Monday, November 4, 2013

Android 4.4 KitKat review: designed by Google, for Google


In 2011, Google introduced Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich," which took some of the design direction it had begun on tablets and moved it to phones. In the intervening two years, we've only seen "point" updates for the platform: some subtle refinements and a few big new features, but never a big 5.0 update. Google sees it as a “mature” operating system — it doesn’t have to reinvent the design or the core features, it just has to make them run faster, better, and prettier. With Android 4.4 "KitKat," that trend continues, but this time around the refinements add up to something more — but not how you might expect.


Google always introduces a new version of Android alongside a new Nexus device — this time it's on the excellent...


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Source: The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/4/5063490/android-4-4-kit-kat-review

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