Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) released

Yesterday Google fially released the long-anticipated Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2624328/Android%20Pro/2010/December/Android%202.3_1/gingerdroid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2624328/Android%20Pro/2010/December/Android%202.3_1/gingerdroid.png" /></a></div>here are some of the new features:<br /><ol><li><strong>API Level</strong>: 9.</li><li>The Dalvik VM introduces a new <strong>concurrent garbage collector</strong> that produces a smoother and faster performance.</li><li><strong>Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)</strong> based VoIP API to build telephony applications.</li><li><strong>Near Field Communication (NFC) API</strong>.</li><li><strong>New Sensors:</strong> Gyroscope (for measuring orientation), barometer (for measuring atmospheric pressure), sensors for gravity and acceleration.</li><li><strong>Support for multiple cameras:</strong> the camera API can detect multiple cameras in the device and add new capabilites for shooting such as managing focus.</li><li><strong>Usage of third-party video drivers:</strong> improves the performance of OpenGL ES.</li><li><strong>Audio Effects:</strong> new audio effects such as bass boost, reverb and equalization.</li><li><strong>New Downlaod Manager:</strong> handles downloading files in the background.</li><li><strong>Strict Mode:</strong> helps developers to optimize their code by detecting disk or network usage that could degrade the performance of the application.</li></ol>and here's the official release video:<br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jx3pdWBlZ34?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jx3pdWBlZ34?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

Yesterday Google fially released the long-anticipated Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). here are some of the new features: API Level : 9. The Dalvi...