Jelly Bean s/w update for Samsung Galaxy Nexus begins

BANGALORE, INDIA: Owners of the Samsung's Galaxy Nexus (HSPA+ version) will be the first to get upload of the Google's latest Android operation system Jelly Bean.

Galaxy Nexus owners in UK, most of Europe and the US, will be the first to receive the update of the Jelly Bean software which offers an improved search experience, according to an Google announcement.

According to The BBC, the update, also known as Android 4.1, poses a direct challenge to Apple iPhone's voice-recognition app Siri.

Google said it has improved Voice Search so that it can display answers to spoken questions from sources including Wikipedia.

According to the report, it has also introduced Google Now, which is designed to offer information without the user having to actively trigger a query.

"Google Now tells you today's weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, or your favourite team's score as they're playing," said the firm in an update to the Nexus page on its Google+ social network.

According to the report, both newly introduced features are potentially in breach of an integrated search patent filed by Apple.