Version 2.0, which has been in the works for several months, adds even more useful functionality.
Version 2.5 delivers innovative new features aimed at improving individual and group productivity and saving time.
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Many of the enhancements in this new kernel (version 2.4) make Linux more suitable for corporate use.
Instead, version 2 was pretty much the same as version 1, and widely panned by the media.
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Today we have released a Skype (version 2.0) Preview for Windows Phone 8.
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Starting at version 2.0, Epiphany Eyewear will contain displays that are able to show text and simple images.
"Version 2 is all the stuff customers wanted in Version 1, " Brandt says.
The Apple program (Things, now on version 2) is one of the great tools for actually getting things done.
Microsoft has quite a bit in store for the Zune faithful with its new Zune version 2.5 software update.
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However, with talk already beginning to spread about possible features and options on Version 2, the sky may be the limit.
Verizon's put up a page with download instructions for a 103MB update, taking your QWERTY slider from version 2.4.330 to 4.5.600.
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Version 2.5 offers improved productivity features as company expands service into every Apple App Store and Google Play market in the world.
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Beta release date for version 2 is currently set for August 18th.
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Similar to other Samsung Galaxy phones, the Indulge has a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 1 gigahertz Samsung processor and runs Android (version 2.2).
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Version 2.0 continues the Gates emphasis on successful high-school completion and college-readiness for disadvantaged young people and adds a parallel thrust toward college completion.
Sony's providing a solution in its next update, firmware version 2.10, which enables folders of up to 10 items to be organized on the screen.
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Version 2.0 brings major user experience improvements on Mac and PC thanks to better integration with Finder and Windows Explorer, including right-click and drag-and-drop functionality.
Boxee's second box is getting a fresh round of updates, as GigaOm points out software version 2.1.0.7781 has been detailed and is rolling out.
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Version 2 of the LeafPresenter will be available starting this summer.
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While Romney plods on, Perry version 2.0 was released this week.
Available from today, version 2.00 of PlayMemories Studio also offers improved editing functions, including the ability to archive photos and videos in HD resolution (720p).
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Problem with waiting for version 2, of course, is that whole "waiting" part -- but it maybe be a bit more painless than anyone had thought.
Version 2.0 and on will also begin to feature an advanced Natural User Interface (NUI) based on hand gestures, eye tracking, and EEG brainwave sensors.
Mess up version 2.0--and that high-flying story could fall, fast.
In contrast, the Product Manager is involved from concept to launch, and is still very much involved in consumer adoption and analyzing all the user responses (for Version 2.0).
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Given the limited resources in most startups, this often means that the engineers are building Version 2 of the product before Version 1 has even been tested in the market.
Agawi, formerly iSwifter, recently launched its version 2.0 to offer cloud streaming of all forms of games content-including social Facebook games as well as mid-core and hardcore titles-to all devices.
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It will offer Android phones preinstalled with the app, but one of the most important features is that it can be loaded onto any Android phone running version 2.2 or later.
There has been a long period of development, but version 2.0 of Tizen should be released during January, with an appearance on a mobile device in the first quarter of 2013.
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Finally, Samsung has released version 2.2 of its S Pen SDK, which gives third-party developers the ability to beef up their apps with support for hovering, new brushes, special effects and context awareness.
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