Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich coming in October?

By Edwin Kee on 08/10/2011, filed in Home > CellPhones

Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich coming in October? Android’s currently rocking to Honeycomb as the latest operating system for tablets (and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread for smartphones), but when October rolls around, it could signal the introduction of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – where it ought to be able to bridge whatever gap that arises between iOs and Android devices should Apple release their iPhone 5 then.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is said to be the successor to Android 3.x Honeycomb range, and while it was originally targeting a Q4 2011 rollout, it seems that Apple’s plans might have forced Google’s hand to beat it to the market. What makes Ice Cream Sandwich so special? Well, it will no longer segregate between tablets and smartphones, since this new version of the operating system will unify both genres into a single, adaptable Android platform.

Google has big plans for Ice Cream Sandwich, where they include extensive improvements to the Android camera app (about time, too!), improved facial recognition technology and a resolution-agnostic experience. Are you stoked already?

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.

Google: Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

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