Battery and power: We
added a new capability called instance management to
intelligently load and play back Flash content only after it
comes within view on the web page. This capability also
allows us to work in conjunction with the browser to ensure
the web page is loaded as quickly as possible. ... A related
capability we added is called pause and resume. Flash Player
will automatically pause the content that is running when
the browser is hidden from view or the current tab is placed
in the background.
Maximizing
performance: To take advantage of these highly
integrated hardware environments, we took a very
comprehensive look at how Flash Player uses the CPU, GPU,
memory, and storage. The Flash Player team, with engineering
cooperation across our Open Screen Project partners,
meticulously optimized the machine instructions used in our
virtual machine, rendering engine, and media codecs to run
efficiently on mobile hardware. ... The investments we made
in execution speed will be apparent in a broad range of
content, from Flash applications to games to video, and
everything in between. We took an extensive look at the
performance characteristics of Flash Player in many
different scenarios and drove considerable improvements in
the execution speed.
Conserving memory: We
have added automatic compression of media in memory to
matchthe typically smaller screen size and color depth of a
mobile device. We have also enhanced the memory garbage
collection system to work more effectively, particularly in
low memory situations. We made changes to more aggressively
release temporary buffers and media caches for images and
audio data. These changes have translated into some dramatic
improvements. In some cases, you'll see content that now
automatically consumes 50% less memory with Flash Player
10.1 when compared to our previous release.
Usability: Multitouch
is included. It also has smart zooming and knows when to go
full-screen. Text fields will know whether to use soft or
physical keyboards, and the accelerometer is fully
functional.
LG leaks new Android 1GHz superphone
New LG LU2300 to take on might of HTC Desire
By Gareth Beavis
April 7th, 2010 News
The LG LU2300
Super phone - The LU2300 also has a 1GHz processor and runs Android
2.1, bringing it well up to speed with the higher end Google-powered
phones.
Samsung has been fairly active with Android so far, with the Galaxy
and Galaxy Portal already released (the latter packing Android 2.1).
Rob Glaser Defines the Superphone and
Predicts the Mobile Future
By Stacey Higginbotham Mar. 10, 2010, 5:08pm PST
The future of media will be information
consumed on superphones...read more
BLOG.MOBIPHONE.ORG
Google Demos Flash for Android Phones
Feb 17, 2010 4:30 pm by IDG News Service Android is the first
free, open source, and fully customizable mobile platform. Android
offers a full software stack: an operating system, middleware, and
key mobile applications. It also contains a rich set of tools,
features, and APIs that allows third-party developers to develop
great applications.
A beginner's guide to Android- Read More by Google
HTC Scorpion:Is it
a SuperPhone, Tablet or a Smartbook? Speculation of an
upcoming HTC product has popped up at AndroiSpin. They supposedly
got their hands on a build file from an “in-development” HTC product
code-named HTC Scorpion (or HTC Olympian): Feb 10, 2010
Nexus One The 'SuperPhone' by Google!
Smart Phone or SuperPhone?
Motorola
confirms it will work on Google's next 'SuperPhone'
The follow up to Google's
Nexus One smartphone will be built by Open Handset
Alliance partner Motorola, the company's chief executive
has confirmed. By
Martin James, 29 Jan 2010 at
12:00
Motorola has
confirmed that it is working with
Google to
develop a follow-up to the Nexus One
smartphone.
The Nexus One was launched at
the start of the year under Google's name, but Open Handset
Alliance (OHA)
partner HTC
made the hardware. At the time, Google promised the Nexus
One would be the first of many Google-branded Android
phones, and said it would be working with other OHA partners
in the future.
Motorola's chief executive
Sanjay Jha confirmed yesterday that his company was first in
line. During an earnings call to discuss the firm's latest
financial results, Jha repeated the firm's commitment to
produce 20 new smartphones in 2010, including “one
direct-to-consumer device with Google”.
Speculation has been rumbling
on over who would partner Google to develop the Nexus Two –
if that is what it will be called – with Motorola's name
always near or at the top of the list.
Those rumours have only
increased with the leak of a new Motorola smartphone dubbed
the Shadow, which many believe will in fact end up being
released as the Nexus Two. The Shadow is reported to be just
9mm thick, and has a large touch screen, a slide-out QWERTY
keyboard and the ability to capture video in full HD.
Either way, the Motorola-made
handset will be sold by Google itself through its new online
store as with the Nexus One, bypassing the networks to offer
the phone directly to the consumer.
HTC Scorpion is
one fast phone if it really exists!
BY Stephen Schenck Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:54PM
A mystery screenshot reveals an
HTC Supersonic device running Android 3.0.
It would seem a 1GHz
processor is mandatory in upcoming smart phones now.
This amazing looking phone is packing one of them
just like the Nexus One. No release date as of yet,
but it is most likely coming soon.
Specs are:
4.3-inch Touchscreen
1 GHz Snapdragon
Resolution of 480×800
HTC Sense UI
3.5 mm Audio Jack
5 MP Camera
Bluetooth 2.1
WiMax
connectivity
GPS
GPRS/Edge
HTC Scorpion Leaked. Maybe 1.5Ghz
Processor. Android 2.2.
Is it real?
Is the HTC / Google
Nexus one the king of the crop anymore?
Not if the following rumor has any validity.
More and more rumors appear everyday about new devices coming from
HTC and this latest leaked build file looks like its from the HTC
Scorpion. I can’t confirm the validity of this information as this
was anonymously sent to us but it is mentioning the HTC Scorpion and
possibly Android 2.2 and 1.5Ghz processor. It would be nice to think
that this is true as the evolution on Android devices just keeps
snowballing.
If you know anything about this device please give us some
information in our blog at BLOG.MOBIPHONE.ORG
Head to Head:
Google Nexus One vs Apple iPhone 3GS
By
Clare Hopping, 28 Jan
2010
The Google Nexus One is
Google’s first foray into the smartphone arena, but how does it
compare to Apple’s iPhone 3GS, the current touchscreen favorite?
We put the two devices head to head.
There’s been anticipation
surrounding Google’s entry into the smartphone race for quite
some time and now the Nexus One is here. This has led to some
Apple-hating critics claiming (or rather hoping) it’ll beat the
seemingly unbeatable.
Although Google’s Android OS has seen a boom in the past year,
the iPhone has still stormed ahead, grasping as much of the
market as it possibly can. But as we all know, it takes more
than just a good platform to make or break a phone's success. We
pit the Google Nexus One and Apple iPhone 3GS against each other
in this head to head comparison.
By
Clare Hopping, 