Froyo source code drops

Looks like Google have dropped the Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) source code into AOSP and our man cyanogen has already announced it for our precious devices.

In his Twitter comments he stated it will be for Nexus One and Droid first and then we have to assume Magic and G1 will be second after all the hard work cyanogen and co have put into it already.

He has also mentioned that CM6 will be appearing on the Desire too (hopefully with the 720P hack!!).

Here's to a long wait for us all while cyan and all the other devs put a lot of hard work into making out devices push to the limits!

In the interim visit cyanogenmod or if you've never seen it before visit Google's site.

Motorola punts mega huge Droid phone

Motorola has released its latest Android offering, the Droid Xy, and it's one chunky, funky monkey. Which is a good thing.

By chunky, we mean not only its size — big — but also all the tasty bits it contains: a snappy 1GHz TI OMAP3630 processor, hefty 1540 mAh battery, versatile 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with dual-LED flash, welcome HDMI port, convenient 8GB of built-in memory coupled with an SD card slot that take up to 32GB more, and enormous 4.3-inch display. More on "enormous" in a moment.

By funky, we mean that its camera set-up gives the Droid X a lumpy-forehead look. While the main body of the handset is more than acceptably thin, the bulky camera and flash unit require a heftier amount of space.

But if the quality of a smartphone's camera is important to you, you may forgive this lumpy shooter's bulgy housing. The camera captures not only 8-megapixel stills with touch-to-focus capability and "shutter" speeds of up to 1/1000th of a second, but also 720p HD video with noise cancellation and special effects such as slo-mo.

Mystery surrounds 'horse-boy' on Google Street View

Mystery surrounds a man wearing a horse's head who has been captured on Google's Street View in Aberdeen.

The man - who has become known as 'horse-boy' - can be seen in the Hardgate area of the city.

The sighting has become a popular attraction on Google's service, which offers a photographic map of streets.

The man is wearing dark trousers, a purple shirt - and a brown and white horse's head.

Dozens of BBC news website users have e-mailed from across Europe to say they know who horse boy is.

Others have sent in images of the mystery horse-head wearer and some have claimed to be him.

Stefan Kleen from Germany said he and a friend met horse-boy at a German festival last weekend.

He added: "He only spoke English so we didn't really talk a lot to him."