Khronos, the peeps behind Open GL ES, the API that enables really complex and beautiful graphics on mobile devices, is forming a new Compute Working Group that will try and create a standard programming environment that takes advantage of both the CPU and GPU inside desktop and embedded (aka mobile phone) devices. They’re taking Apple’s…
NeuTouch – multi touch engine for Nokia N95
What we have here is an interesting project developed by Bangkok, Thailand-based Sittiphol Phanvilai called NeuTouch. The same guy is a Nokia Forum Champion and is also responsible for the mobile YouTube client MobiTubia, which we covered in the past. To demonstrate this so called multi-touch engine for Nokia N95, the developer uses such components…
NXP PNX6910 is world’s fastest wireless modem
What’s this fascination we have with getting having ever faster wireless data connections? First it was 2G, then there was WiFi on handsets, then 3G came along, and now we’re looking forward to 4G technologies like LTE to deliver true broadband-like data speeds over the air. Not that downloading entire firmware updates or even movies…
AMD nabs OpenGL ES 2.0 conformance certification for mobile graphics
Graphics in the mobile space are no longer relegated to the 2D-dominated gaming landscape. With nVidia throwing their hat in to the mobile computing-ring in their Tegra mobile platform, traditional processing powerhouses are treading on new ground. AMD’s latest announcement has the Intel-rival ushering in a new era of 3D graphics on mobile devices –…
3UK takes aim at business with Skype
3UK has just introduced mobile Skype for business, according to The Inquirer. Apparently the plan is to create tariffs for sub-20 person businesses/self-employed, then chuck in free Skype calling. The tariffs are post-pay and as a result, don’t require regular topping up – as users of 3’s pre-pay will know, monthly top-ups become a (very)…
Location-Based Ads getting closer to reality…
According to MobiAD News, two stories that it has covered recently are indicating that Location-Based Advertising (LBA?) is becoming more of a reality – by the way, the companies involved in those stories are Skyhook Wireless, Loopt/CBS Mobile. Skyhook Wireless have announced that they have introduced location based advertising to their software development kit. The…
Sony Ericsson patents location-based music search
Sony Ericsson recently patented sort of, kind of interesting technology that would enable location dependent music search. The idea is suggest the right tune to the user based on his or her location. In real life that would translate into a situation when you’re for instance in India, the software (we guess that will be…
120 hours of music playback on your mobile? Thank the Wolfson WM8903
The best handsets on the market today, in terms of how many hours it can play back music, are the Nokia N78 and the Apple iPhone 3G, both claim to do 24 hours. Wolfson recently introduced a new chip called the WM8903 that is supposed to bump up the number of hours you can annoy…
CSR’ BlueCore7 single chip solution combines low energy Bluetooth, GPS and FM Radio
Ultra low power Bluetooth chip solution obviously isn’t enough for CSR? They can do more, handset makers and ultimately end-users want more. Hence, they’re launching their seventh generation BlueCore silicon (BlueCore7), which integrates Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, Bluetooth low energy, eGPS (enhanced Global Positioning System), and FM transmit and receive technologies on a single chip. Best of…
nVidia announces Tegra 650 mobile processor – nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform is here
nVidia is known more for their graphics processing prowess than as a mobile processor manufacturer. But, with nVidia’s impressive mobile platform demonstration at Mobile World Congress, the GPU-giant took a giant leap in to the mobile space. nVidia showed off their nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform at Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona with the nVidia Tegra…