Donuts are one of the world’s most perfect foods, and it’s just about impossible to make them better. But that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t try. So that’s why I applaud Krispy Kreme for combining its donuts with one of the world’s other most perfect foods: Pie.
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Vice President of Android, Chrome and Google Apps, Sundar Pichai, announced today that Google’s mobile platform has now been activated on more than one billion devices around the globe. To celebrate this occasion, a KitKat Android statue has been propped up outside the company’s Mountain View campus. Yes, that’s right, KitKat. The chocolate, if you’re still confused. Turns out, the next Android release is going to be named after the chocolate. Google has now unveiled Android 4.4 KitKat moniker, which replaces the much rumored Key Lime Pie label that most people expected to accompany the next platform update.
The official Android website has been updated to reflect this decision. It has also been revealed that the next major update won’t actually be called Android 5.0, it will be called Android 4.4. Nothing much has been revealed beyond this right now. A new promotion has been unveiled by both Google and KitKat, one can win Google Play Store credit or a new Nexus 7 2013 tablet. This change marks the switch from desserts to chocolates, Android versions have been named after popular desserts such as Ice Cream Sandwich, Donut and Eclair for a few years now. What do you think about KitKat moniker for the upcoming Android update? [Image via @sundarpichai]
Android 4.4 KitKat Moniker Revealed As One Billion Device Activation Milestone Is Passed original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It feels like we’ve been waiting for a big new version of Android forever; Jelly Bean is great, but it could do so much more. Surprise: it actually does! All you have to do is take matters into your own hands.
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There was a rumor earlier on concerning the Motorola X Phone arriving in 20 different colors, which would be a range that would even put Nintendo and their collection of 3DS XL models to shame, and it would be a throwback to the heydays of Nokia when they rolled out as many colors as there were models. Well, it seems that a new device has been spotted on an AnTuTu benchmark, where it described the device simply as the “Google X”, and not a Motorola X Phone or the X Phone, so it remains to be seen whether this device in question is the same X Phone from Motorola or not.
To make matters all the more interesting, this particular benchmark showed that said handset would operate on Android 5.0.1 as the operating system of choice. As we all know, Android 5.0’s nickname would follow in the dessert naming convention, that is Key Lime Pie, but unfortunately, the most recent word concerning Key Lime Pie was it will be delayed at Google I/O. Bummer!
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A lot has already been rumored about Google’s I/O conference. It is believed that the company will announce a revamped Nexus 7 and a 32GB LTE Nexus 4 instead of a next generation Nexus 5 smartphone. Google was also expected to announce the next major Android platform update, Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Its release has now reportedly been delayed by as much as four months to give ample time to OEMs so that they can keep up with the new Android version.
Another reason for this delay could be the launch of Motorola X smartphone. The company’s top executives have sung its praises, perhaps they’ll merge both announcements together? At the moment 29.3% of Android devices are powered by Ice Cream Sandwich, in second place comes Jelly Bean which powers some 23% devices. Pushing back the Key Lime Pie release will aid both OEMs and Google itself. Despite being announced at last year’s I/O, many manufacturers and carriers are still rolling it out to Jelly Bean deprived customers. Launching a new version would further increase the fragmentation, and if this rumor is anything to go by, Google looks intent on avoiding that.
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When the Nexus 4 smartphone was announced last year, many were wondering how the smartphone was going to perform without 32GB storage or LTE compatibility. It is now being reported that come May, Google will be launching a revised version of the Nexus 4. It won’t have any design or internal hardware changes, save for the fact that it will come with 32GB internal storage and 4G LTE network compatibility. The announcement is expected to be made at Google’s annual I/O conference.
That’s not all, Google is also expected to unveil the next major Android platform update. Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie will reportedly bring a host of new features as well as improvements to the platform that powers 70% of the global smartphone market. It is being said that the 32GB Nexus 4 will have LTE and CDMA support, this will make it compatible with both Sprint and Verizon in the country. At the moment only a GSM model is available for purchase through Google Play, it works on AT&T and T-Mobile. With all premium Android smartphones offering LTE compatibility it makes sense for Google to add it to the Nexus 4 if they’re not immediately planning on releasing a successor.
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