Google is expecting anywhere from 18-20 Android phones this year from 8 or 9 different manufacturers. That means our Android universe will just get better. Andy Rubin said all that during the Google I/O conference but the number could be even bigger since some manufacturers might not have revealed their Android plans yet. So far we know that HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Acer, Dell, Sony Ericsson, Huawei, Kogan Agora and Asus have all announced one way or another that they are going to make at least one Android phone. Given these future choices, what will you buy? Android, Apple or Palm?

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Well will Android go next? In case you are also wondering about the next Google mobile OS version then we have a sneak peak for you. Android 2.0 codenamed “Donut” has been spotted. The Donut was demoed at the I/O keynote today and those attending have seen the Android Search in action. This next search version in Android 2.0 will let you search either online or on your local machine for stuff. There’s even going to be a text-to-speech API available which will let developers integrate Google’s Voice Search in any application. Google will surely add more features to it by the time the Donut becomes available so we’ll be monitoring it for you. In the mean time you can always enjoy the Cupcake.

via Engadget

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