• GigaOm, Thursday, February 3, 2011 12:29 PM

What can consumers expect from Honeycomb -- Google's forthcoming mobile platform designed specifically to dethrone Apple's iPad? For one, smarter widgets, reports GigaOm. "These information-at-a-glance apps are based on collections of data, which can be grouped and there are several new navigation methods supported," the tech blog writes. "Expect to see more information faster, without opening up an app, as a result."

Improved notifications are also on the way. "Gone is the pull-down notification shade used by earlier Android versions." What's more, Honeycomb will boost the graphics capability of consumers' tablets (and potentially other mobile devices) with its new Renderscript engine. Also of note, a new camera interface should make it easier to manipulate settings. And don't forget video chat in Google Talk, which GigOm expects to deliver a high level of quality to users.

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