It's a tough question to answer, mostly because Google doesn't provide data like that. The official site shows a 6 month version history, and that's it. Anyone looking for a decent amount of data is out of luck. There’s no way to view the long journey older Android versions have taken, and no way to see the bigger picture of how the update process eventually works out.

• Android Platform Version Chart Updated, Android 2.1 Continues To Grow
• Android Platform Distributions Updated, Gingerbread Finally Making A Dent In Froyo's Lead
• Google Updates Android Platform Distribution Chart Again - Eclair On The Decline, Gingerbread Continuing To Make Headway
• Android Platform Version Stats Updated Again, Froyo Now Dominant

The Big Android Chart™: A Definitive History of Android Version Adoption was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Here's the spec sheet:

The Excite 10 LE is set to land on March 6th.

• [Update: Hands-On Video] Toshiba Announces The Excite X10 For The U.S., Available Sometime In Q1
• Toshiba Excite 10 16GB/32GB Now Available For $450/$520 Respectively, 64GB Version Up For Pre-Order For $650
• Toshiba Intros New Tegra 3-Powered Excite SE 10" Tablet With Jelly Bean 4.1, We Wonder Why They Even Bother
• First Photos Surface: Toshiba's Beautiful New Excite Tablet

[Update: New Video] Toshiba Excite 10 LE Goes On Sale March 6th, Starts At $529.99, Totally Isn't Trying To Preempt iPad Announcement was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

A new tablet is coming to the Sprint network next month, though it's definitely on the budget-minded side of things. The ZTE Optik will be available to Sprint customers starting February 5th through Sprint's online store, with a brick and mortar appearance to follow on March 11th. Here's a quick breakdown on the need-to-know specs for the Optik:

• 1.2GHz dual-core processor (we'd expect TI OMAP 4430, but that's a guess - yours is as good as ours)
• 7" display (resolution unknown - we're predicting 1280x800)
• 1 GB RAM / 16GB internal storage
• MicroSD card slot
• 5MP rear / 2MP front camera
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G connectivity
• 4000mAh battery
• Android 3.2 Honeycomb
• $99 w/ 2 year agreement, $349 off-contract

Check it out, below:

Thanks, Captain Anonymous!

• [Leaked Deal] Sprint Giving Away Free ZTE Optik Tablet With Purchase Of Any Smartphone Starting August 12th
• Sprint Intros A Bunch Of New Tablet Data Plans, Here's The Breakdown
• Those Extra 10 Bucks/Month For HTC EVO 4G Don't Just Get You All-You-Can-Eat 4G But 3G Too
• Exclusive: New Sprint Plans For The HTC EVO View 4G

[Update: It's Official] ZTE Optik: 3G Honeycomb 7" Budget Tablet Coming To Sprint For $99 In February Online, March In Stores was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Well, it's official - the "project" Xoom owners have been waiting for is an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, meant as a soak test, expected to last through the weekend. Moto has begun pushing the new software as of 9pm PST. An anonymous tipster has provided us with shots of a private section of Motorola's official XOOM support forum, which confirm that the update is going live to those lucky enough to join the test group.

As you can see, Moto has indicated that they do in fact plan on releasing this software very soon, unless "there is some extremely serious issue."

While Xoom Wi-Fi owners lucky enough to participate in Motorola's project test out Ice Cream Sandwich for the tablet that launched Honeycomb, other users can look forward to an update to Android's latest and greatest iteration any time now.

• [Update: Public Release] Wi-Fi Motorola XOOM Update To Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.1, JRO03H) Finally Rolling Out To Soak Testers - Here It Is If You Dare
• Motorola Speaks Up About Ice Cream Sandwich Updates: RAZR, Bionic, And XOOM To Be The First, Will Confirm More Later
• No Leaks Necessary: Official Adobe Flash 10.2 Is Now In The Market
• [Update: Rooted? Roll Back To Stock] First Motorola XOOM OTA Update Will Prepare It For The Upcoming Flash 10.2 Release; Rollout Starts Tonight

[Update: Install It Manually] Motorola's Xoom Update Is Ice Cream Sandwich (IML77) – Rolling Out Now To Testers was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Sprint's variant of the HTC Flyer - the HTC EVO View 4G - is finally getting a taste of Honeycomb, bringing it up to par with competing Android tablets.

Originally launched with a heavily customized version of Android 2.3, the View 4G is now receiving an over-the-air update to Android 3.2.1. As you'd expect, the update brings Honeycomb to Sprint's version of the Flyer, featuring HTC's Sense overlay, and on-screen buttons which replace the View 4G's capacitive keys – here's the full changelog for this 217MB update:

This update adds Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb) and a new virtual and holographic user interface.

• HTC EVO 4G LTE Receives Software Update To Android 4.0.4, Sense 4.1 (Build 2.13.651.1)
• HTC To Launch Two Bigger, Better Flyer Tablets With Honeycomb This Summer?
• [Rumor] EVO 3D, EVO View Tablet, And Nexus S 4G To Be Revealed By Sprint At CTIA?
• New Leak Details Specs Of HTC EVO 3D, EVO View 4G, Confirms Sprint-Bound Motorola XOOM

Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb Update Now Rolling Out To HTC's EVO View 4G was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Google has released the latest of its monthly Android version distribution charts, and for the first time Android 2.3 Gingerbread is present on over half of all Android devices. A milestone, to be sure.

