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This year it’ll be iOS 10 vs… Android Nougat!
Rene Ritchie has been covering Apple and the personal technology industry for almost a decade. Editor-in-chief of iMore, executive editor for Mobile Nations, video and podcast host, you can follow him on Snapchat or Twitter @reneritchie.
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Google has revealed the name of its next-generation Android operating system, and it’s… Nougat!
The next version of Android, the software provided by Google that runs most of the world’s phones, tablets, and increasingly other consumer electronics systems, will be — wait for it! — Nougat!
There’ll be a bunch of previously revealed new features in Android Nougat when it goes public later this year, presumably with some hot new Nexus and partner devices.
What’s in a name?
Personally, I’m non-plussed by the choice of name. Nougat was always the candy my grandmother would give us that no one wanted to eat. I’m not sure how popular it is in the U.S. and Google’s other big markets, but then I’m not sure how many…