Google is about to launch a new Operating System to unify both tablet and mobile phone. This is the Ice Cream Sandwich. Google packed in tons of new features to keep Android on top of the smartphone market.
Ice Cream Sandwich will be unveiled by Google at an event in Hong Kong in the 19th of October. It will probably be seen in the market along with the Google Nexus Prime in early November. The additional features of the new Operating System are pretty much exciting. Things like the phone or tablet acting as a USB hub so that you can hook up devices such as keyboards, mouse and even game controllers. A 3D headtracking for easy video calling with the front camera and a toll to let you know how much data each application is using.
Google wants this OS to run everywhere so it will have to support the specifications for a number of devices. However, expect multitasking tools for all smartphones to make it easier to manage your system resources and an expandable home screen widgets too.
Google has promised that new updates to its Operating System will be available to handsets for the first 18 months so its more likely that the top-of-the-line smartphones will be able to benefit from the new OS. This will hopefully end the fragmentation that has played android users since its launch and bring in a more unified approach from Google.
