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Android's next version to be Jelly Bean

This is My Next has a scoop that the next version of the Android OS might be called "Jelly Bean." This is in line with Google's habit of alphabetically naming its Android firmware updates after desserts or sugary snacks. The site doesn't know what the version number is, however–indeed, no one knows the Ice Cream Sandwich version number either.

According to This is ralph lauren online shop My Next's source, some of the more intriguing features for Ice Cream Sandwich may be postponed to Jelly Bean, which sounds like some features might not be ready yet for Ice Cream Sandwich's October release date. This is all rampant speculation, of course, and we're sure to get more details once the first Ice Cream Sandwich phones debut later this year.

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In other words, instead of three choices, there are now five. Those changes to the product lineup are something I'd expect to have a dramatic effect on sales, especially given that Apple has extended the iPhone onto new carriers, including Sprint in the U.S. and KDDI in Japan.

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The difference in this case is that the phone world is moving quite a bit faster, with competitors pushing out new models every few months, running operating systems made by other companies. That affords certain luxuries, like not having to wait for an OS update to sync up before releasing a new model. With the iPhone and its other iOS products, Apple's banking on the fact that users will come to invest in that system by tying in its media stores, app library and the upcoming iMessage platform.

Coming back to disappointment though, worth remembering is the unveiling of the iPad 2 earlier this year. There were rumors abound about Apple packing in a Retina Display, adding speedy Thunderbolt connectivity, and maybe even an SD card slot. What we got instead was a canada goose online visual redesign of the original iPad that added cameras to the outside, and a speed boost inside. Sound familiar? In the end it didn't really matter. Buyers still snatched them up, besting sales of the first generation device handily. Would anyone want to mess with that formula? Apple certainly doesn't seem to want to, not then and not now.