Thursday, February 3, 2011

Honeycomb gets official!!

Google has finally unveiled the tablet-optimized Android version. Dubbed as Honeycomb, this is Android’s version number 3.0.
While Honeycomb has been custom-made for tablets, but Google also seeks to clutch it with smartphones in the coming future – Though, no guarantees there.
Honeycomb has been built from the scratch to make it a true tablet OS. While the objectives of Android have been kept as usual, UI has seen a total change.
Many new features have been introduced and a few have been tweaked. Some of these changes have been listed below.
  • Multi-tasking made easier, buoyed by a dedicated button at the bottom of the screen
  • Widgets are scrollable and developers can write their apps to take advantage of the feature. New “stack” style widgets let users flick through (books, Youtube, etc).
  • Notifications are now non-intrusive, improving the phone experience. They pop-up at the bottom right hand side of screen, with added details such as pictures and more.
  • Settings can be toggled swiftly from bottom right hand side of the screen
  • Brand new RenderScript 3D graphics platform made for our elegant UI. I will soon post more details on RenderScript.
  • A new music player, better looking with carousel and other features
Watch full Honeycomb launch event now.This video will give you the first hand information about the tablet OS along with app demos.

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