Samsung Galaxy S confirmed to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread

By Edwin Kee on 12/09/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

We guess that Samsung is no longer unsure of whether the Galaxy S will receive Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware or not, as it has more or less been confirmed as such by a Twitter post from Samsung’s Indian arm this week. Apart from that, we see no technical issue in preventing Samsung from rolling out Android 2.3 with the Galaxy S. Owners of the Galaxy S might have to wait slightly longer though considering it has started to receive only Android 2.2 Froyo months after launch, which makes 2011 a much more realistic date in seeing Android 2.3 Gingerbread arrive on this platform.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Samsung: Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

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