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Android 2.2 Leads

Nacoma — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:43:04 +0000

Android 2.2 (FroYo) took the Linpack lead for the most runs this last week. According to my analytics, Android 2.2 was used 43.1% of the time. Android 2.1-update1, the previous leader was used 39.8% of the time. So what was used for the rest of the 17% of the time? How about 158 other ROMs! That is a lot of variety to choose.

Mixed in with the lot is some curious ROMs; Android 3.0, Android 3.0.1 and Android 3.2

Google I/O 2010 included Linpack

Nacoma — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:48:08 +0000

I have been looking thru some of the Google I/O videos from the conference when I saw a mention of Linpack in the talk about “A JIT Compiler for Android’s Dalvik VM”. Check out the video and keep a lookout at 24:27 mark.

A JIT Compiler for Android\’s Dalvik VM

Lots of attention for Linpack for Android

Nacoma — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:00:31 +0000

Thanks to AndroidPolice, there has been a ten fold increase in Linpack runs and views of this website. I’ve also spotted over 400 news articles and blogs that show pictures and links back to here. Thanks for all the attention.

It’s interesting to see all furor for Android 2.2 showing up now. Regulars to this website are sure to remember the Top 10 postings of FroYo back on March 15th. I’m sure the upcoming Google I/O has generated lots of the interest, but it really came down to the AndroidPolice post showing the image of Linpack running on Android 2.2 powered Nexus One. Checkout AndroidPolice for their full article. I liked their last line, “These mysterious numbers from the Linpack Top 10 don’t look so fake anymore now, do they?”

I also checked on some tracking info that shows how many times Android 2.2 has ran recently:

The first time Android 2.2 shows up was 22 March for only one run, then not again until 15 April. Before that it was showing up as FroYo. Today, the number of runs exploded to 28 sessions. It looks like Android 2.2 will soon be coming to a device near you.

HTC Incredible Linpack Runs

Nacoma — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:24:26 +0000

I missed the first posting on 22 April, but yesterday and today there were several postings of Linpack runs for ADR6300. This is the HTC Incredible that supposed to arrive on Thursday. Looks like some workers at the Verizon store had to check out the speed of the new phone. It scored pretty well for a stock Android phone with a current high score of 7.058 MFLOPS. The phone also posted with the following info: 998.4MHz verizon/inc/inc/inc:2.1-update1/ERE27/161493:user/release-keys

It looks like the stock clock setting is running a little faster for this device than previous HTC devices. I wonder what the overclockers can do?

Android Market over 50,000 Apps

Nacoma — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:08:11 +0000

According to BoyGenius…

AndroLib, the definitive tracker of Android applications, claims the Android Market has surpassed the 50,000 application milestone. This figure is unofficial as Google has been reticent to disclose actual numbers. During its recent earnings call, Google said it was aware of 38,000 applications, although the accuracy of the figures came into question as they were calculated at an undisclosed time. Last month alone, the Android Market was said to have grown by 9,330 apps. True, the Android Market still has a ways to go before it can rival Apple’s App Store in terms of the sheer number of applications offered, but this is some mighty impressive growth nonetheless. Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the little green robot is currently hotter than Hansel.Read