Android, European Developers and ADC 2

My new role at Google hasn't left me with much time for bogging lately, which is a shame because there's a lot going on that's worthy of note.

The good news is that blogging is now a bigger part of my job role -- albeit not on this blog.

As part of Google's developer relations team I'll be writing regularly for the EMEA Developer Blog (like last week's post calling for European entries for the second Android Developer Challenge). We aim to include plenty of content with a local flavour for developers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rather than do all the work ourselves, we're also hoping to reach out to the community and get regular guest posts from EMEAs developer community. Comments are open, so let us know what you think and what you want to hear about.

While I'm here, some Android updates:

• Andy Rubin has announced around 18-20 new Android powered handsets before the end of the year.
• The HTC Hero is available for order at Orange UK.
• The Samsung Galaxy is available from Bouygues Telecom in France and O2 in Germany (as the i7500).