Android 5 to arrive in Q2 2012?

[Jailani]

Barely have users of devices running Google's Android OS had their
fill of "Ice Cream Sandwich" when another flavor of the OS - "Jelly
Bean" may be coming soon.

Taiwan-based tech site DigiTimes cited supply chain makers as saying
Android 5.0, codenamed "Jelly Bean," may launch as early as the second
quarter of 2012.

"Android 5.0 will be further optimized for tablet PCs, while Google
will also integrate its Chrome system functions to push dual-operating
system designs. Brand vendors can either choose to adopt only Android
5.0 or add Android 5.0 to Windows 8 devices with the ability to switch
between the two OSes without the need to shut down the computer,"
DigiTimes said.

It said the quick switch to Android 5.0 may have been due to slow
adoption of Android 4.0, "Ice Cream Sandwich."

Besides, it said Microsoft will likely launch Windows 8 in the third
quarter of 2012.

"Google is likely to launch Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean) in the second
quarter and appeal for adopting Android 5.0 and Windows 8 in the same
tablet PC, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers," DigiTimes
said.

It also said that with Android 5.0, Google also wishes to earn another
chance to enter the notebook and netbook markets.

"However, since Android 4.0 did not perform as well as expected,
several of Google's downstream partners are turning conservative about
Android 5.0," it added.

A separate article on PC World noted most Android phones do not even
have Ice Cream Sandwich yet, and big delays for the upgrade are
expected from manufacturers like Motorola.

But PC World also said Android 5.0 may promise some "really intriguing
features," including integration with Chrome.

"The recent release of Chrome for Android tells me that Google may
finally be ready to take Chrome OS seriously. If Android 5.0 Jelly
Bean is really going to make Chrome work as a product, it'll port
Chrome OS to mobile devices, sync between desktops, tablets, and
smartphones, and take full advantage of the Chrome browser's expanding
lineup of games and productivity apps. Maybe Google will even lob off
the hydra head of Android fragmentation, kill the Android brand
completely, and start using Chrome as its marquee style," it said.

Dual-boot with Windows 8

PC World also said Android 5.0 Jelly Bean may come in two flavors:
Google and Microsoft.

"One the most exciting aspects of Windows 8 is its flexibility--that
you can jump from tablet to smartphone to game console and back.
Adding Google products to the mix makes Microsoft's upcoming revamp of
Windows even more insanely thrilling, and may be the very bullet to
shatter my iPhone once and for all," it said. — TJD, GMA News

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