Google's Cheryl Pon shows off the new Google Nexus 7 tablet at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The Nexus 7 will ship in mid-July starting at $199 — the same price as the Kindle Fire. By contrast, iPads start at $499. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
News Summary: Faster search in new Android
Google's Cheryl Pon shows off the new Google Nexus 7 tablet at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The Nexus 7 will ship in mid-July starting at $199 — the same price as the Kindle Fire. By contrast, iPads start at $499. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
By The Associated Press
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June 27, 2012
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COMING SOON: A new version of Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices. Android 4.1 is nicknamed Jelly Bean.
FEATURES: Faster ways to search content on the Internet and share photos between two phones are promised. The new Android also promises a smarter keyboard, with a feature for predicting your next word before you type.
AVAILABILITY: Jelly Bean will be available in mid-July. Some devices — the Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Xoom and Nexus S — will get it automatically as an over-the-air update. Google’s new tablet computer, the Nexus 7, will also come with Jelly Bean.
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