Google intros Android 3.0 operating system 'Honeycomb'

BANGALORE, INDIA: Search engine giant Google Inc. has announced the preview of their latest Android based operating  system 'Honeycomb' during the annual Consumer Electronic show at Las Vegas, USA.

"Honeycomb is the next version of the Android platform, designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets," said Andy Rubin, VP of Engineering in a blog post.

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It it said that the company has spent a lot of time refining the user experience in Honeycomb, and developed a brand new, truly virtual and holographic user interface.

According to the blog, the new Android operating will refine multi-tasking, elegant notifications, access to over 100,000 apps on Android Market, home screen customization with a new 3D experience and redesigned widgets that are richer and more interactive.

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Rubin added that they’ve also made some upgrades to the web browser, including tabbed browsing, form auto-fill, syncing with your Google Chrome bookmarks, and incognito mode for private browsing.

Honeycomb also features the latest Google Mobile innovations including Google Maps 5 with 3D interactions and offline reliability, access to over 3 million Google eBooks, and Google Talk, which now allows you to video and voice chat with any other Google Talk enabled device (PC, tablet, etc).

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