We also get a look at the end success rate of Honeycomb (a tablet-only version of Android), which achieved a mere 2.5% piece of the Android pie since the first Honeycomb device release back in February. Android 1.5 and 1.6 (Cupcake and Donut) have continued their march toward extinction, commanding only 2.1% of the Android population total. Android 2.2 has remained relatively steady at 35%, but is clearly on the downtrend.

• [Update: Now With Video!] Ice Cream Sandwich Statue Shows Up At The Googleplex
• CyanogenMod Team: There Will Be No Official SDK Port Of Ice Cream Sandwich By The CM Team - CM9 Will Arrive When The ICS Source Does
• Google Updates Android Platform Distribution Numbers – Jelly Bean Crawls To 1.8%, Gingerbread At 56%
• Breaking: Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich Source Is Being Pushed To AOSP Now

Gingerbread Now Running On 50% Of Android Devices, Just In Time For Ice Cream Sandwich was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Looking to replace one more of your belongings with your Android device, Time Warner Cable has released an official app, aptly named TWC TV, which allows your Android tablet to become a remote control, and manage your DVR.

Besides controlling your television from anywhere in the house, TWC's app can show you an interactive programming guide (including listings for up to 7 days), view a filtered program guide (which can display favorite channels or HD channels), search for programming, or schedule upcoming DVR recordings.

If you're a TWC customer with a Honeycomb 3.0+ tablet, head to the market, grab the free app, and toss your remote control in the trash.

• Tivo For Android Tablets Officially Available In The Play Store
• Time Warner Cable Remote / Guide App Coming To Android At End Of November, Live Streaming On Ice Cream Sandwich Tablets Early 2012
• TiVo Releases Hotly Anticipated Android App
• Cablevision Releases Optimum App For Controlling And Streaming TV, But Your Device Probably Isn't Compatible

Time Warner Cable Releases Official App, Makes Your Android Tablet A Remote And DVR Control was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Earlier today, I received my review unit Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Samsung's latest addition to the Tab family of products. Now, you probably thought, upon hearing about this little device, "gee, this is just another scaled-down version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 - boring." But you thought wrong - very wrong.

The Tab 7.0 Plus has a little hardware secret in its diminutive package, and that secret's name is Exynos. I noticed from the moment I powered it up that the 7.0 Plus was no ordinary Honeycomb device - home screen swiping was unusually graceful, even with Samsung's TouchWiz UX overlay.

• Motorola Droid 2 World Edition May Have 1.2 GHz CPU, Hit Quadrant Score Of 1709
• The Circle Is Complete: Galaxy Note II For Verizon Pops Up In Screenshot, Model SCH-I605
• Why The T-Mobile Galaxy S III Does Not Have A Quad-Core Exynos Processor - It's Not What You Might Think
• NVIDIA's Tegra 2 Dual-Core CPU Confirmed To Be Powering Some Galaxy S II Handsets

Hands-On: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Is An Exynos-Packing, Benchmark-Decimating Speed Demon was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Rounding out their holiday offerings, T-Mobile announced today that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will become available (complete with 4G capability) beginning November 16th, bringing an even more portable version of the Galaxy Tab we've come to know and love to the hands of T-Mo subscribers.

The 7.0 Plus boasts many of the features of its older siblings, including a crazy-thin, lightweight form factor, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and more. Here's a more complete look at what you can expect from the latest addition to T-Mobile's growing tablet portfolio:

• 0.77lb weight
• 7" multitouch display
• Android 3.2 Honeycomb with TouchWiz UX overlay
• 16GB Internal storage
• microSD card slot, expandable up to 32GB
• 1.2GHz dual-core processor
• HSPA+ 4G connectivity
• 3MP rear shooter and 2MP front camera

Wondering how much this little slice of Honeycomb will cost you?

• Samsung Announces The Galaxy Grand, A 5" 800x480 Phone That Looks A Whole Lot Like The Note II
• Virgin Mobile And Boost Mobile Get Their First 4G WiMax Handsets: The HTC EVO V 4G And EVO Design 4G, Respectively
• [MWC 2012] Samsung Unveils The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Again, Adds A MicroSD Slot, Tacks A '2' On The Name
• [Updated: It's A Go] Deal Alert: Acer Iconia Tab A500 For $350 From Target Starting July 17th

T-Mobile Announces 4G-Enabled Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - Set To Become Available November 16th was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

It looks like the HP Touchpad isn't the only tablet to have a bounty placed on its head - Kindle Fire Forum is now offering a substantial reward to the first person who's able to provide a reliable, reversible root method, or either a Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich port for Amazon's Android tablet.

The forum is offering a prize of $200 for a root method, and a whopping $800 for a "Basic" Honeycomb or ICS port. The original post outlines the goals like so:

Reliable Reversable Root Method - This one is self explanatory.

Basic Android Port – The stock Android home screen and apps boot.

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• [Exclusive] How To Easily Root The Amazon Kindle, Regardless Of Its Software Version
• Achievement Unlocked! EVO 4G Now Fully Rooted, NAND Protection Defeated, Full Write Permissions To /system. Incredible Next?
• The Kindle Fire HD And Second Gen Kindle Fire Both Have Locked Bootloaders

There's A Bounty Out For The Kindle Fire: $200 For Reversible Root, $800 For "Basic" Honeycomb Or Ice Cream Sandwich Port was written by the awesome team at Android Police.