http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/myriad-dalvik-turbo-hands-on-android-apps-just-got-fast/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/I think they will be doing something similar to the Android 2.1 update. Remember how the Nexus One what the only phone to have the firmware? Well, that was a differentiator, as well as some carriers having the update for their phones before the others. This might eventually make its way to every Android device.]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 18th 2010 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Just what we needed, a more constrained Android.

Bah.]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Joking?
This makes android *less* constrained...
-Taylor]]>Feb 17th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/How does this make Android more constrained, exactly...?]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Makes perfect sense.]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
To everyone that voted my comment down: Software Understanding Fail.]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
These seconds in countdowns always are longer :(]]>Feb 17th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
Yeah, I'll check the forums at xda in about 1/3rd of a week]]>Feb 17th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
Oh nevermind, it's half a week.
Hopefully, thanks to this the calculator on my magic will work faster.]]>Feb 17th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
Because the Nexus One not only can run that 3D cube but it can set it as a home screen and run apps at the same time. That's what you call buttery smooth.;)]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
There are like five of these 3D cubes in the market for the Nexus and they run great. It's up to the developer to write the app correctly. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/I dislike the iPhone, but, why would I care about a cube spinning that I can't see?? ]]>Feb 17th 2010 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576627

look at the line here..

"Just for the record snapdragon too has dedicated GPU - AMD z430(now rebranded adreno 200) and their performance is similar."

And in case your too lazy or don't believe them. Here is a link to Qualcom's actual site:

http://www.qualcomm.com/products_services/chipsets/snapdragon.html

Look under "Technical Features"

"High-performance 3D graphics – up to 22M triangles/sec and 133M 3D pixels/sec"

As a software engineer it kills as to how many people, bloggers included, comment on technical stuff and have no clue what they're talking about.

_Marlon_]]>Feb 17th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/So, would you enlighten us as to what the difference between a dedicated graphics processor and a graphics processing unit is?]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgi4O5ix3lU&feature=player_embedded

:) 2.5x performance gains right around the corner :D

]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
Actually, JIT's usually the thing that slows apps down. Whenever a call is made, the JIT engine has to compile it in to native code before it can even be executed at all.

One way to make .Net apps run faster is to use ngen, which compiles the whole executable in to native code (after all, it knows how to do it because that's what JIT does on-the-fly). I'm sure something similar is available for Java.

The issue is that it makes apps less portable. However, if you compile it on (or for) the architecture you're using (such as could happen on a phone, and it could run a cached native version), you've got nothing to worry about. Besides, if you compile for the G1's ARM instruction set, you'll be fine with just about all mobile android devices (even if it won't be optimal on all, it'll be better than JIT).]]>Feb 17th 2010 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
For example, .Net apps can run on Linux using MONO and Java apps can run on OSX, Windows and Linux.]]>Feb 17th 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/
JIT is in the Android repository and working right now, it's just a memory hog and causes some major instability.

By the way, those are probably 32A HTC Magics, not ADP2s. There's a huge difference in hardware (RAM-wise) between the two.]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Yes, 100% Agreed.
@Google:
Well Google you better buy that Dalvik Turbo or build from scratch something better!]]>Feb 17th 2010 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/cmon google! buy it and bake it into your next release!]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/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/Feb 17th 2010 4:06PM