tag: Honeycomb

With a facelift and Android apps, Google TV may finally live up to its potential

October 28, 2011 10:22 AM Devindra Hardawar

A year after Google TV’s middling launch, Google is finally ready to take another stab at its ambitious smart TV platform.

The company announced today that the long-awaited GTV update, which brings with it a revamped interface, Android apps, and …

HTC’s Puccini is AT&T’s first LTE 4G tablet

August 24, 2011 6:59 AM Devindra Hardawar

Devindra Hardawar

We got our first glimpse yesterday of what could be AT&T’s first LTE 4G phone. Now its first LTE tablet, the HTC Puccini, has been uncovered by Engadget.

The Puccini is HTC’s first 10-inch tablet, and its spy sighting now …

7-inch Acer Iconia Tab A100 on sale today

August 12, 2011 7:43 AM Sean Ludwig

Sean Ludwig

Acer’s new Iconia Tab A100 tablet goes on sale today and only one major thing separates it from the flock of Android tablets currently available: it’s the first Honeycomb tablet with a 7-inch display. That means you get all the …

Nvidia shows what quad-core Tegra looks like on mobile devices (video)

May 30, 2011 8:24 AM Dean Takahashi

Nvidia showed off an eye-popping demo of its next-generation Tegra chip, a quad-core device code-named Project Kal-El.

The demo shows that 3D graphics for smartphones and tablets are getting closer and closer to the same quality you see on laptops …

Google says it has activated 100M android devices worldwide

May 10, 2011 9:19 AM Matthew Lynley

Search giant Google, which dove into the mobile market just a few years ago, announced today that it has activated 100 million Android devices to date.

At its Google I/O conference in San Francisco, the company said the Android marketplace …

Sony launches two Android 3.0 tablets

April 25, 2011 10:27 PM Dean Takahashi

Joining a fight that Apple began in April 2010, Sony launched two tablet computers based on the Google Android 3.0 operating system today.

Like many Sony products, the Japanese company argues that its tablets will work together with other Sony …

Sony confirms Android Honeycomb tablet for 2011

April 4, 2011 8:45 AM Devindra Hardawar

Sony has confirmed its plans to release a tablet running Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” — quite possibly the unique-looking S1 Playstation tablet — by the end of the year.

Despite being one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, …

Google delays Android 3.0 Honeycomb due to rush to compete with iPad 2

March 25, 2011 8:01 AM Devindra Hardawar

Google’s Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” update won’t be making its way to smaller developers anytime soon. The company has decided to delay the release of Android 3.0’s source code to the community, Bloomberg reported yesterday.

It’s not difficult to fathom why …

Wi-Fi-only Motorola Xoom hits stores on March 27 for $599

March 16, 2011 7:51 AM JP Manninen

After all the hoopla surrounding Apple‘s iPad 2 launch has settled, Motorola announced that a Wi-Fi-only version its Android-based Xoom tablet will be available in stores on March 27.

While the lack of a 3G wireless connection may limit its …

Motorola's Xoom tablet to ship without Adobe Flash

February 21, 2011 10:32 AM Matthew Lynley

Motorola’s latest entry into the tablet wars won’t have Adobe Flash for the first few weeks after it is released, according to Verizon’s landing page for the device.

The announcement was basically buried at the bottom of a banner ad …

Cloud storage provider Box.net's iPad app gets a makeover

February 17, 2011 10:41 AM Matthew Lynley

Box.net chief executive Aaron Levie might have a soft spot for Android, but he has to go where the money is. So his company is unveiling a slew of new features for its iPad application today before it gets to …

Sony’s S1 PlayStation tablet won’t look like any other

February 16, 2011 1:44 PM Devindra Hardawar

Sony has been oddly quiet about its tablet plans, but now there’s word that it’s working on an intriguingly designed Android tablet that will be able to play games from its PlayStation Suite, Engadget reports.

The tablet, which is going …

Android Ice Cream will combine Honeycomb for tablets, Gingerbread for phones

February 15, 2011 10:23 AM Devindra Hardawar

With Google positioning Android 3.0, also known as Honeycomb, as a tablet-only operating system, it’s been unclear when similar upgrades will make their way to phones. Today while on stage at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, Google’s Eric …

Android 2.4 coming in April as a bridge to 3.0

February 7, 2011 10:58 AM Devindra Hardawar

If you’re wondering why we’re not seeing more Android smartphones running version 2.3 of the OS like Samsung’s Nexus S, this may be why: Google is apparently prepping its Android 2.4 update for April. And it will likely serve as …

Week in review: Apple's Wozniak speaks on white iPhone

February 5, 2011 12:01 PM Anthony Ha

Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories that VentureBeat published in the last seven days:

Apple’s Wozniak notes white iPhone 4 camera issues, showers more love on Android — The Apple cofounder said …

With Honeycomb, Google has a shot at catching Apple in tablets

February 3, 2011 3:36 PM Dean Takahashi

For the first time, Google has a chance at catching up with Apple in the hot tablet computer market. That’s one of the core points I took away from Google’s press event yesterday where it showed off Honeycomb, the next …

iPad, beware: Android tablets can run cool 3D games with Honeycomb software (video)

February 3, 2011 6:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Apple has had some of the best 3D games on its iPhone and iPad devices, hands-down. But at Google’s press event today, we could see for ourselves that Android tablets are catching up in their ability to run fast-and-furious 3D …

CNN shows off an Android tablet app where users can post news (video)

February 2, 2011 2:44 PM Dean Takahashi

CNN showed off an Android tablet app today that will let users broadcast news directly. It debuted the app at Google’s event to show off Honeycomb, the latest version of the Android mobile operating system.

The app takes advantage of …

Honeycomb: Up close with Google's Android 3.0 for tablets (video)

February 2, 2011 1:50 PM Dean Takahashi

Google showed off more details of its Android 3.0 operating system for tablet computers today, code-named Honeycomb. We had a chance to get up close to see some of the new features such as a better way of presenting email, …

Disney Mobile throws its weight behind Android tablets (video)

February 2, 2011 12:50 PM Dean Takahashi

By fixing problems with earlier versions of Android, Google has a chance to win over loyal iPhone developers to its mobile operating system, which can now support tablet computers.

One former Apple loyalist is Bart Decrem, former head of Tapulous, …

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