Android 2.3 a.k.a. Gingerbread released

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) was finally released today. Some of the feature highlights of the new platform version include:

• Enhancements for game development: New concurrent garbage collector, optimized event handling, more extensive set of native APIs exposed for NDK developers, support for several new sensor types, including gyroscope.
• Rich multimedia: New video formats VP8 and WebM. Audio effects such as reverb, equalization, and bass boost.
• New forms of communication: Support for front-facing camera, SIP/VOIP, and Near Field Communications (NFC).

Also SDK tools have been updated to provide more efficient and powerful tools, such as new UI Builder (preview).

Watch the following official video as a quick introduction to highlights of the 2.3 platform release: