<s>
Dalvik	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
alternative	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Dalvik	B-Application
virtual	I-Application
machine	I-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
developed	O
by	O
French/Swiss	O
firm	O
Myriad	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
runs	O
the	O
Java	O
platform	O
on	O
compatible	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
run	O
applications	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
compact	O
Dalvik	B-Application
Executable	I-Application
(	O
.dex	B-Application
)	O
bytecode	O
format	O
for	O
lower	O
end	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIPS	O
TechnologiesImagination	O
Technologies	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
license	O
agreement	O
with	O
Myriad	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
Dalvik	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
(	O
VM	O
)	O
available	O
to	O
its	O
licensees	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
standard	O
distribution	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
for	O
its	O
MIPS	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myriad	O
claims	O
applications	O
run	O
in	O
Dalvik	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
"	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
times	O
"	O
faster	O
,	O
while	O
reducing	O
battery	O
drain	O
and	O
giving	O
developers	O
the	O
power	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
create	O
graphically	O
intense	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dalvik	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
has	O
been	O
shown	O
on	O
video	O
to	O
be	O
2.8	O
times	O
faster	O
while	O
running	O
a	O
benchmark	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
