Schmidt: Gingerbread Sooner, Chrome OS Later

Tuesday, 16 November 2010 04:01

Schmidt: Gingerbread Sooner, Chrome OS Later

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt, talking at the Web 2.0 conference today, made a couple announcements regarding devices that you, reader, may be interested in hearing. After all, with Android poised to become the most populous mobile OS in the world, any major update is worth discussing.

Gingerbread, as they are calling Android version 2.3 (apparently not 3.0, said to be Honeycomb), was

shown off on what appeared to be a Nexus S, which would make sense as the first phone to roll out with the update. New features include near-field communication and possibly face recognition, in addition to the resolution compatibility improvements and other under-the-hood changes.

As for Chrome OS, well, it’s not the news we wanted to hear.