By Don Reisinger, eWeek
Google unveiled Android 4.1, the latest version of its mobile operating system, code-named Jelly Bean, at the annual Google I/O developers’ conference. The operating system follows in the path of its predecessors and allows smartphone makers to modify software to best suit their handset designs. Since it’s an open-source platform, modifications are easily made and, in many cases, deliver much-needed improvements. Even so, out-of-the-box, Jelly Bean appears to be a winner. From a new way of handling notifications to improved performance, the operating system seems to be one that can do a much better job than its predecessors in competing with Apple’s own iOS. In essence, Jelly Bean is Google’s answer to iOS 6, an operating system that Apple says will launch this fall. Android customers will be happy to hear, though, that Jelly Bean is launching in mid-July on a host of products.
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