Lenovo Working on Android Tablet, Waiting for “Honeycomb”
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Announcing a upcoming, far-off Android tablet is the new black. It’s the perfect manner of non-committed committal from companies attempting to position themselves on the iPad consumer tablet bandwagon. Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo is doing just that. The company announced that it is working on a new Android-based tablet due out “as early as” summer 2011.
Yeesh.
Why the epic wait? The company is waiting for a new version of Android. Google has made it pretty clear that Android 2.2 Froyo is not a great operating system for tablets–and Lenovo appears to agree. “I don’t believe Froyo is the right base to have a fully functioning pad,” the company’s COO told the press yesterday.
Instead, the company is waiting for the release of Honeycomb, a version of the mobile OS designed specifically for tablets. As for a Lenovo Windows 7 tablet? I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one…
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