Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly delaying widespread access to the new version of its Android software. Google is delaying the release of its tablet operating system (OS) until it works on smartphones too.
Called Honeycomb, Google launched Android 3.0 earlier this year. It marked the first Google mobile OS to be designed specifically for tablets. The Honeycomb software is already available on the Motorola Mobility Inc Xoom tablet, which went on sale in February 2011. The software is reportedly Google's first attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple, Inc.'s iPad in the nascent tablet PC market.
According to a Google spokesperson, the company will not immediately make its Honeycomb software available as open source code - the company's traditional practice with Android whereby all developers are free to modify the software as they see fit. The spokesperson said that the reason for the delay was that Honeycomb was not ready to be customised for use on smartphones. No timeline was mentioned for when Honeycomb would be available as open source software.
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