When Google introduced Android 2.2, the company announced that one of the biggest changes was a new Just In Time (JIT) compiler which dramatically sped up Javascript performance. That means that most third party apps run faster on Android 2.2 than Android 2.1, and many web sites with Javascript elements render more quickly. But how does Google’s latest mobile operating system stack up against Apple’s?… Read more »

Google is expected to unveil the details for the next version of its Android mobile operating system (code-named Froyo) soon. But Ian Douglas has already gotten his hands on a Google Nexus One with Android 2.2 Froyo. It supports Adobe Flash, and he reports that it runs very smoothly. There’s a non-disclosure agreement preventing Douglas from spelling out all the new features found in Froyo…. Read more »