Android 2.3 the next major update?

There are circulating reports suggesting that Android 2.3 may be the next "major" update to this smartphone operating system. I thought that Android 3.0 was going to be next, but maybe the folks at Google have something else in mind before they roll out 3.0.

What types of features will be included in the next version of Android? I suspect that we'll see some performance improvements and enhancements to the web browsing experience.