New version of Android coming today: Lollipop, Licorice or Ladoo?

It has now been confirmed that the Google I/O this evening, will showcase a preview of the newest iteration of its Android operating system.   There has been precious little information about what we can expect from the new version of Android. All we really know for certain is that unless Google makes a complete break from tradition, its name will start with ‘L’ and will be named after a dessert.   So what will it be called?   Business Insider, which first broke the news that Android chief Android Sundar Pichai would showcase the new OS, took a punt on either ’lollipop’ or ’lemonhead’.   Licorice also seems to be a current crowd favourite.   But given that Sundar Pichai, the Android head hails from Chennai, we say why not a popular Indian sweet, like ladoo? By doing that Pichai would not only globalise this much loved Indian sweet, but also show Indians that he is serious about the market. Heh. We’re just kidding. Although ‘Android Ladoo’ does have a certain ring to it. And the Android mascot will also look nice wouldn’t it? Painted in yellow with a sphere for a stomach.   But as we reported last year , its not just ladoo that Indians would like to see as the name for the next Android OS.   A group of students from IIT-Kharagpur – which also happens to be Pichai’s alma mater – are lobbying for the next version of Android to be named Lassi.   “We would like to suggest that the very next version of Android be named on one of the most popular Indian dessert, Lassi. Lassi, the humble Indian sweetened yogurt based drink, is a traditional chilled beverage of India served with an assortment of flavourings. Lassi symbolizes the purity and delicacy of Indian culture. This explains the huge cult following that Lassi commands all over India,” reads an open letter from the students to Pichai.