Neowin News Feed for: Honeycomb

Google officially deprecates Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb with Play Services update

Rich Woods — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:56:01 +0000

As the company promised back in November, Google has finally deprecated both Android 2.3.x Gingerbread and 3.x Honeycomb with the latest Google Play Services update, which is version 10.2. Read more...

Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 3.0 Honeycomb to lose Google Play services support

Andy Weir — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:42:01 +0000

Google has announced that it is increasing the minimum API level for Google Play services from 9 to 14, which will make Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich the oldest supported version of the OS. Read more...

Google releases I/O application on Google Play

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:55:59 +0000

Google's I/O conference so the company has released a new I/O on Google Play and is optimized to work phones and tablets alike. The application will support Froyo devices onwards. Read more...

Ice Cream Sandwich rolls out to WiFi Xoom tablets

Christopher White — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:14:05 +0000

The Motorola Xoom may not have been a huge success in the marketplace, but owners of the Android tablet can expect to receive the latest version of the OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, right now. Read more...

Archos announces $199 Android Honeycomb tablet

Mike Brown — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:55:20 +0000

The tablet wars rage on as Archos announces its next foray into the touchscreen world. The Archos 70b comes with a retail price of $199, making it one of the cheapest Android tablets around. Read more...

Google TV 2.0 review: less beta but still beta

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:05:43 +0000

We review the new 2.0 version of Google TV, the software update to Google's TV platform that is currently available on some Sony televisions and will be coming soon to Logitech's Revue set-top box. Read more...

Google TV 2.0 update due out next week

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:09:08 +0000

Google TV 2.0, the first major software update for Google's TV platform, is scheduled to be released for Sony's Bravia televisions early next week, with Logitech's Revue set-top box to follow later. Read more...

Motorola Xoom only shipped 100,000 units in Q3 2011

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:03:58 +0000

Motorola has revealed that it only shipped 100,000 units of its Android 3.1-powered Motorola Xoom tablet during the third quarter of 2011, far less than anticipated. Read more...

Google TV 2.0 screenshots leak out

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:35:57 +0000

Screenshots have leaked out of the upcoming Google TV 2.0 user interface, showing off the new look that's based on Google's Android 3.1, or Honeycomb, operating system. Read more...

Netflix now supports Android 3.0 tablets

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:25:19 +0000

Netflix has announced that it has released a new version of its Android app that allows Android 3.0, or Honeycomb, based tablets to run the streaming video and TV show app for the first time. Read more...

Google TV-Honeycomb update coming by end of September

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:51:11 +0000

Google TV is expected to get a major update by the end of September that will add features of Android 3.0, or Honeycomb, to the TV-based operating system, Read more...

Archos to launch new Android tablets this month

John Callaham — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:48:25 +0000

Archos plans to launch two new Android Honeycomb tablets later in September. The G9 tablets will come in 8 inch and 10.1 inch versions with hard drives up to 250 GB. Read more...

Google TV nearing release; SDK add-on preview out now

Byron Hinson — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:19:29 +0000

Google has released the first preview of its upcoming Google TV add-on for the Android SDK. Developers will soon be able to build Android applications designed specifically for TVs. Read more...

Motorola ships only 440,000 Xoom tablets

Paul Ferson — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:25:03 +0000

Motorola shared their second quarter earnings this week, with the revelation that their Xoom Android tablet shipped only 440,000 units since its release. Read more...

Android 3.2 update begins to roll out for Xoom tablet

John Callaham — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:33:14 +0000

The next version of Google's popular Android operating system that is made specifically for tablets devices should be released this week for at least one product. News.com reports that owners of the Motorola Xoom tablet... Read more...

Rumor: HTC readying Honeycomb tablet contender

Eric Lehman — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:59:41 +0000

Dutch site Android Planet is reporting that HTC has been secretly inviting industry insiders and media to an event happening on June 27th in London to announce the "latest addition to the HTC portfolio". The... Read more...

Introducing the world's first Android 3.2 tablet - Huawei's 7" MediaPad

Andy Weir — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:47:11 +0000

With recent murmurings about Android 4.0 being on the horizon, it’s easy to forget that there’s still plenty of Honeycomb goodness to enjoy before that horizon approaches. But if you’re finding that the Motorola Xooms and... Read more...

Honeycomb tablets delayed following the Motorola Xoom's slow start

Denis Wong — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:30:56 +0000

The Motorola Xoom is the tablet many hoped would finally be a strong competitor to Apple's iPad. But the product came with some flaws that consumers are not able to overlook. As we noted in... Read more...

Google holds Honeycomb source code, says it's not ready for smartphones

Matthew Jones — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:48:41 +0000

Google will keep the source code for Android 3.0 ''Honeycomb'' to itself for the foreseeable future, the search giant has said. BusinessWeek reported yesterday that Google had made the decision to keep Honeycomb closed-source - a... Read more...

Google implements Fragments library to combat fragmentation

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:13:19 +0000

One of the biggest problems facing the open-source Android world has been fragmentation. Apple’s iOS has the distinct advantage (or disadvantage, depending on how you look at it) of being one piece of software on... Read more...

Motorola Xoom pricing now official - $599 with 2 year contract, $799 without

Oliver Haslam — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:51:53 +0000

The wait is over - the pricing for Motorola's new Xoom Android tablet has been announced and it's pretty much as-expected. Buyers looking to snap up a Xoom have two choices; take out a two-year... Read more...

Android 3.0 Honeycomb ported to Google's own Nexus One

Oliver Haslam — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:11:04 +0000

We're all giddy as school girls about Android's first official tablet release, 3.0 Honeycomb, but we're sure not so giddy about having to spend yet more money on more hardware. If only there was a... Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S II and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab II details leak

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:47:42 +0000

It appears that some internal Samsung documents have leaked out, and Engadget has the scoop. Samsung already has plans for the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Tab II, a 4-inch 3D display handset and... Read more...

Google announces new Android Honeycomb features

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:16:17 +0000

Today during Google's web broadcast on YouTube, the Android team announced some exciting new features for Android 3.0 "Honeycomb." The new mobile OS will be the next major milestone for Android, with a ton of... Read more...

Motorola Xoom goes on sale February 17 for $699

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:21:05 +0000

Of all the numerous Android tablets slated for release in the near future – and there are a lot – the Motorola Xoom is the one that many experts are picking to go up against... Read more...

Google: No minimum processor requirement for Honeycomb

Matthew Jones — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:52:58 +0000

Rumours of devices being left behind to gather dust as the Android platform charges ever forward seem to follow each and every update to Google's mobile OS - and Android 3.0 ''Honeycomb'' is no exception. Even... Read more...

Xoom: This could be the MotoPad Android 3.0 tablet

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:24:14 +0000

Motorola’s flagship Android tablet device might be called “Xoom”. While it is most likely pronounced “zoom,” no authority has spoken on the matter, and we may have to wait for CES 2011 to find... Read more...

Rumor: Gingerbread is Android 2.3 and coming out Nov 11

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:43:57 +0000

A trusted source has tipped off intomobile about the possibility of Android 2.3 Gingerbread being delivered on November 11. According to the source of the information, Gingerbread SDK will be available next week, which is... Read more...