Android 2.4, the next iteration of Android after Android Gingerbread 2.3, could be arriving as soon as April. That’s mighty quick, and will probably arrive before most people have received network upgrades to 2.3. Android 2.4 has more surprises in store too: it will not be called Ice Cream, or Ice Cream Sandwich, but will be another version of Android. Confused? Read on.
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At a demo of the Motorola Xoom (with Google showing off the latest build of Android Honeycomb 3.0 on the Xoom too) we heard that not only does the Xoom have all the shiny new UIs and knick knacks of Android Honeycomb 3.0, it’s also got a barometer. This won’t just tell you the weather though, it also effectively cranks the GPS skills of the Motorola Xoom up a notch.
We’ve barely had time to digest news about Android Honeycomb, and already chatter is starting about the next version of Android. A leak, straight from the mouth of Android chief Andy Rubin, reveals that the next iteration of Android will be called Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
Hardware specs for Android tablets getting an Android Honeycomb update have leaked, despite there being no official announcement about the next Android OS. It means that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will not qualify for Android Honeycomb, and so won’t be getting an upgrade.
Android Honeycomb, the Android 3.0 we’ve been expecting after Christmas, could in fact be 2.4, potentially pushing back the release of the 3.0 to later in the year. As it stands, Android Honeycomb still looks like it’s the first Android build for tablets, but that the Android 3.0 tag is being saved “for something big”.
Now we’ve had an eyeful of Chrome OS, and with Android 3.0 promising to be just round the corner on the other side of new year, it’s starting to look like Google might be getting into competition with itself. If both Chrome OS and Android 3.0 end up on tablets, which one would you rather be using? Click and tell!
Another Nexus S Android 2.3 Gingerbread leak is here, the latest in a steady stream. This leaks brings us some shonky snaps of the slick body of the Nexus S, plus a whole bunch of speculative specs for Android 2.3, which we’re now all but certain is Gingerbread, with Honeycomb now tipped to be the Android tablet OS, 3.0. Click through for more info and photos.
Yesterday we asked you if the flurry of new tablets that were hitting the shelves now and in the next few months mean that the iPad would be knocked off top dog spot in the tablet stakes. 47 per cent of you said that the iPad is still king, and it will be for some time. 38 per cent of you though, said that the iPad would be toppled by the arrival of Android for tablets, Android 3.0. Only 13 per cent said the iPad had already been toppled, and a couple of people said the BlackBerry PlayBook and webOS would topple the iPad when they arrive.