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Google denies Android 3.0 / Gingerbread rumors

Google denies Android 3.0 / Gingerbread rumors

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

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As I said yesterday, Eldar Murtazin doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to breaking news and this has once again been the case today when Google’s Android’s Open Source and Compatibility Tech Lead, Dan Morrill decided to lay the smack down on the supposedly leaked features of Gingerbread aka Android 3.0:

-I love it when people just make stuff up and report it as news.
– @Adontai You shouldn’t believe everything you read, no.
– In summary, please remember that rumors are not official announcements. ;)

Source: Twitter 1, 2, 3

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