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Google has recently turned 16 on September 27. As it turns out, September 27 is not the actual birthdate of Google. Until the year 2005, the birth anniversary was celebrated on September 7; this is the day Google was incorporated. The reason behind celebrating the birthday later this month seems to be for the purpose of convenience more than celebrating on the founded day.

Apparently in 2005, Google started celebrating on September 27 to make the day coincide with Google's announcement of the number of web pages that are indexed in a year. The record number of web pages stand at 30 trillion+. Notably, Google manages millions of searches every passing minute, as pointed out by Phone Arena.

Just like any other birthday, Google celebrated with a huge cake, candles and shared the picture with umpteen social networking sites. And many fans have wished the search giant on its birthday. What is so interesting about the candles and the cake? Reportedly, the top of the cake was filled with a vareity of sugar-filled lollipops, which stood out. The same publication opines that even though it could just mean a way of celebrating a notable occasion, the "L" in Android L (v5.0) could translate to "Lollipop."

It is worth noting that there are two different names making waves right now, Lollipop and Lion (denoting, Lion candy bar). When Google introduced Android L OS earlier this year at Google I/O Conference, names like Liquorice and Lemon Meringue Pie were widely spoken about. In fact, many tech websites ran polls on the possible name for Android L.

Technically, Android L comes equipped with a brand new interface, bundled with lively animations, guarantees better battery life and notably, it runs on 64-bit processors. If reports are true, Google has partnered with HTC once again to manufacture the next-generation Nexus 9 tablet. HTC is expected to schedule a special event for media-dubbed "Double Exposure" event on October 8 to unveil its devices, like the HTC Eye smartphone and a camera named HTC One M8 Eye. Google's Nexus 9 tablet with Android L will likely see an introduction on the same day, says Hallels.

It is worth noting that Android L is already available for app developers starting from June 25. However, the Android L Release Date for the general public is expected to be sometime in fall. With a history of naming its OS version after sweet names, the original Android 1.0 version was named Apple Pie and then came Banana Bread with version 1.1. Followed by, Cupcake for version 1.5, Donut for version 1.6, éclair for version 2.0, Froyo for version 2.2, Gingerbread for version 2.3, Honeycomb for version 3.0, Ice Cream Sandwich for 4.0 and Jelly Bean for versions 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 and the current version 4.4 goes by KitKat.

Check out the Twitter update from Google:

Today our cake has 16 candles (+1 to grow on). #OkGoogle http://t.co/xnDLg1B86X

— A Googler (@google) September 27, 2014

Will Lollipop trump other sweet names? Feel free to leave a comment.

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