Friday, April 15, 2011

Android 3.1 Ice Cream Sundae is expected to be unveiled during Google I/O in San Francisco next month.

Labs in Mountain View and Cupertino are hiding fresh takes on the computing market. Apple recently announced that they'll unveil their fresh take during WWDC 2011 in June, while we can now say with fairly certainty that Google will unveil their fresh take during Google I/O in May.

Android 3.1 Ice Cream Sundae is the full name of the next step in a computing world increasingly dominated by Google. Only time will tell whether Apple's iOS 5 will be ready to compete head-to-head with Android 3.1 from day one, but we expect these two systems to steal most of the headlines soon.

Google reportedly celebrates the key milestone in advance, by shaking up its management structure. The LA Times has the scoop on the new structure of top executives:

CEO - Larry Page
SVP Mobile - Andy Rubin
SVP Social - Vic Gundotra
SVP Chrome - Sundar Pichai
SVP YouTube - Salar Kamangar
SVP Search - Alan Eustance
SVP Ads - Susan Wojcicki

Imagine devices and computers taking full advantage of each division here, and you'll get a sense of where Google is headed for the time being. It begins with Android 3.1 Ice Cream Sundae, which will reportedly run on Smartphones, Tablets and TVs. Exactly when Android 3.1 products will appear remains to be seen, but we imagine Google and friends plan a big splash across all three product categories this summer, with Apple possibly to follow with a big splash this fall.

So, where does all this leave competitors like HP, RIM, Nokia and Microsoft? HP, RIM and Microsoft can best be described has having deep ties to the corporate side of technology, and all three are currently developing products that aim to cater to both corporations and consumers. Nokia recently decided to join Microsoft's effort in that regard.

Anything could still happen, and it's most definitely not a given that Google and Apple will rule on a global scale a few years from now. The days when it was easy to remain at the top are long gone. Nokia can attest to that fact any day of the week. This spring, however, it's time to enjoy the next version of Android.

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