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Apr 12

Droid Apps vs iPhone Apps

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It has been commonly accepted by various members of the tech community that iOS and Android are the two mobile operating systems that represent the future. Only staunch supporters and developers of other operating systems like Windows Phone 7, Symbian and WebOS will claim that they have a chance. Android and iOS have amassed millions of users and lovers all over the world, and there seems to be very little standing in the way of their domination of the consumer electronics market.

One of the most essential aspects of both of these operating systems is the number and the variety of applications that they offer their users. These ‘apps’ are portals to the web for the user, which make the task of Internet access and data retrieval a simple matter that can be carried out with the touch of a button. Indeed, with similar hardware specifications for most of the high-end devices of both these camps, it is the apps that make a true difference in the use of various smartphones and tablets that run both these operating systems.

The Apple App Store

Apple was the first company to realize the potential here, and their app store was opened in July 2008. Today this store contains more than 350,000 apps and it has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Some of the apps available here are free whereas some need to be paid for, and Apple has a strict policy of rules and guidelines that the app developers need to adhere to. Apple also gets 30% of the revenue from the paid apps, whereas the app developers get 70%. These apps can be used on various Apple devices like the iPhone, the iPad, the iPod Touch and Macs as well and all one needs to do is open an Apple iTunes account and provide some details to access this store. The popularity of the app store has reached staggering heights today, and Apple is fighting a battle to trademark the term ‘App Store’ since everyone associates this phrase with Apple’s store now.

The Android Market

Hot on the heels of Apple’s store, the Android Market boasts around 250,000 apps today. It was made available to users in October 2008, and its rate of growth is far quicker than that of Apple so it is speculated that they will cross Apple’s figure in the next year or so. These apps can be installed on Android based smartphones and tablets as well, and the most endearing factors here are that a majority of the apps are free (Angry Birds, for instance, which costs $0.99 on the Apple App Store) and that Google does not regulate the app developers in any way. So there is a better chance of finding unconventional apps here, but on the other hand, malware and viruses also travel easier here. Google has now created the Android Market online as well, so you can visit the store from your PC, download an app and then send it to your smartphone or tablet within a matter of seconds.

Comparing the Apps

When it comes to the number of apps, iPhone apps are the clear winners (350,000 to Droid’s 250,000). But the Android market is growing at a phenomenal rate so you can expect it to overtake the Apple App Store in this matter pretty soon. If you consider the quality of apps, Apple has the upper hand again as well. Their rules and guidelines ensure that no obscene and vulgar apps make it here, but this is not the case with the Android Market. Moreover, security risks are higher in the Android Market since there is no regulation of the apps. One needs to be very careful about downloading apps here, since they could contain malware. One good aspect about the Android Market is the low pricing of most of the apps here. Almost 60% of the apps here are free, whereas this figure for the Apple Store is around the 25% mark. You also have the option to return an app in the Android Market and get a refund for the money you have paid (within 15 minutes of buying the app) and this is something that people love.

Ultimately, it comes down to a question of freedom and choice. People claim that Android offers more choice and freedom, but the fact is that along with this several security risks start popping up. Apple regulates everything, but the quality rises as a result. Most developers first approach the Apple Store because they know that returns will be higher here. The hardware specifications for Apple products are uniform, whereas for Android there are several budget devices as well with lower hardware specifications. This is important for developers because they then have to optimize and alter their apps to suit these devices, and this raises their costs and lowers their profits. This issue of ‘fragmentation’ is what could ultimately lead to the downfall of Android.

Both these platforms offer some excellent apps though, and these include several categories like health, finance, education, productivity, games, news, utilities and sports. There is something for everyone, and without these apps your smartphone will just be a regular feature phone. The sheer size of the apps available here is what makes these operating systems the kings of the market.

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Feb 12

Tablet PC Comparison – What Is the Best ...

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Tablet PC Comparison: Apple iOS vs Google Android

Although there are a number of different companies, utilising different operating systems (OS for short), now creating brilliant options for tablet computers, the chief tablet PC comparison for almost all consumers still boils down to the Apple iPad’s iOS and different Google Android tablets. So which choice of these two systems (or any other) is the correct one for your needs?

Look and feel: Most industry experts largely agree that Apple’s iOS works extremely well both as a smartphone and a tablet PC operating system. The system works very intuitively on the iPad – particularly if you’ve used an iPhone or iPod Touch before. The interface can be said to be iOS’s best benefit, which no other tablet currently on the market can match.

Apps: In addition to the look and feel seniority, Apple also have a major marketing point with their App Store. There are currently over 350,000 apps available to download for free or buy for a small price from the Apple Store. It’s a certainty that when a new app is created by a company or developer, the first version is for the App Store and after that it is ported to other platforms. However, Apple’s store is not the sole player in the arena – the Android Market is rapidly growing, passing the 100,000 apps mark in early 2011.

Android has one major advantage on the competition when it comes to apps: it’s far more open and has more of a laissez-faire policy to the Market, whereas the App Store exercises very tight controls on every application, particularly in regard to adult content. The Android market allows developers much more creativity and flexibility.

There have also been complaints from some developers about Apple’s rigid marketeering, with Apple requiring developers to remove any links from inside apps to the developers own websites. (The benefit to Apple is that they keep 30% commission from every app sale, whereas previously customers may have upgraded from free to paid version from within the developer’s own site.)

Hardware: One major difference between iOS and Android is that iOS is exclusive to the iPad, while Android is open source and is being used by a number of different companies. This effectively means that the iPad and iOS are joined at the hip – you can’t run the iPad without iOS. The iPad therefore has much more restriction of choice than other tablets, and much tighter pricing. However, those choices that are on the market are all good quality, and the hardware and software do work together harmoniously – crashes are very rare on the iPad.

Android, by contrast, is used in many different tablets from a large number of makers. From Blackberry to Samsung, you have a much wider choice of tablet PC to suit your budget and particular needs. However, you do need to do your homework. Some companies have customised Android and improved it, but some may not work as well and might still be based on older Android releases.

Conclusion

Right now, the iPad is still the most well-known and iconic tablet PC on the market. However, popularity is growing with a number of other tablet PCs. The choice is certainly good news for customers, who now have much more availability to get their exact requirements from a tablet computer. A lot of people still favour the Apple iOS, particularly if they have used other Apple products, but in the end it comes down to doing a tablet PC comparison yourself, by researching, checking them out, testing some in store, and selecting the one that feels like a good match for you.

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Aug 25

GoNote 10 touted as first Android netbook

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Ergo Electronics has announced its GoNote GNT10, a netbook style laptop running Google’s Android operating system.

With the GoNote, the firm aims to combine the laptop layout with a tablet touchscreen. the device is designed for students and will launch next month in white and black with a price tag of just £149. See also: Best Android apps.

Sam Goult, design director of the GoNote said: “The future business prospects for students will undoubtedly be digital, and those with a solid computing know-how will be at the forefront. an engaging piece of hardware like GoNote can help our children to make the ‘A’ grade whilst at school, entertain them with apps once the work is done, and give them the experience and vision to be the future wave of app developers.”

The GoNote GNT10 will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a 10in touchscreen (1024 x 600). it will be powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM. There’s 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD as well as 5GB of cloud storage with Box.com.

Users can use Skype and Google+ with the front facing webcam and there are a number of ports including four USB, Mini HDMI and an Ethernet port.

With work in mind the GoNote comes pre-loaded with Kingsoft Office for creating and editing documents. There’s also access to the Google Play Store for downloading other apps and games.

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Jul 12

Motorola Xoom 4G and WiFi Versions Get Jelly Bean ...

