HTC Evo View 4G not to come with Android 3.0 Honeycomb after all?

By Edwin Kee on 04/07/2011, filed in Home > CellPhones

HTC Evo View 4G not to come with Android 3.0 Honeycomb after all? Everyone is getting kind of confused, what with Sprint’s listing of the HTC Evo View 4G originally listed to ship with Android 3.0 Honeycomb right out of the box, but then it seems this isn’t the case any more, what with the latest listing on Sprint’s site showing “Latest version of Android” instead of the “Android 3.0 just for tablets” that was there previously. Guess it is safe to put your money on the Android 3.0 Honeycomb update coming after the Evo View 4G is launched, since Sprint and HTC still do not have the Honeycomb code – so that would make perfect sense, wouldn’t it? Of course, both Sprint and HTC could always spring a (pleasant) surprise on us by doing otherwise – we won’t complain, that’s for sure.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

HTC: High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets. The company started as an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) that was building devices for others, but went on making HTC-branded smartphones based mostly on Microsoft's Windows operating system (OS) for mobile. In 2009, it began to shift its core focus away from Windows mobile devices to Android-based ones. In 2010 the company went back to the Windows Phone eco-system.

Sprint: Sprint is one of the major wireless carriers in the USA. It uses a mix of CDMA, WiMax and LTE Networks as the backbone of its infrastructure. The company's network is also used by third parties and mobile virtual operators like Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Assurance Wireless. Sprint has about 55M subscribers.

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