Froyo

Here's a quick look at the improvements in the recently announced Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS:

1) Improved Speed - Judging by the test done by the good people at Android Central, it's impressive!

2) Better Enterprise Support - FroYo will include over 20 new enterprise features. These include better Exchange support, with auto-discovery, improved security etc. Great for folks who want to be connected to work.

3) Cloud-to-Device API - Google services, Chrome extensions, and soon-to-be released Chrome apps will be able to sync with your Android device. Hmm... maybe this is the first step to merge Android and Chrome?

4) Tethering - makes your phone a portable wi-fi hotspot! Good stuff!

5) New Browser - The Javascript interpreter in Chrome will be used in FroYo's native browser, it will be the fastest mobile browser available.

6) Install apps on SD memory - In FroYo, apps can be moved to, and launched from, the phone's SD card. This is what has been terribly lacking in the earlier versions of Android. You can now load as many apps as you want!

7) Flash 10.1 and AIR support - +1 over the iPhone.

8) Web-based Android Market - Apps can be purchased on the Web-based store and synced down to your Android device.

9) App auto-updating - You can now "Update All" and have the ability to check "allow automatic updating" when you download a new app.

10) Music Sync - Users will be able to sync their local music collection with their Android device and stream wirelessly.

Massive, massive improvements over the previous versions.

Now to wait for what Apple has to offer with their next version of the iPhone. Hopefully Steve Jobs will unveil it at WWDC on 7 June 2010. Wait for it!