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Since the Jelly Bean source code was released, developers have been head-over-heels trying to get Jelly Bean on their devices. The first releases will most likely be for devices running the pure Google experience. as the Motorola Xoom happens to be one of those devices, it’s no surprise the tablet was among the first to receive the goods.

Development team teameos has begun pumping out AOSP-built Jelly Bean nightly builds for the Motorola Xoom WiFi and 4G editions—also known as the Wingray and Stingray, respectively. Because they’re nightlies, teameos doesn’t provide a clear list of the features currently working. However, they do provide a change log of what they changed from day to day, so users can at least see what’s been fixed or what still needs fixed.

Depending on the changes the developers made that day, the performance and stability can change drastically from release to release. as some changes can be unstable and some can be stable, teameos gives the customary warning that a particular release may be less stable than an older release. Despite that, user reports have been overwhelmingly positive.

For additional information, download links and more, head to the Wingray thread or the Stingray thread.

[Thanks to XDA Portal Admin willverduzco for the image!]

Motorola Xoom 4G and WiFi Versions Get Jelly Bean Nightlies

Jul 07

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM is Now Available for ...

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“Android 4.1 also adds triple buffering in the graphics pipeline, for more consistent rendering that makes everything feel smoother, from scrolling to paging and animations,” explains Android Developers. “Android 4.1 reduces touch latency not only by synchronising touch to vsync timing, but also by actually anticipating where your finger will be at the time of the screen refresh.”

“When you scoop up a device running Jelly Bean, you'll appreciate just how different this update makes Android feel — everything is smoother and faster,” claims CNET UK. “It's one of the most competent updates yet witnessed from Googlem,” it adds.

The Jelly Bean is expected to provide faster transition between home screen and applications and thereby making the device more responsive. It builds on top of Ice Cream Sandwich and makes everything smoother, faster and more fluid. The new OS is expected to roll out to few devices later this month. As part of announcing the Jelly Bean, Google has also unveiled Project Butter, one of the major innovations of Jelly Bean. 

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Jun 29

Android 'Jelly Bean' 4.1 launches with ...

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Google has officially unveiled Android ‘Jelly Bean’ 4.1, taking on Apple’s Siri with enhanced voice-driven search and a personal assistant feature called Google Now.

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Android Jelly Bean will debut on Google’s own Nexus 7 tablet, and promises better voice-driven search to take on Apple’s Siri. Image credit: Google

Jelly Bean will debut on the Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet — also announced at Google I/O on Wednesday — and will start rolling out to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S smartphones and Motorola Xoom tablet in mid-July. in addition to the Siri-like features, the update introduces a significantly enhanced notifications system and security features for developers.

“Today’s smart devices still rely on you to do pretty much everything — that is, until now,” Android chief Andy Rubin said in a blog post. “Google Now is a new feature that gets you just the right information at just the right time. It tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, or your favourite team’s score as they’re playing. There’s no digging required: cards appear at the moment you need them most.”

Jelly Bean’s enhanced search draws on the Knowledge Graph functionality added to Google Search in May. the Knowledge Graph is a significant advance in semantic search that makes context much more important when calculating results.

Google is so confident in the viability of the Knowledge Graph that the voice search in Jelly Bean will usually attempt to return one results ‘card’ showing key facts about the search result. however, that will be accompanied below by a list of further results.

Android’s notifications system has received a boost, becoming far more dynamic and interactive. People will be able to initiate phone calls directly from a missed-call notification. plus, developers will be able create ‘actions’ for their apps’ newly-expandable notifications — allowing the user to ‘like’ something directly from the notifications menu, for example.

Google Play, the company’s iTunes rival, got a couple of updates in Wednesday’s announcements too. the platform now includes magazines and TV shows, and it offers up movies for sale as well as for rental. in a bid to encourage uptake of Google Play, the £159 Nexus 7 comes with a £15 voucher for the store.

One of the key announcements at Google I/O was the arrival of the Android platform development kit (PDK), which will be given to hardware makers a few months before each update to the mobile OS. This is intended to reduce Android fragmentation, as it will make it easier for manufacturers to update their own customised version of the operating system more quickly, so customers can in turn update their phones or tablets sooner.

