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Android 3.0 Platform Preview and SDK Is Here

Posted by timothy on from the to-enslave-you-with-passion dept.

mikejuk writes "Google has released the Android 3.0 SDK, to allow developers time to create the apps that will run on the flood of tablet devices that should be availalble later in the year. The preview includes improved 2D and 3D graphics, new user interface controls, support for multicore processors, DRM and enterprise security features. It is complete with a 3.0 emulator that you can use to try applications on, but you can't add them to the app market just yet."

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  1. Any chance we'll get rid of Java? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Any chance we'll get rid of Java?

    1. Re:Any chance we'll get rid of Java? by HarrySquatter · · Score: 0, Troll

      you can compile and run native code on Android,

      Sure if you want code that still runs just as crappy as the regular stuff since it all still runs in the VM.

      but that, of course, has the drawbacks of native code.

      The drawback of having to be a competent programmer rather than a mouth-breathing Java code slinger?