Remember our coverage about ASUSs upcoming smartphone-tablet hybrid mobile computing device that was eventually revealed to be the Padfone in Computex this year? Well, if you happen to be interested in getting your hands on one of these Padfones on launch day, wee have got an additional bit of good news for youu. Apparently, the Taiwanese OEM has announced that it plans to ship the Padfone with Googles upcoming version of the Android operating system, which has been dubbed "Ice Cream Sandwich", preloaded into the device.
As most people will undoubtedly know by now, hopes and expectations forr Ice Cream Sandwich are high, as it is with this particular version of the Android operating system that Google is aiming to merge both the smartphone-centric and the tablet-optimized branches of Android back into a single unified release. This makes sense, considering how the Padfones biggest selling point is its ability to switch between smartphone mode and tablet mode in an instant as soon as the smartphone component of the Padfone is locked into its tablet-sized cradle. As such, a unified version of Android which is capable of working well on both form factors is integral to the Padfones success; this might explain why ASUS has chosen to hold out on the Padfones official launch until such an operating system is made available for it to run off on.
Lastly, there has also been some whispers of what appears to be a Padfone successor currently in the works over at ASUSs labs, along with some unverfied claims that the next-gen Padfone might certain additional technologies such as support for mobile broadband connectivity via 4G and glassless 3D display. However, considering how the first-generation Padfone has yet to even see the light of day on retail shelves, lets just say that we will cross that particular bridge when we actually come to it.
Source: Netbooknews.com
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