Google has also addressed another frequently-cited concern of Android developers, namely people copying their apps without paying.

“From Jelly Bean and forward, paid apps in Google Play are encrypted with a device-specific key before they are delivered and stored on the device,” the company wrote in a developer blog post. “We know you work hard building your apps. We work hard to protect your investment.”

Jelly Bean also comes with new APIs for accessibility services, making it easier for developers to integrate gesture-based commands for the visually-impaired. other new APIs target functionality such as network bandwidth management and low-level media codec access.

In a move that could prove useful to both users and developers, Google has updated the Play store so that app updates no longer require the fresh downloading of the app’s entire installation package (APK). Instead, the new ‘smart app update’ will only download the part of the APK that has changed, saving on bandwidth and battery.

According to Google, there are now more than a million new Android device activations each day.

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Jun 28

Where’s IE10 for Windows 7?

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While Microsoft has regularly touted the improvements in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8, the company has said next to nothing about the browser and Windows 7, the operating system that powers 44% of all Windows PCs.

Last year, when Microsoft first introduced Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), it promised that the new browser would run on not only the new Windows 8′s desktop mode, but also on 2009′s Windows 7.

Even though the company has updated the previews of IE10 for Windows 8 six times, most recently may 31 when it shipped Windows 8 Release Preview, it stopped serving sneak peeks for Windows 7 more than a year ago.

The last preview capable of running on Windows 7 was issued June 29, 2011.

A document aimed at developers continues to state that, “When it’s released, Internet Explorer 10 will be available for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012.”

A Microsoft spokeswoman today confirmed that the company is committed to producing a Windows 7 edition of IE10. But users want to know more, including when.

“I do have the latest Windows 8 Release Preview but I am wondering what is taking so long for IE10 to be available for testing on Windows 7,” asked a user earlier this month on Microsoft’s IE10 support forum.

Last November, Microsoft said it would ship beta and RC, or “release candidate,” builds of IE10 for the current OS. “We will release an IE10 Beta and Release Candidate on Windows 7 prior to IE10′s general availability,” said a commenter labeled as “ieblog” — presumably Microsoft itself — in a Nov. 29, 2011, blog post by the team.

But it’s not clear whether those plans are still in place: “General availability” of IE10, at least on Windows 8, is likely just four or fewer months away.

Today, Microsoft declined to comment on whether it will, in fact, deliver pre-release builds of IE10 for Windows 7 before it ships the final browser.

Users and Web developers chastised the company for not releasing previews of IE10 on Windows 7, arguing that silence hurts the browser’s chances of adoption.

“You will not catch some of the bugs in IE10 that happen only on Windows 7 because no one tests it on Windows 7,” said someone identified as “KS” last year in a comment on the November 2011 IE blog post. “You have been trying to not repeat your old mistakes. But that doesn’t help if you make new mistakes with eyes wide open.”

The biggest questions — when does Microsoft plan to ship IE10 for Windows 7 and whether that edition will be identical, or merely similar, to the one for Windows 8′s desktop — also remain unanswered.

Some have speculated that IE10 won’t appear on Windows 7 until Microsoft ships the second service pack, or SP2, for the operating system. Based on the track record of Windows XP and Vista, Windows 7 SP2 is nearly overdue: Microsoft delivered SP2 for Windows XP just over three years after that edition’s launch, and Vista SP2 two years and three months after Vista’s debut. Windows 7 launched in October 2009.

Microsoft today also declined to comment when asked how IE10 would be issued to Windows 7 customers.

That question is important: Last December, Microsoft announced it would automatically upgrade IE so that users ran the newest version suitable for their copy of Windows. Under the plan, Windows XP users still on IE6 or IE7 would be updated to IE8, while Windows Vista or Windows 7 users running IE7 or IE8 would be pushed to IE9.

