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Can Google Outshine Apple And Microsoft at Google I/O 2012?

25.06.2012
Google will have its chance to show up Apple and Microsoft in the coming days when the search giant is expected to debut the next version of the and new Nexus-branded devices. Google's big show will happen during Google I/O, the company's annual developer conference, which includes keynote sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. The Google conference follows a flurry of announcements from during the month of June.

Apple doubled down on , while Microsoft in two separate events debuted the next-generation version of and a new . Now, it's Google's turn to convince users to stick with Android mobile devices and stay away from the lure of a revamped iOS and Windows Phone.

Nobody knows for sure what Google has planned, but here's a rundown of the highlights expected and wished for during Google I/O 2012.

Android 4.1/5.0 Jelly Bean

Google is expected to take the wraps off the latest version of Android at Google I/O, but rumors have not been particularly rampant about what features Jelly bean might include. Some speculation suggests Google may be getting ready to release its own voice-activated digital assistant . The project is named after Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and a longtime Star Trek actor best known as the voice of the computer in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Majel would be similar to Apple's Siri.