| Letter from the Editor
July 14, 2010
 "It's true, Froyo is much much faster than 2.1!" That was Laptop staff writer Brian Neal, who five minutes after porting the yet-unreleased mobile OS known as Android 2.2 to a Motorola Droid smart phone, jumped from his desk proclaiming its near-instant speed and Olympic-caliber performance. Instructions to replace Android 2.1 with it's faster, spunkier, and younger sibling have been available since May, when Google announced the existence of the new software, but in case you haven't Amazon'ed your copy of "Steal This OS!" just yet, we posted instructions for hesitant readers just this week (see story to the right). Our next step? To gather all the perks of Froyo'ing your device. This includes offerings of speed and better performance, as well as Android's little-explored black market. In the murky space where Froyo exists on the devices of hard-edge consumers, lie a number of homegrown OSes, non-Google approved apps, and more. If you've been wandering this Android No Man's Land, tell us about your favorite unofficial customizations or applications for Froyo by responding to this email. We'll be sure to include your picks in the next leg of our journey through the still-uncharted territory called Android 2.2!
See you next week!
Kenneth Butler, Web Producer
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