Previously, Microsoft had always asked users for their permission before upgrading IE from one version to the next, even if Windows’ automatic updates was enabled. If Microsoft applies that new practice to IE10 and Windows 7, it could automatically upgrade IE8 and IE9 on that OS to IE10 without informing users.

When asked whether the “silent upgrade” would apply to IE10 on Windows 7, and if so, whether it would do so at the launch of the new browser or at some later date, the Microsoft spokeswoman used the company’s usual “no comment” phrasing of: “We have no information to share.”

The absence of IE10 on Windows 7 makes moot analysts’ predictions last year that Microsoft was moving toward an annual release cycle for the browser. They came to that conclusion after Microsoft announced IE10 just weeks after the March 2011 release of IE9.

“They don’t want to be in the three- or even two-year cycle,” Al Hilwa, an analyst with IDC, said in an interview at the time, referring to the 29 months between IE7 and IE8, and the 24 months between IE8 and IE9. “They got the memo on that. It doesn’t work for browsers, or for any piece of software for that matter.”

If Windows 8 ships in October, as most experts expect, the span between IE9 and IE10 would be approximately 19 months.

The desktop edition of IE10 will run only on Windows 7, Windows 8, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012. Windows Vista, the 2007 operating system that never really caught on with users, cannot run IE10, and instead will be stuck at IE9, just as Windows XP can run no version newer than IE8.

Microsoft was the first browser maker to drop Vista from the support list of a new browser, just as it was the first — and so far, only — vendor to abandon Windows XP.

The company may not care about Vista: the 2007 OS powered just 7% of all Windows PCs that went online last month, according to Web metrics company Net Applications.

Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer, on Google+ or subscribe to Gregg’s RSS feed. his email address is gkeizer@computerworld.com.

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May 23

Tizen phones and tablets will run Android apps

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Part of the beauty of Android is that its open nature allows non-Google developers to make its engine run on other operating systems. RIM introduced it to BlackBerry PlayBook owners in PlayBook OS 2.0, and now it looks like OpenMobile’s ACL (app compatibility layer) will bring the same functionality to Tizen and Meego devices.

The ACL will provide device manufacturers an easy way to offer their customers a way to enjoy hundreds of thousands of additional apps — sort of. Google won’t welcome these non-Android devices into the Google Play marketplace, which means users of Tizen phones will have to either head to a third-party market (like Amazon AppStore or OpenMobile’s own AppMall) if they want to install apps or wait for the dev community to hack in access to Google Play.

As you can see in the video, it’s not always a smooth experience — and sometimes the apps (like Facebook and Winamp) don’t look particularly great when scaled up to a tablet-sized screen. Often you’re left with tiny text and equally tiny UI elements that don’t work well on what appears to be a 10-inch tablet. On a phone, hopefully, the experience would be an improved one.

But why buy a Tizen phone with OpenMobile’s ACL instead of a similar Android phone that offers direct access to all the big-name apps? for users who like what they see in Tizen and genuinely don’t want their devices running the full Android OS, being able to run the apps will no doubt be a big bonus. in the end, it may all come down to price.

If someone who wants Android apps can get a cheap, open, hacker-friendly Tizen device without shelling out as much cash as they would for a comparable Android, they might just be willing to opt for the alternative — especially if Samsung and friends can prove they’re going to push updates in a timely fashion. you know, once there are actual devices out there that need them.

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May 22

Review and Deal: Acer Iconia A100 with Android 4.0 ...

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eBay Daily Deals is re-offering the Acer Iconia A100 tablet. Unlike other 7-inch Tegra 2 tablets, like the Dell Streak 7, this tablet has received Android 4.0 officially.

An official Android 4.0 update is crucial, as third-party ROM developers have struggled to make the jump from Android 2.0 or 3.0 to Ice Cream Sandwich. the reason stems from Android 4.0′s graphics engine, which requires new drivers from hardware and silicon vendors. Those drives are closed-source, and as a result, are not available until someone offers up an Android 4.0 upgrade officially. even with two devices using the same silicon, subtle differences can exist that impede the progress of unofficial firmware.

