Only a couple of day ago, CyanogenMod team released its third candidate (RC) for CyanogenMod 7, and today the RC 4 version is ready for download.

This build most likely will be the last release candidate before we see a final, stable version of CM7. That’s a positive news, because CM7 RC4 is fairly stable. Some existing bugs on the EVO and Nexus One are yet to be fixed, but there should be plenty of other bug fixes within this release. Those of you with NookColor will be delighted to know that hardware acceleration is now supported in this build.

That said, the team is headed for a stable release of CM7 based on Android 2.3 OS aka Gingerbread. This alone helps the CyanogenMod team to easily target bugs that must be addressed.

At this rate, we are likely to see a stable release of CyanogenMod 7 as the popular custom Android ROM available!

Download the ROM Manager app here.

Several Android smartphone are hitting the product shelves in April & May. Most of them are available via Verizon Wireless. Here’s the released dates sheet.

•  Samsung Charge (Samsung Stealth/Droid Charge) – April 7th
•  Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY – April 14th
•  HTC Incredible 2 – April 28th
•  LG Revolution – May 5th
•  Motorola Bionic – May
•  Motorola Droid X2 – May
• Samsung Galaxy S II – May

 All the devices will run Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread and will obtain 4G connectivity.

It looks Samsung has a magic wand, as it‘s not stopping to amaze us with its new launches every month. With yet another version of the original Galaxy S Android smartphone – Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9001, we sure would some sparks.

According to a Russian journal, Galaxy S Plus will be launched with Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread, and a powerful single core 1.4GHz processor.

Other features include:

• TouchWiz 3.0 UI
• 4- inch Super AMOLED display
• 8GB of internal memory
• 1650 mAh battery
• Metallic back cover

In Russia, the Samsung Galaxy S Plus is expected to arrive next month, for the hefty price of 23,990 rubles ($840). Let’s see when Samsung makes an official announcement.

Even though Amazon stranded iOS owners in the middle of nowhere with its new Cloud Player service, there’s still a way to stream your songs via the mobile version of Safari. However, this method allows you to listen one song at a time, and these songs can be only played on the Safari’s audio player.

Guess that’s good for those who really need to listen to a song in their Amazon locker and can’t get to a computer. Here’s what you do:

Step 1: Go to Amazon.com and log in with your account.

Step 2: Click the Cloud Drive link.

Step 3: Select the folder and music file you wish to listen. Tap the check box next to those songs and then tap the “Download” button at the top of your screen.

Step 4:  Safari will launch QuickTime audio player and begin streaming your song. If you want to listen to the next song on your list, go back to the Cloud Drive again.

A good method, but surely a cumbersome one, as you have to keeping going back and forth.

Instead, give SugarSync a try. It stores up to 5 GB of music for free and stream it to any Android or iOS device 

Expected for release on April 4 by Bell in Canada, HTC Incredible S will tend to be costlier on contract than other Android handsets currently on carrier’s contract (Motorola Atrix, HTC Desire Z).

 In the advertisement below the Bell Incredible S will cost $99.95 with a new 3-year agreement. The off-contract price is $499.95.

The Incredible S will come with Froyo aka Android 2.2, but worry not as an upgrade to Gingerbread aka Android 2.3 will be available later this year.

 What do you think?

Like it or not, fragmentation is a big issue among Android community. As companies continue to customize the OS to their tastes apps that work with one phone may not work on others. SoundCloud is  looking for testers to help perfect there Android app. Here is their message below:

“Thanks for being interested in testing our SoundCloud app for Android! Because Android comes in so many different versions and on so many phones, we need to find a couple of users who are willing to help us improve our app. Join our beta tester group to give us direct feedback and help us squash bugs.”

To sign up to be a tester, follow this link.