[TechRepublic] Honeycomb preview: Over 35 new screenshots of Android 3.0

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Editor's note: I dug through Google's new Honeycomb SDK so that you wouldn't have to. Here are a bunch of new screenshots from Android 3.0 showing what the tablet UI is going to look like. The news about the Internet going down in Eqypt is a must read and also see our story on avoiding technical debt. -Jason Honeycomb preview: 35+ screenshots of Android 3.0 Google has released the Android 3.0 SDK for tablet developers. We've got Google's new Honeycomb screenshots plus a bunch more that we grabbed directly from the SDK. Take a look. Read more Resource of the day Efficient Hyper-V Management and Performance If you aren't already considering Hyper-V as part of your data center strategy, it's time to start. Welcome to the Hyper-V Master Class. In Part II of this webcast series, you'll get expert advice on Hyper-V Management and Performance. 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