In a move that shocked not a single person anywhere in the known galaxy; Google has officially announced Froyo at Google I/O.
No word yet on whose getting it (the Nexus One being the only safe bet) and the when is identified only as “in the coming weeks”, but we do now have the actual ... Read More »
It looks like our earlier reports that a JIT compiler was coming soon to Android have come true. Ian Douglas, a developer at Armor Games, has posted some screens for the popular benchmark app Linpack running on Android 2.2 which indicates a large performance boost. A normal stock Nexus One generates ... Read More »
All Android devices could be getting a noticeable performance later this year. Google has assembled their own team of engineers that is working on a Dalvik JIT Compiler for Android. JITstands for “just in time” compilation, and allows software to run faster.