Android 2.1 released as Linux 2.6.33 hits rc4
January 14, 2010The Android community released the SDK for Android 2.1, which ships with Google's new Nexus One phone, and the Motorola Backflip phone is rumored for a March AT&T launch. Meanwhile, the Linux kernel that drives Android, as well as numerous devices, desktops, and servers, was released in a WiFi-focused Linux 2.6.33-rc4.