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Live Blog: Android Honeycomb

By | February 1, 2011, 2:00pm PST

Google is scheduled to offer an in-depth look at Honeycomb, also known as Android 3.0, on Wednesday, February 2; and ZDNet will deliver real-time reporting and analysis of the event, which kicks off at 10am PST/1pm EST, right here — so bookmark this page.

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James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, and has been sharing his insights on mobile technology for almost that long. Prior to joining ZDNet, James was the Founding Editor of jkOnTheRun, a CNET Top 100 Tech Blog that was acquired by GigaOM in 2008 and is now part of that prestigious tech network. James' writing has appeared in many print publications: Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine, Information Week and Laptop Magazine to name a few. James' coverage of the mobile technology sector has regularly appeared in the New York Times, Salon.com and CNN/ Fortune online. Not just a writer, James has filmed numerous video reviews and how-tos that have garnered well over a million viewers. He has appeared on local news segments and been interviewed by the Associated Press on mobile technology topics. Additionally, James has been podcasting about mobile technology for years.

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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
prospeak.99 9th Feb 2011
Honeycomb is a bit away for any tablet for now .... aand even then will probably not be ported to a few tablets (the older models generally)

BUT , VIVA LA MODDERS !!
a bit rough , here is a video of Honeycomb running on a Dell Streak .
http://bakaiti.com/honeycomb-dell-streak/

Laters .....
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doing anything to drum up support?
Ron Bergundy 1st Feb 2011
sorry all i hear is iphone and ipad - honycomb WONT sell any tablets.

Google just doesn't get it when it coms to tablets.
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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
Droid101 1st Feb 2011
@Ron Bergundy
Steve Jobs: "Thanks bronado! Your check is in the mail!"
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Rama.NET Updated - 2nd Feb 2011
@Droid101
the first Honeycomb tablet would be LG G Slate and Moto Xoom and reviews say that they are not that good. We have seen how utterly Samsung Galaxy Tab failed and how Dell Streak (5") is not doing well. Of course both are on Froyo. Android haven't proved yet in this. There are a lot of Tabs using various flavors of Android and they are not upgradeable easily. It is not like buying a PC/laptop and installing OS. This is different. Apple clearly made this possible. How good is Android, it will not pickup the momentum like iPad. There is no killer product in that line. I know what do you say, you will say "my check from SJ is in mail", because you can't prove your statement.
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Groundhog Day. Interesting Choice.
Whyaylooh 1st Feb 2011
So, if Honeycomb sees its shadow tomorrow, will we have to endure another six weeks of Gingerbread?

Or will we perhaps be trapped in a day where iOS and Android fanboys froth at the mouth with the same fanatical nonsense back and forth, over and over and over? (Wait a second. Maybe we already are?)
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Not 6 weeks, but probably 6 months
wackoae 1st Feb 2011
@Whyaylooh Last "official" date posted for Honeycomb was talking about 2nd half 2011. The only report of earlier release is speculation based on the alleged release date of an MSI tablet ... but that nothing "official".

Hope they don't try to rush out the OS ... because every single video I have seen so far, shows a very sluggish operation and the images posted last week weren't that impressive (in fact, IMO it was butt ugly).
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its vaporware
Ron Bergundy 2nd Feb 2011
@wackoae so what you see is a demo - and there ALWAYS better then the actuall product

so it'll be more slower and slugish then what youve seen.
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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
Rama.NET 2nd Feb 2011
Look at the home screen. it is crossover between Windows 7 and KDE.
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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
rhonin 2nd Feb 2011
Having watched the event, I for one am looking forward to Honeycomb and the tablets that run it.
It will give me a choice on who/what tablet I want.
While not everything I would want was shown, it is substantially better than my current iPad (a deviec that leaves me frustrated with the lack of functionality - big fraking iTouch).
While the Xoom won't be on my shopping list - unless I see a wifi version, other tablets will.
Very nice.
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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
rhonin 2nd Feb 2011
@zenwalker
Now if they will allow it on my Nexus..... wink
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Funny
Droid Eye 2nd Feb 2011
I get a big kick from anyone who criticizes a company for making software that has design elements similar to other products. I'll tell you what, design an OS from the ground up and include absolutely nothing from any other OS that has ever been available. Go ahead, claim IOS is new. Multi-desktop is linux and icons on a grid are on every Windows desktop. At least they both give you access to the file system (by the way, the OS you're making can't have a file system, that's been done.)

Every (good) developer draws inspiration from things that have been successful or that he/she thinks will benefit the design. If that means there's a layer of familiarity in the new devices I buy then that's an added bonus. Windows still has the PC market and linux PC distros are gaining on Mac. Having that many people in the world feel more comfortable with your OS because it somewhat reminds them of the ones they already use is not a bad thing.

P.S. When you're building this new OS for us, just remember, you can't use icons, widgets, applications, wallpapers, touch input, mouse input, keyboard input, sync, etc. That's all been done before and we wouldn't want any more copycat OSes out there. Well, is it ready yet?
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Well?
Droid Eye 2nd Feb 2011
@Rama.NET
Well, are you done? I want to see this slick new OS. Can we have a release date?
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Predicting the Death of Android
tjleeland 2nd Feb 2011
You just have to love these people who predict the death of Android at every step. It just keeps getting stronger and grabbing more mindshare every day, but these people will tell you how it's all going to be different THIS time.

Give it up! Both Android and iOS devices are here to stay for a long, long time. Neither one is going to kill the other -- at least not any time in the foreseeable future. Even if Honeycomb sucked, it would get better in 3.1 and 3.2. Google has proven itself to be focused and adept in this area.

I know accepting reality isn't as much fun as predicting the end of Apple or Google, but it just sounds stupid. It's like a homeless guy on the corner with a sign that says "The End Is Near!" with a bunch of dates crossed off, one under the other.

Simple thoughts for simple minds?
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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
Gigacircuit 2nd Feb 2011
Honeycomb should prove to give iPad a lot of competition, given all the things it does better. It may even get a good jump before the next version if iPads are released. Check out my blog article on the highlights of Honeycomb: http://gigacircuit.com/2011/02/what-to-expect-in-googles-android-3-0-honeycomb/
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RE: Live Blog: Android Honeycomb
prospeak.99 9th Feb 2011
Honeycomb is a bit away for any tablet for now .... aand even then will probably not be ported to a few tablets (the older models generally)

BUT , VIVA LA MODDERS !!
a bit rough , here is a video of Honeycomb running on a Dell Streak .
http://bakaiti.com/honeycomb-dell-streak/

Laters .....

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