Android ‘Gingerbread’ 3.0 Tablet OS

Seems like the pending release of an Android tablet is generating heaps of blognews?

Android ‘Gingerbread’ 3.0 Coming in December, Android ‘Icecream’ 4.0 Coming Late 2011

from Mobilewhack.com by Jeff Baker

Google’s Android mobile operating system has quickly become one of the most used mobile platforms in the world. However, while it is quite capable in its current iteration, there is still much room to grow. Due to this fact, Google will obviously push on to release future versions of their Android platform, as we’ve told you many times in the past.

However, while we know that these future versions are coming, when exactly is any one’s guess. Luckily, sources have reported today that Google is planning to ship the third version of their Android operating system dubbed Gingerbread this December. Now, this is the version of Android that will be tailored more towards tablets including a whole set of features aimed directly at slate devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Additionally, Google will push on following Android 3.0’s release to work on Android 4.0, also known as Icecream. Unfortunately, this version of Android won’t be available for public consumption until late 2011.

We’ll keep you posted as the story unfolds.

Netbook News By Peter Cartwright 19 Oct, 2010 7:15 pm

Update: HTC Tablet delayed further? Digitimes again reports a delay again, from Q4 2010 to Q2 2010. The last rumor we heard was that it’ll be delayed to Q1 2011, so this rumor, if true, sets the HTC tablet release date back even further.

Update: Digitimes has rumors of its own – ODM Pegatron recently landed orders for HTC’s tablet with some specs revealed – Nvidia Tegra 2, a multi-touch display with a 1280 x 720 resolution (no mention of screen size), 32GB SSD, 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Android with Marketplace support. Estimated price of $790.

Rumors about a tablet from HTC go way back to the start of this year with the most recent one being a possible Google Chrome OS tablet that would be released via Verizon on Black Friday this year. While that rumor was quickly shot down by Engadget here’s the latest one a month later.

HTC plans to launch a tablet in Q1 2011, possibly with Android 3.0 – sounds entirely plausible because many other manufacturers have announced just that. The same source says that RIM, Nokia and Motorola are readying their 7-10 inch tablets – we’ve heard about these tablets from these companies previously – the RIM BlackPad, the Motorola-Verizon tablet and a MeeGo based Nokia tablet.

Source: Digitimes

Android 3.0 due to start hitting tablets in December ahead of January launch

from Engadget by Tim Stevens

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A holiday tradition? Making things out of gingerbread, and Google is doing its part to keep that practice alive according to a report statingAndroid 3.0 Gingerbread is set to hit some tablets this December. Those will just be early samples destined only to light up the eyes of engineers who've been very, very good this year, but the rest of us naughty boys and girls will get to see those slates when they launch to the public in January. We hear there's a little electronics showhappening that time of year, and supposedly HTC, Samsung, andMotorola will be showing their Gingerbread tablets there, amongst others (but not Lenovo, apparently). We can't wait to get a taste.

Lenovo Delays US Android Tablet Until Honeycomb, Cancels Windows 7 Tablet Altogether

from TechCrunch by Matt Burns

Hopefully you weren’t sitting on the Android tablet sidelines, patiently waiting for Lenovo’s options. Yeah, it’s not going to happen anytime soon. The company’s COO recent stated that the Lenovo’s US-market tablet will not be based around the Android 2.2 Froyo release, but rather Honeycomb. Therefore, if Google pushes back Honeycomb, Lenovo’s tablet will obviously have to suit. This puts the tablet on schedule for a Summer 2011 release — or rather a few months into the iPad 2′s life.
While the Android tablet was delayed, the Windows 7 flavor is simply canceled and for good reason too. Lenovo’s director of new technology, Howard Locker, nailed it by saying, “The challenge with Windows 7 is that it’s based on the same paradigm as 1985—it’s really an interface that’s optimized for a mouse and keyboard. It has to be optimized for touch. How do you do that?” Finally! At least someone gets it. Well, seeing how there really isn’t that many Windows 7 tablets available, a good amount of higher-ups probably get it, but it’s nice to see one actually say why.
It’s somewhat strange, however, to see Lenovo taking this standoffish approach though. This is the same company that stunned the CES 2010 press with some of the only innovative products at the whole show.