Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” … How awesome is this?
Posted: January 27th, 2011 | Author: TimConneally | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 3.0, Android, bee, easter egg, Google, graphic, hidden, honeycomb, logo, mascot, OS, tablet | No Comments »
Do I smell Gingerbread?
Posted: June 30th, 2010 | Author: TimConneally | Filed under: Android | Tags: 2.1, 3.0, after, Android, CPU, froyo, gingerbread, Google, handset, Mobile, operating system, OS, phone, rumor, smartphone, ui, upgrade | No Comments »Well, the rumors are coming in, and they’re not exactly the most positive things. As usual, people are throwing around the same tired-ass fragmentation argument.
Rumor 1.) Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) is due in mid-October, with the first handsets shipping in the Nov/Dec range for the holidays (which sounds like a revisitation of 2.0)
Rumor 2.) Minimum hardware requirements for Android 3.0 devices are: 1GHZ CPU, 512MB or RAM, displays from 3.5″ and higher.
Rumor 3.) A New 1280×760 resolution is available for the devices with displays of 4″ and higher (I keep screaming “convergence,” but I don’t know if anybody is listening…)
Rumor 4.) Completely new 3D-esque UI. This one seems almost logical. Hopefully you will be able to turn off all animations.
Rumor 5.) 3.0 will be for high end devices, and lower-end handsets will keep Android 2.1/2.2