Android 3

Google's OS will soon achieve its third iteration, bringing a set of cool new characteristics to Google's OS. 

Even though Google has not formally launched its new OS, Asus are already underway with a new tablet carrying the latest edition, the Eee Pad Slider. 

The new edition is exactly tailored for the 7 to 10 inch monitors that characterizes tablet PCs right now. 

The consumer interface has gotten a good face-lift and the navigation is done by way of a bar at the bottom of the display screen. The primary menu in Android 3. "Honeycomb" seems to be markedly various than what we have been accustomed to in our Google-mobiles. A lot more widgets adorn the display screen, and you can also scroll by means of your inbox in Gmail or flip by means of your calendar. You can even develop a widget for a single particular person on your contact list and as a result receive a steady stream of updates from social networking sites where you are signed up, for example Facebook. 

It is not clear how thirsty Android 3.0 is in terms of battery juice. Motorola guarantees, nonetheless, that the upcoming Xoom tablet will last for up to 10 hours of video playback on one charge. On the other hand it is not acknowledged how swiftly the battery is used up when multitasking in the new OS. 

Additionally, with Honeycomb, it will be feasible to get applications to use the total display of the tablet PC, for instance by splitting it into two areas. A single one could be the new Gmail app, exactly where you can see a window with picked messages, although in another can retain an eye on your inbox and see if new mail has arrived. In a lot of ways it works like the see you're accustomed to to-you recognized} from the browser on your PC or Mac. 

Talking of which, the browser that arrives with Android 3.0 gets a large upgrade in the new version. It is now achievable to do the job with numerous tabs and as a result have numerous world wide web pages open simultaneously, very much like Opera. You also have the alternative to browse without leaving visible tracks courtesy of Google's Incognito implementation. This may well be valuable if your tablet PC is shared amongst many relatives members. It is also feasible to synchronize bookmarks with Chrome if you use this net browser on your personal computer. 

Video chat has not genuinely penetrated the market place but but suppliers are apparently ready to supply new merchandise with the characteristic. Apple was proud to offer FaceTime a year- back and Android 3 is also ready with an integrated remedy based on GoogleTalk. 

Android 3. also delivers many incremental improvements. Playing videos from YouTube takes you to a new interface and the cellular working technique is optimized as an eReader from the begin, with access to Google eBooks. 

Google has not yet set an official launch date for Honeycomb, but according to Motorola, the new Xoom tablet, that Android developers are utilizing to produce the new software package, will be ready inside of the up coming couple of months. Then it won't be very long before- we can anticipate to see a lot of many more smartphones, tablets and other devices with the new edition of Android.