Android honeycomb tablet

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Android honeycomb tablet : Android is coming on in leaps and bounds, and not just in the smartphone world, where it's quickly becoming the OS of choice for the discerning mobile fanatic. Google isn't satisfied though - it will stop at nothing short of total Android domination, and it wants its classy operating system to take over the tablet world too.

Honeycomb is version 3.0 of the Android operating system, and it has been developed specifically to work on tablets. Why is that necessary? Well, one of the big problems with previous versions of Android running on tablets was that it behaved just like a smartphone - the icons and interface weren't designed for a larger display, and often we've found that smartphone versions of Android don't take advantage of the screen real-estate, and the powerful hardware that accompanies a great big tablet.

The interface also has a refreshed feel, with a holographic, pseudo-3D effect swooshing hither and thither. The homescreen interface remains - you'll get five different homescreens and you can customise them, and switch between them by swiping your finger left and right. There's also increased customisation, so you can zoom in to get a better look at widgets and apps running on your various homescreens.

Everything is laid out very cleanly indeed, and really makes use of the fact that on a tablet you've got a lot more space to play with - no massive icons are present here.

Possible Android 3.0 versions now include Ice Cream and Jelly Bean, which we know little about. Vic Gundotra, who normally gives the big Google I/O keynote, is said to be working on the Google +1 project (formerly Google Me).

What do you guys think about this latest rumor? Do you believe Google will use Android 2.4 and save 3.0 for something special later in the year?

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