A couple of niche Android blogs have surfaced what they claim to be pictures and features belonging to the release of Ice Cream Sandwich, Android’s latest iteration of its operating system. For the most part, Ice Cream Sandwich appears to have general user interfaces updates and tweaks. That could be beneficial to Android as it will allow older devices to run the new version and help aim Google towards the ultimate goal for the platform and Ice Cream Sandwich specifically, putting an end to Android fragmentation.
New features coming to Ice Cream Sandwich include a new app drawer, a new theme for the Gmail app, the Google Shopper app that will work with NFC-capable devices, an embeddable Google search bar (a la Honeycomb) and a revamped notifications tray. One of the biggest questions, through, is: When will Ice Cream Sandwich to be ready and can it beat the iPhone 5 to market?
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