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Jelly Bean Now Running on Nearly Half of All Android Devices

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It’s that time of the month again boys and girls, the time when Google releases those all-important stats on everything Android.  Every month Google takes a week-long survey of the Google Play Store and determines things like what version of Android users are running, what screen size and resolution, and even things like what OpenGL version these devices support.  The biggest thing everyone seems to be interested in every month is which version of Android reigns supreme, and it’s always interesting to watch the numbers change as updates roll out and users upgrade to newer devices.  It wasn’t until May of this year that the nearly 3 year old Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS was finally overtaken by newer versions, with all versions above 4.0 then finally powering the majority of Android devices out there.  Now we move on to the month of September, where more strides have been made than nearly any other month so far.  Jelly Bean as a whole, ranging from Android 4.1-4.3, now takes up a total of

Does iOS 7 Raise the Bar for Android 4.3?

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With yesterday’s announcement from Apple of the new iPhone 5s sporting its latest iOS 7, it is inevitable that we compare it with the latest Android 4.3, announced on July 24 at “Breakfast with Pichai.” Currently the flagship OSs from both Apple and Google, we must look at how they are different, but also how they are similar to one another. Has Apple really shown us anything new in iOS 7 that we have not already experienced in Android 4.3, or even 4.2? There was a time when Android was scurrying to catch up to iOS, but this is no longer the case, as Apple’s critics clamored to add more Android-like features, like notifications and true multi-tasking. Let us look at how well Apple has answered those criticisms in iOS 7 and the new iPhone 5s. While Android 4.3 was more an iterative upgrade, iOS 7 is a total reworking of what was an aging operating system with a fresh looking icons and interface. Apple executive, Jony Ive, the designer of the iPhone and iPad, is a fan of translucent elem