Google launches Android KitKat with Nestlé collaboration and spoof Apple ad

Coinciding with its 15th birthday celebrations, Google have announced KitKat: the latest version of its Android mobile OS.

The search giants have traditionally named different versions of Android using a sweet theme in alphabetical order. The tradition started with Android Cupcake (version 1.5) back in 2009, before continuing through Donut, Eclair, Froyo (that’s ‘frozen yoghurt’), Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and, most recently, Jelly Bean (versions 4.1-4.3).

The naming is especially surprising as it had been previously thought that the next update would be ‘Key Lime Pie’. KitKat will be version 4.4 of Android, the operating system that now ships on nearly 80 per cent of smartphones worldwide.
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