Posing the biggest threat to Apple's iOS, Google's Honeycomb operating system was built from the ground up to ensure it was fully prepared to meet the demands of the latest Android tablets.

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The Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Sony’s forthcoming S1 and S2 tablets will house the new OS, with many more set to take advantage of its vibrant new look and redesigned interface.
 
The most notable features include the System Bar which runs across the bottom of the screen, intuitive Multitasking panel, and soft navigations buttons to make navigating even easier.
 
The cloud-based Google Books serves up 3 million books which can all be accessed from your phone, computer and the tablet. Google Mobile Maps 5.0 brings 3D information from 100 cities, while a two-pane view for Gmail should make reading your emails a breeze.
 
Tablet manufacturers are queuing up to use Honeycomb, and the first genuine iPad challengers are arriving right now, thanks to Honeycomb.

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