Jump starting your week on this fine Tuesday morning, it’s your US Update. News on Google’s upcoming I/O event are breaking headlines — the big news is that Android Ice Cream could end Android fragmentation for good. We check out a video of Android Honeycomb running on an original Galaxy Tab and then drop details on Sony’s Android tablet. This and more on today’s US Update.
Android fragmentation as we know it could finally be coming to a close. At Google I/O in five weeks, rumors suggest that Google will announce Ice Cream, the next version of Android. Purportedly Android Ice Cream would run on all devices, smartphones, tablets and even the Google TV. New research data has shown that Android is now the most popular smartphone OS in the UK. With 28 percent of the British smartphone market in its pocket it looks like nothing can stop Android domination.
A video has been released over at xda-developers showing the original Galaxy Tab and its 7-inch display running Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The port is still a ways off from a final release, but if you’re the daring type we’ve got your instructions on how to give it a go. According to Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer, the company will release an Android 3.0 tablet by the end of Summer 2011. Will we see the world’s first Playstation-certified tablet this year?
Last up on today’s agenda is a neat little accessory for your iOS device, the Griffin PowerJolt Micro Car Charger. This 12-volt car charger delivers 10 watts of power, enough to charge the iPad and fast-charge any iPhone or iPod. That wraps up your daily tech news for Tuesday. As always I’m Nick Marshall and I’ll see you again tomorrow.
