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Samsung Galaxy Tab to Run Chrome OS?

Unverified reports claim that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy seven-inch tablet computer will be capable of running Chrome OS and might see Android Froyo replaced by the larger-format operating system from Google. The assertion comes from the UK Sunday Times and was not attributed to a source in the report.

Representatives from Samsung Mobile in communication with PC World have denied the rumor, however the fact that running Chrome on a Samsung Galaxy Tab might be possible has lead to quite a buzz over the device. The current version of Android known as Froyo or version 2.2 is designed for small screens such as smartphones.

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Google Adds Gesture Search to Android OS

Android users with OS version 2.0 or later can now search their phones with gestures. Instead of typing search terms for contacts or apps, writing the character on the screen with your finger will input the letters to search.

In this example, first a letter that could be interpreted as "A" or "H" is entered. All contacts containing both letters are returned. The second gesture is interpreted as a lower case "n" and narrows the search to found items - in this case contacts with "An" in the name field.

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Verizon "Droid Does" Not Get Android 2.1 Update

Despite the many things that the Verizon enjoys pointing out that the Motorola "Droid Does", evidently one of the things it doesn't do is get the Android 2.1 update, at least not yet. It had been fairly heavily rumored that Verizon was planning an OTA update to Android 2.1 for all Motorola Droid owners yesterday, January 22nd. Unfortunately for many hopefully Droid owners, yesterday has come and gone, and without an Android update.

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