Six Advantages `The Bees Nest` Android Honeycomb
Google Android had officially introduced the Honeycomb or the ‘beehive’ as the operating system for tablets. For most brand-new tablet operating system, here are 6 advantages Honeycomb compared with other Android. Reported by Computerworld a week ago, here’s some interesting things from Android Honeycomb.
Better Switching and better multitasking
Android is the leader in multitasking applications, and honeycomb was again enhanced. In Honeycomb users can easily switch applications by simply touching an icon in the system bar. After that then you will see a thumbnail of the application running.
Better capability to vary Widget
Capability against a variety of widgets promised would be more indulgent of its users. For example widget to display Google’s Gmail e-mail, users do not need to open the Gmail application to browse in it, just need to scrolling of the widget only. Another benefit is, it is hoped the developers could create applications that are increasingly attractive.
Increased ability to Copy-Paste
Several previous Android series was already able to do copy-paste, but some users questioned the text selection problem which is rather difficult. Now it is trying to be resolved, in addition to copy-paste the Google also added to share it on the selected text.
Chrome is a better browser
There is one missing feature that is placed in the Chrome browser on Android earlier, the ability Tab. Yes, that is in Honeycomb Chrome can now do so. In addition users can also synchronize between the browser on the phone with Chrome on the computer.
Notifications more ‘sounds’
With a bigger screen, automatically Google will have more flexibility to place notification on the screen.
Improved Drag and Drop and Multitouch
Larger screen sizes, to sue Google to improve the multitouch capabilities in Android, not to mention the features drag and drop. In the demo shown, the user can drag and drop to move emails in Gmail application.
iPhone and Android Will Dominate Phone Cell-Market in 2015
Ovum research firm projected that the total amount of the downloadable mobile application in the Asia Pacific region will reach 5.3 billion later in 2015 later. The majority came from the Apple iPhone and mobile users Google Android. From these approximate figures, a total of 597.15 million applications, or approximately 11% of them will be controlled by the iPhone. The total downloaded apps will only be rivaled by other mobile users that use the Android operating systems.
“Apple iPhone will dominate the smartphone market segment of high end within the next five years. However, this dominance will remain under strong competition from Android-based handsets,” said Ovum analyst Adam Leach, as quoted from the AFP on Wednesday .
According to Leach, the presence of Google Android started two years ago have become a new phenomenon and allow every handset maker creates an interesting alternative to the iPhone. In fact, Leach said, a handset that uses Android platform looks like iPhone clone. “Android-based device offers a wider freedom with the available content . And perhaps more interesting than the device with content that is only approved by Apple alone,” he added.
Facing Android(s) Strike, Blackberry Prepares Blackberry 6.0 OS ?
Facing competition for android(s), Blackberry is said to have been preparing its new Operation System OS 6.0. The decision is based on the result from Research In Motion (RIM) that revealed that Blackberry better be preparing, competing with todays blockbuster – google android and Apple iPhone. Google so far has unveiled their new OS, Android 2.1, while Apple iPhone takes only ‘count of time’ launching iPhone OS 4 (iPhone 4G) to public.
Blackberry today has actually support user’s needs, said Ramon Llamas, analyst from IDC research. Some features like e-mail management, browsing, social networking and Blackberry’s apps. Only that these features already felt old-fashioned. Llamas suggested that Blackberry needs some innovation dealing with the boredome. Llamas expected that Blackberry will soon increase the browsing experience in Blackberry users.
Unfortunately stil there’s no official announcement towards the launching of blackberry 6.0 OS.
