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Dalvik Turbe to make Android 3x faster and go longer on per charge to boot?

  • February 8, 2010 7:38 pm

Oh sweet heavenly almighty power above. Can we have actually have our cake and eat it too? If Myriad, the clever minds behind Delvik Turbo, have their way, sugar highs and full stomachs will soon be coming to Android users. The core of Android is a special form of Java called Delvik. Delvik Turbo is an optimized form of said code. According to the claims of Myriad, the optimization is good for up to a 3x boost in the general speed of Android as well as dramatically increased battery life.

I’m dying to know more about this tweaked code. Things such as can it be implemented in current Android OS flavors? How hard is it to implement it? Will it cause any incompatibilities with current Android software/apps? And of course, how much actual battery life will we see gained? All important things that we probably won’t hear until the company makes some announcements at MWC. Stay tuned…

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HTC gives Hero/Android kernel away. Developers cry a tear of happiness.

  • October 22, 2009 7:57 pm

It seems HTC is looking to make good on Android’s open roots. While certain manufacturers try everything in their power (and epic fail it everytime) to stop the public from tweaking the code as they see fit, HTC is taking a more friendly “let’s be friends” approach. Such a partnership will make happy developers whom will intern make happy users. It’s a nice fluffy bunny hugging circle. So far, the few manufacturers who have really tweaked Android such as HTC with Sense, Motorola with BLUR, and Sony with Rachel have done an amazing job. I can’t wait to see what a colony of nerds can come up with.

The Hero/Android Kernel, as well as many other Kernels can be found at developer.htc.com/. Hack away!

Ubergizmo