I’ve already seen a Dalvik runtime component on a Moblin build running on a netbook (Canonical were working on it and gave a quick glance at Computex last year) but here’s another clear indicator that there’s interest for running Android applications on the Intel Atom CPU.

Myriad have released Dalvik Turbo which is an optimised version of the Dalvik Engine used in Android.

I don’t know about you but wouldn’t it be nice to run all those Android apps on a netbook, on top of your existing Windows or Moblin OS. As long as the runtime offers access to all the components needed (no easy task) there’s no reason why your MID can’t be running a nice mix of desktop and mobile optimised apps giving you the best of both worlds.

This is definitely something I want to see in action and I will try to arrange a chat with Myriad at MWC next week to see exactly what’s possible.

Myriad brings 3x Faster Applications, Richer Game Graphics And Better Battery Life To Android.