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Dalvik is dead: Next version of Android uses new ART runtime to boost speed, battery life

2014-06-20 14:32:12| Extremetech

The next major version of Android, which will probably be unveiled at Google I/O next week, will remove the Dalvik runtime and replace it with ART -- the new Android Runtime. The main purpose of ART is to improve performance and smoothness of both third-party Android apps and the core apps and interface. Brian Carlstrom, a member of Google's Dalvik engineering team, announced the Dalvik-ART switch-over with this rather amusing patch note: 'Dalvik is dead, long live Dalvik! DO NOT MERGE.'

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Android 4.4.4 fixes OpenSSL connection hijacking flaw

2014-06-20 14:09:15| InfoWorld: Top News

Less than three weeks after pushing Android 4.4.3 to users of its Nexus devices, Google released a new version of the OS that incorporates a patch for a serious vulnerability identified in the OpenSSL cryptographic library. Android 4.4.4 factory images using build version KTU84P were released for Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 late Thursday.

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Android and Windows add 'kill switch'

2014-06-20 06:17:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Google and Microsoft will add a "kill-switch" feature to their Android and Windows phone operating systems.

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Fire OS vs. Android: Can Amazons new Fire Phone justify its ostentatious price tag?

2014-06-19 13:31:28| Extremetech

Amazon has finally unveiled the Fire Phone, and it's a premium device tied to AT&T in the US. Is Amazon's Fire OS Android build ready to take on the traditional smartphone market?

Tags: price phone tag fire

 

Nike+ FuelBand App Arrives on Android

2014-06-19 10:17:14| Footwear - Topix.net

The app requires a newer Samsung Galaxy, HTC One, Nexus 5, or Moto X, running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean or above.

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