A Polish Android forum posted a thread claiming to contain a download for an official Gingerbread build for the Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Before you get too excited, let me remind you this is for European and Asian devices and not for US devices, like Captivate/Vibrant/Fascinate/Epic.

That said, in no time we expect the community to get their hands on this ROM development. Soon you may be seeing unofficial Gingerbread ROMs floating for US phones. It also provides some concrete evidence that Samsung is well on their way to preparing a Gingerbread release for Galaxy S phones, it’s just a matter of time.

The link to download the ROM is here.

For all those who wanted to try out the Honeycomb boot animation on a CM7ed Nexus S, here we are with the same. The original work is the courtesy of XDA member zul8er, and tnpapadakos. Don’t believe see it for yourself in the video below.

The best part is that this boot is not restricted to Nexus S or CM7, apparently, but also to EVO, and many others. Te rooting of the Honeycomb is simple, but the usual disclaimer says: this has not been thoroughly tested, and if you back up the original beforehand, there shouldn’t be much to worry about.

Here’s the list of smartphones on which it works:

• Captivate (Firefly 2.1, Cognition 3.04)
• EVO 4G (CM7)
• Nexus One (CM7)
• Nexus S (Stock ROM, CM7)
• Milestone XT720 (stock 2.1, 2.2.1)
• MyTouch 4G (CM7)
• Vibrant (Stock ROM)

Here are the instructions to install it.

Step 1: Download the boot animation.

Step 2: Using root explorer, copy bootanimation.zip to the /system/media/ folder. (Copy over the existing ones.)

Remember: Even though it’s easy to reboot, but there’s some risk involved.

Let us know how well it worked?

The openness of Android platform has enabled several developers to design new apps, leaving users a wide choice to pick alternatives. That being said, Zimly offers a FREE clean, crisp and new streamlined look for your media player.

 Zimly has the expected standard features and necessary functionality of a media player. It’s the design of the application that has caught our eyes. If you’re ready to upgrade the look and feel of your media player, then go ahead at look at the Zimly,

What do you think about the app, let us know your comments. 

A tipster informed us that HTC would soon be joining the Windows bandwagon, as it is about to launch HTC Trophy running the latest version of Windows Phone 7, complete with copy/paste support. It resembles its European cousin that was launched last October, the only physical difference spotted was red highlights around back instead of the the orangish-yellow innards.

The developer of the extremely popular SetCPU app has managed to get a 50% clock speed increase out of the XOOM’s dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2, accelerating it to a screaming 1.5GHz. It’s like attaching a very large turbo to your four-cylinder car.

The powerful figure of 1.5GHz is an impressive number regardless how the Tegra 2 driving the XOOM really is. Viola! It’s the fastest Android tablet in the world.

Enjoy the video below.

For early users of Motorola Atrix 4G, custom ROM can be installed that would offer more flexibility with your super-duper new phone. Developer Design Gears’ Adeo ROM is now available for download. While it may not show any immediate mind-blowing changes to the typical end user, it gives you a reboot option, and is deodexed, which would allow developers and advanced users greater power to modify and replace apps APK files.
While one can install the ROM whether rooted or not, it offers the following downsides.
You cannot do a factory reset, or you could end up bricking your possession.
You cannot ever pull the battery, or risk suffering a heavy damage.
The direct usefulness of this update depends on the your level of experience and if you’re a developer or not. The developer’s complete instructions can be found in the XDA thread.