I finally received the software update alert today on my Nexus 4 (an Android smartphone I'm lukewarm about, truth be told) and downloaded it via wi-fi el pronto. The process takes about five minutes, and includes a restart.

Take a close look at that new Google Now widget. Do you see anything? I mean, look really, really hard. Stare long at it. Pretend it's Megan Fox (or Ryan Gosling as the case may be).

Color me impressed. The 4.0 update rocks. I've got a Sonos 'Connect' hooked up via a honkin' Onkyo TX-NR809 receiver to my whole home audio system which consists of 6 pairs of speakers both inside and outside the home. In a word: nirvana.

Although the 12% drop could simply signify that new models are on the way, it's hard not to imagine that competitive offerings, including much lower priced "ultrabook" running Intel processors, are not having an impact on Apple's laptop sales.

Many analysts say the iOS platform is aging. While BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8 have added gesture-enabled features, and slick, customizable screens, iOS is stuck with an interface that looks pretty much the same as it did when first released in 2007.

Interestingly LG, who makes the much-hyped and well-received Nexus 4 smartphone (sold unlocked directly on the Google Play Store and on contract via T-Mobile) saw a modest jump of only 0.5% quarter-over-quarter despite all the marketing effort from Google.

Thinking through what Android is missing is not an easy exercise. Over the past few months with my Nexus 4 and Jelly Bean I've continually asked myself, what is this phone missing? The answer: not much.

The brief statement was in stark contrast to the glitzy (and generally well received) launch event at which Heins presided, and where singer Alicia Keys was appointed as "Global Creative Director."

Stark Insider TV is closing in on 1 million YouTube views (eta: this summer) and we're celebrating by publishing a weekly piece on our experience -- good and bad -- with video on the web.

According to the data collected, Jelly Bean has grown approximately 30% month-to-month.