Some tablets have gotten lucky. the HP TouchPad has had success in providing a viable Android 4.0 alpha release, that is more functional than the economically-crippled webOS 3.0 release for the tablet. others, such as the HTC Flyer and its EVO View 4G twin, are still “under evaluation”, approaching nine months after Android 4.0 came on device manufacturer’s radar.

The Acer Iconia A100 was largely a market failure, trumped by iPad and lost in a sea of Tegra 2 tablets. however, it now is that diamond in the rough. While refurbished, $169 shipped is the lowest tablet price we’ve seen for a reliable Android 4.0 tablet.

And, having purchased this deal ourselves the last time it was offered… we’re impressed around the office. the A100′s Android 4.0 release (which was only pending the last time this deal ran), is very impressive. the tablet is responsive, and handles Android 4.0′s most demanding functions properly. the only drawbacks we’ve seen with the Android 4.0 release are the lack of the Light Beam live wallpaper (which can be found on the Google Play Store), and an overly-aggressive automatic brightness mode.

Acer’s bundled apps aren’t that impressive, but also don’t get in the way. And, thanks to Android 4.0, you can disable pretty much all of them, and get that Google-inspired vision for what Android 4.0 should be out of the box: minimalistic.

Great firmware aside, the A100 has a couple of drawbacks you should know about. First, the cameras (both front and rear) are dismal. We really wish they had shipped the tablet without cameras, and focused on less weight and appearance. In fact, the rear camera is poorly placed right where your right hand would normally hold the tablet, when facing vertically. the LED flashlight does provide great backlighting in a dark room, however. the other main drawback? Tegra 2 is a power hog, you cannot charge over USB because of its 10W power demands. All Tegra 2 tablets that we have used force you to tote a separate power brick and car charger, in addition to a micro-USB cable for data. And, the power brick is certainly not designed for travel…

In all, the A100 is still our favorite tablet. Granted, the other big box gadget sites love to point people to the latest tablets out there, but this tablet cleans the clock of current tablets like Kindle Fire. With a powerful native GPU, micro-HDMI port, microSDHC, autonomous GPS, and Bluetooth alongside Wi-Fi (with DLNA thrown in for free), this tablet is great for consumers at a time when they need cheap tablets the most.

Even if you have another tablet already, give this one a look. It’s well worth the price.

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May 03

Motorola Starts Android 4.0 Rollout To Xoom, But ...

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Android tablet makers have been coy about their plans for Android 4.0, the first version of the software to unify the smartphone and tablet versions. Motorola (NYSE: MMI) announced Wednesday that Xoom owners had started receiving the software, but underscored how much control carriers have over Android devices by releasing the update only for those who purchased the Wi-Fi only model of its struggling tablet.

The low profile kept by Android tablet makers at CES was notable, especially given Android 4.0′s promise as the version of Android that would unify the smartphone and tablet worlds and give developers a cleaner interface atop which to build tablet apps. a few companies such as Lenovo and Asus showed off Android 4.0 tablets scheduled for later this year, but tablet mainstays like Samsung were quiet regarding their plans for the new software on tablets.

Motorola fulfilled a promise it made a few weeks ago by starting to ship Android 4.0 to Xoom customers Wednesday, but it appears that only those who purchased the Wi-Fi version will get the update. Motorola didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry wondering when or if those with 3G versions will get the upgrade, which might not matter all that much given how relatively few Xooms have been sold either through wireless carriers or with Wi-Fi connections only. Updated: Motorola said that the 3G/4G Xoom will get the upgrade but declined to provide a time frame for that move.

Chalk it up to another example of how carriers exert so much control over the distribution of updates for Android, a subject discussed at length in 2011 that likely won’t go away in 2012.

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