nsane.forums Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that its Android 4.0 mobile operating system, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich, will be released sometime in October or November. Android 4.0, the next version of Google's mobile phone and tablet operating system, has been going by the code name Ice Cream Sandwich. Until Wednesday, Google has been fairly vague about when Android 4.0 will be made available. Now Google's CEO Eric Schmidt, speaking at the Dreamforce 2011 conference, told Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, "We have a new operating system, internally known as Ice Cream Sandwich for some reason, which is being released in October/November, which everyone's really excited about." Android 4.0 will basically merge the two separate versions of Android into one. Android 2.3 is currently used for smartphones and smaller tablets while Android 3.2 is used for higher end tablet devices. So far Google has been keeping most of the details about Android 4.0 a secret, although some screenshots that reportedly show off Android 4.0's user interface were leaked onto the Internet last month. However, the OS is expected to make its first appearance inside the Droid Prime, a smartphone made by Samsung, that Verizon is expected to launch sometime in October. Android continues to be the number one smartphone operating system. In August the NPD Group reported that over half of all smartphones sold in the US in the second quarter of 2011 were based on Android, and made by Samsung, HTC, Motorola and others. However, Apple's iPhone continues to be the biggest competitor to Android in the smartphone marketplace. That same NPD study said 29 percent of all smartphones sold in the US in the second quarter were using the iOS operating system shipped in Apple iPhones. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 8, 2011 Administrator Share Posted September 8, 2011 Google's Ice Cream Sandwich OS to Debut Before DecemberAndroid fans should expect to see Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of Google's mobile operating system, in October or November, according to Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt. "We have a new [Android] operating system, internally known as Ice Cream Sandwich...which is being released in October/November," Schmidt said during a talk at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Schmidt's comments were first reported by Android and Me.Google has already said that Ice Cream Sandwich would debut during the fourth quarter of 2011, but Schmidt's comments suggest the release might come earlier than later during the last three months of the year. Then again, it's not as if Schmidt gave a specific date or time frame for the release such as the last week of October or mid-November. So Schmidt's vague "October/November" statement may have simply been a general reference to the fourth quarter.Waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Sandwich is an anticipated Android release largely because it will unify the Android OS from Gingerbread for phones and Honeycomb for tablets into one OS for all devices. That basically means smartphones will get some of the features first released for tablets in Honeycomb such as sliding widgets, the new task launcher and multitasking interface.In August, leaked screenshots purportedly showed Ice Cream Sandwich running on a Nexus S device. The reports said the Android update had some previously undisclosed features such as a revamped Gmail interface, panorama mode for device cameras, and a new notification bar. One of the first phones expected to run Ice Cream Sandwich could be the rumored Nexus Prime handset manufactured by Samsung. Like previous Nexus devices such as HTC's Nexus One and Samsung's Nexus S, the Prime will reportedly be a pure Android experience with no manufacturer overlays or carrier bloatware. The device is expected to have a large, Super AMOLED display with 1280-by-768 resolution, a dual-core processor, and a 5 megapixel camera. Google has yet to officially announce when Ice Cream Sandwich will debut, but if you're thinking of buying a new Android phone, you might want to hold off for a few months to see what the initial Ice Cream Sandwich lineup will have to offer. Check out the video below to see Schmidt's comments at Dreamforce starting around the 30:25 mark. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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