Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) Leaked For Droid 2 And Droid X!

If Motorola’s approach to Android 2.3 for two flagship devices — the Droid 2 and Droid X — is too slow, taking matters into your own hands is the only real solution. MyDroidWorld has managed to get their hands on * unofficial* Android 2.3 builds for said phones. All you have to is use a Market app called “TBH”, backup your files, and install the update.zip as usual and you’re good to go. Afterwards, you’re treated with a much sleeker (and easier on the eyes) Gingerbread-ified MOTOBLUR. And we must say, MOTOBLUR actually looks pretty decent in its new form. If you’re feeling daring: Droid 2 owners can point their browsers here while Droid X users can head on over here..

O2 Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Delayed.

Aprils 1st will not see the release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play on UK carrier O2. The much awaited PlayStation Phone which was announced back in February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona apparently has a few minor yet critical issues according to O2:

“As the head of O2’s device testing team, my team and I see every phone that O2 will be selling before it goes on sale. Our job, as I mentioned in my last blog post, is to make sure these phones are ready for our customers before they go on sale,” explains Stuart Hibberd, head of O2’s testing team. “We’ve been testing the phone non-stop for weeks and have found some bugs in the software that, if they’re not fixed, means customers won’t have a great experience. We’ve been working with Sony Ericsson to get these bugs ironed out, but haven’t been able to get them fixed in time for us to be able to launch the phone on April 1st as we originally planned.”

The statement by O2 doesn’t include any specifics as to what the exact bug(s) are. Nonetheless, it’s a bummer for O2 customers looking to get their hands on a very popular Android device that has been rumored as in the making for years. However, we must applaud Sony Ericsson in not simply rushing the Xperia Play to market and instead taking the time to iron out as many bugs as possible before shipping said phone. Contrary to popular belief, such a scenario isn’t the norm.

Angry Birds Rio Hitting webOS And Symbian App Stores April 8th.

Symbian and webOS users watching their iOS and Android frenemies enjoying all the spoils that Angry Birds Rio has to offer can finally let go of the jealousy and malice. They too will be getting their own versions of the uber popular game April 8th.

Thus far, Angry Birds has proven quite the mobile giant in terms of downloads and popularity. Nearly every platform that has access to some version of Angry Birds also has it sitting somewhere near the top of at least one download list/category.

If pricing is to follow older versions of Angry Birds on the respective app stores above, look to spend ~$1.99 on Angry Birds Rio. To us, that’s a small price to pay for the hours of enjoyment it will fill you life with.

Android 2.3 Coming To Xperia X10 This Summer.

Even though Sony may have already claimed to have given up one their Xperia X10 after Eclair, a new post on the Sony Ericsson Product Blog says otherwise. In a surprising turn of events, SE has pulled a complete 180 from their previous stance and is now planning to roll out an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update to the Xperia X10 Q2/Q3 of this year. Unfortunately, the other Xperia devices from the same time frame — X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro, and X8 — won’t be seeing the same love and are still forever stuck at Android 2.1. Nevertheless, X10 owners should no doubt feel a bit better about their X10 purchase after hearing the news.

Real Racing 2 HD To Include 1080p Support, Awesome Graphics!

It doesn’t really seem like all that long ago we (the tech world as a whole) were swooning over such bleeding edge technology as the Game Boy Color and it’s revolutionary color screen. And now here were are in 2011 with tablets such as the iPad 2 featuring games that look downright amazing. Highlighting that claim is Real Racing 2 for iOS which features full 1080p output to HDTVs, a solid 30fps, dual-screen racing, and driver information/HUD-type information being displayed on your iPad when playing via HDTV. The app isn’t quite available yet, though is due out relatively soon. For now, hop on past for the pixel porn…

WiFi-Only Motorola XOOM Shipping March 27th From Costco. $590.

Anxious to get your mobile compute on but don’t need/want 3G and want it all powered by the latest and greatest Android 3.0 OS? Come March 27th, you’ll be in luck. On that date, Costco will officially start selling the Motorola XOOM WiFI-only edition for $590. If you order online now, Costco will zero out shipping and even toss in a free gel case for the XOOM. Make note, purchasing a XOOM in-store will require a Costco membership, while purchasing online won’t. However, Costco may levy a surcharge on you if you’re not part of their club. Fair enough. Any bites?

Google Delaying Android 3.0 Source Code Release.

Contrary to what some people would call “open source”, Google has announced that they are officially delaying the release of Android 3.0′s (Honeycomb) source code. The reasoning — Android 3.0 was rushed to make the XOOM’s targeted launch date and as such isn’t yet ready for other devices, namely non-tablet devices like smartphones. The ramifications are simple. People who aren’t commercially involved with Google will have to wait to get their hands on the Android 3.0 source code, and in turn create customized versions of the OS.

Hopefully the optimization period doesn’t last too long. We know there are plenty of Android smartphone users out there aching on the insides to get a bit of Android 3.0 love on their mobile devices. Although, you can take matters into your own hands by continuously checking XDA and other similar forums if you want Android 3.0 sooner than Google is ready to give it to you…