Dolphin launches Engine browser beta, claims it's got what it takes to be number one in speed stakes

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Dolphin reckons the beta version of its new browser is the fastest HTML5 browser on Android. While the app _looks_ largely unchanged, its creators have added in a raft of enhanced features behind the scenes, including text rendering, GPU accelerated canvas rendering and optimizations for CPU and GPU team-ups. They claim that [Dolphin][3] Engine runs up to ten times faster than the default Android browser, while it'll also perform 100 percent faster than Chrome, if the timing's right, with the beta peaking over 450 on a web-based [HTML5][4] test, leaving rival Android browsers choking on its rich web fumes. You can give it a try yourself now -- the APK can be plucked from the source link below.

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