Apple brought huge JavaScript performance improvements to Mobile Safari in March of this year, but those benefits didn't extend to Web apps saved to a user's home screen. iOS 5 will remedy that situation, however, finally putting home-screen Web apps on equal performance footing with those that run in the browser. Apple brought its Nitro JavaScript engine to Mobile Safari as part of iOS 4.3. Nitro
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