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Ever since the next little green robot was given a name (Gingerbread), rumor mongers have been quite active in spreading “news” about it. The Google Android 3.0 operating system was said to have been developed for next generation smart phones and, as such, will not be compatible with any of the ‘Droid devices available at present.

The rumors circulating stated that the Gingerbread had a screen resolution requirement (1280 x 760 to be exact) and will not be compatible with some screen sizes. It also entailed a mobile phone to have a next gen processor, which is at least 1 GHz, in order to run the resource heavy platform.

Due to the steep minimum specs rumored to be needed by the device, the 3.0 version would split the Google Android family of devices in half. Those who would run the 3.0 would be the high end devices while those that would be upgradeable to a 2.2 would be in the cheap or mass market mobile phone category. And from the rumors being circulated, it appeared that the HTC Desire and Google’s own Nexus One would fall into the latter category. Lastly, Gingerbread is due to be released mid-October this year.

As to why these were given to the public as news, nobody knows. Perhaps this was just a trend prediction gone awry, or maybe it is just an innocent comment that happened to reach the ears of Google execs. At any rate, Google lead for Android Open Source and Compatibility Technology, Dan Morrillhas, had to dispel the rumors through his Tweet:

“I love it when people just make stuff up and report it as news. In summary, please remember that rumors are not official announcements. .”

So if you currently own a Nexus One, you will probably be able to update your ‘Droid to version 3.0 without problems in the future. If you want to know what makes Gingerbread worth all the fuss, just feast your eyes on version 2.2.