Honeycomb will be available for Smartphones

Android version 3.0 also known as Honeycomb has been shown only on tablets, but they should run in the future on smartphones. That and other details revealed Matias Duarte, head of Development for the the Google system in a 25-minute interview with the technology blog Engadget.

 As explained by Duarte, Android 3.0 marked the beginning of a new philosophy of operation. The Android 3.0 will be introduced on smartphones with design changes to keep catchment in the near future, the manager is convinced. The tablet version is only the beginning.

One of the most visible changes from Android 3.0 is the ability to operate equipment to complete using the touchscreen without the typical four menu buttons. This allows manufacturers more freedom in designing their models. Support for buttons but still remains.

Google has also been revised the multi-tasking menu. Instead of hiding it behind a long press of the Home button, it was pointed out more clearly with its own icon. It also has a new view that shows more than just symbols of the active programs.

Another innovation is the info bar at the top of the screen. They will be informed about the most important interaction. The commands are in use, what will save the user a lengthy scroll through menus.

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Samsung announces new devices for February

Samsung showed only a few innovations in the mobile sector at CES this year. But that does not mean the company ran out of ideas. According to Samsung's chief J.K. Shin waiting for the manufacturer to the opening of the MWC. The mobile exhibition will open on 14 to 17 February in Barcelona its doors.

As the technology magazine PC Mag reports, Samsung will unveil next month a new smart phones and tablets. Because, according to Shin netbooks in the future more and more by touch-screen flounder to be replaced. The company will respond to the MWC in February, with new form factors and convergence solutions on the Tablet trend.

Then, the company will also be dual-core program of the public: "We will expand our leading position in the technology industry,” the website quoted the manager. "With dual-core processors we already have a program and next month we will present it."

In the area of 4G Samsung presented in February, also changes. The manufacturer support both LTE and WiMAX, the PC Mag, the new broadband standards is an important part of the growth strategy of Samsung smart phones and tablets are. According to the company's expectations, sales of mobile phones this year will increase by ten percent.

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