Android in new : 4.1 Jelly Bean,latest features of Jelly Bean

It's not the full revamp that Ice Cream Sandwich was, but Android 4.1 Jelly Bean nonetheless adds a collection of new and useful features for Android enthusiasts. Using a Jelly Bean-equipped Samsung Galaxy Nexus that Google issued after the first-day keynote presentation of Google I/O, I was able to explore some of the enhancements and get a taste of what Jelly Bean will bring.

The user interface is largely the same as in Ice Cream Sandwich, but now a widget will resize automatically when you drop it onto a crowded home page. Then, by moving the blue points, you can make it smaller or change its shape. After a long press on a widget or icon you can remove it from the home screen by swiping it up to the X.

Google fires a shot at Apple's Siri with a voice search feature. After selecting the icon in the main menu you'll launch directly into the app's uncluttered interface. From there, tap the microphone icon to get started. When the phone is "listening", the microphone will turn red and a series of circles will radiate out from the icon. After you ask your question, you'll see a series of squares in the middle of the screen.

For many questions, such as when I asked for the weather in New York, the phone will speak your answer. In this case, for instance, it told me the temperature (here in Celsius) and advised me that a forecast for the next few days was available. During my initial tests, Google's Voice Search feature was faster than Siri and the voice wasn't so robotic. We'll have a head-to-head comparison between the two services soon.

For some questions, though, the feature won't always read your answer. When I asked for the prime minister of Australia, for example, the voice told me it was Julia Gillard. But when I asked for the nation's capital, the Galaxy Nexus just gave me the Web search results. We'll be investigating the parameters for getting a spoken result.

Likewise, I just got a series of links when I asked for the speed of a 747. And just like Siri, the Voice Search feature won't always interpret your words correctly.