What Google Announced On February 2nd 2011 [Android]

On February 2nd 2011 Google held their Android Honeycomb preview event in Mountain View, California. 



There were a few important points announced that I think I should summarise:

  • In Honeycomb (3.0), Google have revamped the Android user interface to be optimised for tablet computers

  • Android's native widgets will be more scrollable and interactive
  • Hardware acceleration of applications will be easy to implement for developers (one line of code)
  • Media capabilities of Android have been improved (new camera application user interface, new media player integration, video calling capabiliteies in GTalk)
  • Android Market website revamped with the possibility to install applications from your computer without needing to plug your phone in (wireless syncing through Google services)

  • Android applications will enable in app purchases

You can view the full presentation here if you have a spare hour or so.

Well, here's to a bright, video cally and tablety future...