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Quote: Originally Posted by RichL Google doesn't need production hardware. Most low-level OS software development is done on dev boards. 64-bit ARMv8 dev boards have been available since last year. There is a world of difference between an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RichL Terrible, baseless FUD on Android. 64-bit mobile ARM processors have been in the pipeline for a long time. Everyone in the industry has known this because ARM are very good at communication their long-term stra…
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Quote: Originally Posted by daveinpublic But, the next line says that it will change next month. It doesn't sound like performance of 32 bit apps will be any worse than they are now, so Apple isn't in a rush. The 64bit performance boost will p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by loekf Great, so after a binary for both ipad and iphone, we are now getting bloated binaries doing 64 bits as well ? So much for 16 GB .... Have you any ideal of how much the binaries of an apps weight proportio…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikilok Samsung does software.. Haven't you seen the Touch Wiz / Tizen ? True they are all super shitty. Yeah, I know, Samsung is does software at the same level as other asian hardware maker, I don't consid…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hungover 32 bit OSes have the ability to see more than 4GB of RAM, however, many can't because of restrictions placed on them by the OS vendor/maker The Intel PAE features enable 32 bit CPU to address more than…
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Quote: Originally Posted by n057828 True you need to optimize the software to get it going with the hardware something apple does well another copy! Correction: True you need to optimize your software to get most benefits of a new platform, a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tooltalk Sure, the rumor has been around for at least 3-4 years now; with no confirmation with Apple or TSMC. Yes, Apple took a large stake in ARM Ltd in the early 90's under Scully, but Jobs sold them all for a h…
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Yet another version
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Quote: Originally Posted by jeffreytgilbert Is it though? Really? Because it seems in an apples to apples comparison, they're working with what they got and ignoring what they don't. If you spend the time to put a 41 megapixel, 9 element, motion…
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Someone at Microsoft marketing dept should realize making ads talking about your competition is more damaging. Beside Microsoft should work harder on showing how their stuff works instead of show off gimmicky accessories.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Jaker's Ugly Brother I'm kind of surprised by the number of people who are right next to a big reason for switching to 64-bit CPUs but haven't quite nailed it yet: Encryption, as in AES and RSA. My bet is that this …
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikon133 Don't buy the hype. Stretching architecture from 32 to 64 does not boos performance by default. Some tasks are positioned to take advantage of 64-bit registers - encryption comes to mind - but many are n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iang1234 APK is a zip file. It contains the binary (executable, library) file(s) as well as asset files. Do you know if the GUI is part of the binary on Android apps?
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Quote: Originally Posted by d4NjvRzf A "fat installer" automatically selects the appropriate build to install. A fat binary includes builds for all architectures including ones that you don't need, and your device decides at runtime which bin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iang1234 Why fat binary (as opposed to multiple single arch binaries) is important? There is many advantages of having a single binary for multiple architecture. On the developer sides, it greatly simplify proj…
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Quote: Originally Posted by derekmorr Further, APK files support multiple architectures. The installer extracts the appropriate binaries for the platform at install-time. APKs are limited to 50 MB, so if you have a lot of native code for a lot o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by derekmorr You missed the part of my post where I said that APKs already support multiple architectures. You only need multi-APK if you run into a size limit. The new Gradle build system in Android Studio makes suppo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by derekmorr Android already has fat binary support; the APK format allows multiple architectures. If you run into the APK size limits, you can use the multiple-APK support Google rolled out last year. But this shouldn…
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Quote: Originally Posted by derekmorr The Linux kernel has run on multiple 64-bit architectures for years, since the 2.6 days at least. Of course, there will be some work involved in porting to ARMv8, but Linaro has already started on that. T…