Google has announced details of an update to its tablet operating system, Honeycomb, previewed a whole new version of the operating system called Ice Cream Sandwich and revealed new music storage and movie rentals services.

A new version of the tablet operating system, Honeycomb, will update widgets, provide more compatibility with accessories such as keyboards and game controllers, and also be applied to the American Google TV products.

Subsequently, Ice Cream Sandwich will unite the tablet and mobile phone operating system into a single programme. Google said it was their �most ambitious release to date�. Features demonstrated including a video conferencing application that automatically detects and zooms in on whoever is speaking.

Google Music Beta will store music in the cloud, will work for all devices and will be free while in beta. With offline caching, users can access music even when they�re not connected.

Google Music Beta will store music in the cloud, will work for all devices and will be free while in beta. With offline caching, users can access music even when they�re not connected.

Android Open Accessory creates platform APIs for standard devices, such as phones and lightbulbs. With this, Android joins the ever-growing list of protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Insteon, X10) competing for attention in the connected home.