had been circulating that the new Android 2.3 update would be released very soon and then less than 24 hours after the rumors started,boom!  Android 2.3 landed. The new version promises many improvements to areas such as gaming with Android devices, bringing improved keyboard operation, improved power and task managment. Also new features as Internet phone calls and Near Field Communication, which enables users to use their Android device to pay for things. A video posted online by Google goes briefly over some of the features introduced in Android 2.3.

The Christmas is quickly approaching.To celebrate the upcoming winter holiday we would like to introduce to you all the Christmas Magic Live Wallpaper. Which users can use to spread the Christmas spirit right onto their phone!  We also have a list of the Best Christmas Apps for Android to help you all get into the Winter cheer.

A video has recently appeared on Youtube of the Sony Ericsson Z1 Zeus ( also known as the PlayStation Smartphone) in action. Te device in the video is shown to be operating on Android 2.3(Ginger Bread). The resemblance this smartphone has to a PlayStation control is very obvious. The Sony Ericsson Z1 Zeus is yet to be formaly announced and the release date is also not yet known.

As reported on Search Engine Land apparently around 10% of all Google searches are mobile device related. It is predicted to grown significantly next year in 2011. All over the world new companies are springing up in the hope of developing new mobile content. Also the new payment options that are available with Android 2.3 are also finding ways to boost the mobile buisness.