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Google launching Android 3.2 by early next month

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 16 Jul 2011 7:42

Google launching Android 3.2 by early next month According to IBtimes, Google will have launched Android 3.2 Honeycomb by very early next month, with production partners likely receiving at that time or very late July.
3.2 will optimize Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips, popular processors in tablets and smartphones and will generally improve compatibility with Android apps.

Additionally, 3.2 will upgrade or add Movie Studio, Movies, Music and Widget.

Over the next few months a plethora of tablets are expected to be released running Android 3.2, and HTC is even said to be updating their Gingerbread HTC Flyer to Honeycomb soon.

During their quarterly earnings this week, Google said the Android Market has 250,000 apps and has seen 6 billion apps installed since 2008. 550,000 Android devices are activated every day now, with 135 million active Android devices around the world.

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