Google showcases tablet-centric Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS

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There's no mistaking it: 2011 is the year of the tablet PC. There's something like a hundred of these things coming out in the next 12 months, following the trailblazing success of Apple's iPad. A significant number of them will be running Google's Android operating system and at CES it became abundantly clear why Google has been telling developers not to make Android 2.x tablets: because Android 3.0 has been in the works, specifically designed for tablets as opposed to smartphones. And while it's certain to suffer from a lot of the same device fragmentation issues that have plagued Android smartphones, there's no denying that 3.0 looks fantastic in these preview videos.

The tablet PC market is shaping up to look a lot like the smartphone market of the last few years; Apple has paved the way to mass-market success with its slick and highly functional iPad, and Google is preparing to join the battle late with a custom-designed, open operating system that will be used on a plethora of different devices.

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