<p>A statue at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, shows the Android mascot seemingly rendered in KitKat bars.</p><p>STORY HIGHLIGHTSNew version of Android mobile operating system will be named KitKatSurprise announcement is consistent with Google's theme of sweet treatsOlder Android versions include Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, JellybeanDeal with Nestle reportedly was struck in 24 hours</p><p>(CNN) -- And here we were expecting a slice of key lime pie.</p><p>Google has surprised the tech world by announcing that the next version of Android, its mobile operating system, will be named KitKat -- in honor of the candy bar developers munched on while they were creating it.</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/04/tech/mobile/android-kitkat/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/04/google-updates-android-fragmentation-numbers-and-the-numbers-are-looking-better-than-ever/">Google updates Android fragmentation numbers, and the numbers are looking ...</a> (VentureBeat)</p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57601472-94/jelly-bean-chews-up-45-percent-of-android-devices/">Jelly Bean swallows up 45 percent of Android devices</a> (CNET)</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/03/android_4_4_kitkat/">Give us a break: Next Android version to be called &#039;KitKat&#039;</a> (Register)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dTRqLRJEPQ5IUQMVriR3qdzjWnt_M&ned=us">699 additional articles.</a></p>