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Android 3.0 is here, and it's a stunner.

Released only for the Motorola Xoom tablet so far, the new operating system, which started life on Android smartphones but is now formatted for the larger touchscreen, will eventually make its way onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as well as other tablets from big manufacturers like Acer, HTC, Dell, Asus, LG, MSI and Toshiba.

Google's improved operating system boasts a number of upgrades that could give the iPad 2's operating system, iOS 4.3, a run for its money.

Android 3.0 release date

The Android 3.0 release date is currently unclear. The Motorola Xoom is already out in the US, although other hardware manufacturers say they're still waiting for Google to give them the all-clear to put their devices on the shelves.

Needless to say, the official, final release is just weeks away. And when that day comes, expect to see a flood of Android 3.0 tablets explode onto the market.

In 2008, we sat down with Erick Tseng, then a senior product manager at Google and the main point of contact for Android OS, for an article on Google research projects.

Curiously, Tseng never mentioned tablets, but he did talk about a new operating system that could work on many different types of computing devices. Tseng had an Android prototype phone he let us view over his shoulder.


Android 3.0 is an open source project helmed by Google. From all reports, the company doesn't make a great income from the operating system and plans to derive revenue the way they always do: from ads that appear when you search.

Developers gain full access to the code base and searchable documentation.

One of the main issues with Android early on was that the code is flexible enough to run on a variety of devices but the interface is designed for smartphones. Android 3.0 makes better use of the screen size for tablets.

For example, Gmail on a smartphone runs best in a vertical orientation so you can quickly scan through emails. On a tablet, Android 3.0 provides a way for the email client to run with your messages on the left and a preview pane on the right.

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Android 3.0 mostly accommodates the screen size, but there are a few times when the operating system could have been reformatted better, or when apps still run in a smartphone mode.

Compared to iOS 4.3, which is running on the iPad 2, Android 3.0 is much more streamlined for tablets. There are pop-overs, like a thumbnail view that shows you a preview of open apps, and the settings and status overlays are decidedly more advanced.

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Also, Android 3.0 taps into the power of the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor for showing videos, letting you flip quickly through photos and album covers, and playing games.

Google is committed to the platform. Even in the first week after the release of the Motorola Xoom, the company released a new version that works with Adobe Flash, even before that software update became available

HTC Flyer tablet will get Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Says HTC | 3anime

HTC Flyer tablet will get Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Says HTC | 3anime: "HTC Flyer tablet will get Android 3.0"

When we heard the news that HTC was releasing their own version of a tablet device, the HTC Flyer, everyone got all excited but when we heard that it won’t run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb, all that excitement faded. Apparently, HTC didn’t have enough time to customize their Sense UI for Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

I think HTC has noticed this though they have been mun about it.. until now. We read from Engadget that HTC has replied to a question via twitter saying that they “will be offering a Honeycomb upgrade when it’s made available.”

The HTC Flyer has a 7-inch 1024×600 capacitive screen, front and rear cameras, wifi, bluetooth, 16GB of storage expandable by microSD, will be powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor. One very unique aspect of this tablet device that it relies a lot on its digital pen.

If you’re looking to get the HTC Flyer in the US, the Wi-Fi only 16GB version of the HTC Flyer is now available for pre-order on eBay for $800. So, will you be getting one? .. or will you be getting the iPad 2 or the other new Android tablets coming out.

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           The GCC 4.6.0 release announcement has gone out. There is a long list of changes for this release, including support for the Go language, improved C++0x support, many optimization improvements including a "scalable whole program optimizer" which is said to be stable enough to use, a new -Ofast option, and more.