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February 17th, 2010, 21:05
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Even on the latest round of Snapdragon (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Snapdragon/)-powered models, Android apps don't typically seem to exhibit the same level of buttery-smooth prowess as their iPhone equivalents. There are a variety of reasons for that, but the most damning seems to stem from Google's choice of the Dalvik Java runtime, which -- to put it simply -- trades performance for diminutive processor and memory footprints. You may not have ever heard of Swiss company (and OHA (http://www.engadget.com/tag/OHA/) member) Myriad, but it sprung to life through the merger of Esmertec and Purple Labs (http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/02/04/purple-labs-announces-cheap-linux-based-reference-design/) and claims to have software running on an astounding 2 billion phones worldwide -- in other words, these guys know a thing or two about phones -- and they've applied their expertise to tighten up Dalvik and make it burn rubber. Follow the break for video!Continue reading Myriad Dalvik Turbo hands-on: Android apps just got fast (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/myriad-dalvik-turbo-hands-on-android-apps-just-got-fast/)
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Even on the latest round of Snapdragon (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Snapdragon/)-powered models, Android apps don't typically seem to exhibit the same level of buttery-smooth prowess as their iPhone equivalents. There are a variety of reasons for that, but the most damning seems to stem from Google's choice of the Dalvik Java runtime, which -- to put it simply -- trades performance for diminutive processor and memory footprints. You may not have ever heard of Swiss company (and OHA (http://www.engadget.com/tag/OHA/) member) Myriad, but it sprung to life through the merger of Esmertec and Purple Labs (http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/02/04/purple-labs-announces-cheap-linux-based-reference-design/) and claims to have software running on an astounding 2 billion phones worldwide -- in other words, these guys know a thing or two about phones -- and they've applied their expertise to tighten up Dalvik and make it burn rubber. Follow the break for video!Continue reading Myriad Dalvik Turbo hands-on: Android apps just got fast (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/myriad-dalvik-turbo-hands-on-android-apps-just-got-fast/)
Myriad Dalvik Turbo hands-on: Android apps just got fast (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/myriad-dalvik-turbo-hands-on-android-apps-just-got-fast/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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