Entries for February 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

ARM Leads The Mobile Market Into Console-Quality 3D Gaming
By Thanh Nguyen @ 7:45 AM :: 357 Views :: 0 Comments ::

ARM expands its graphics stack with Mali-JSR297 software for graphics acceleration on a wide range of next-generation mobile devices

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Feb. 20, 2008 – ARM [(LSE:ARM)]; (Nasdaq:ARMHY)] today announced at the Game Developers’ Conference, San Francisco, Calif., the ARM® Mali-JSR297™ software for 3D graphics, the first product to enable developers of Java applications to take advantage of the latest hardware graphics features found in OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics processing units (GPUs), such as the ARM Mali200™ GPU. With the established Mali-JSR184 software (formerly Swerve Client), ARM is uniquely positioned to offer a complete software and hardware graphics stack and is one of the leading suppliers of middleware that enable 3D graphics to be used in Java games. Ericsson Mobile Platforms are the lead Partner for the Mali-JSR297 software, complementing the Mali200 GPU and ARM graphics middleware in the groundbreaking HSPA-enabled mobile platform, U500, bringing console class gaming to 2009 feature phones.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

GLBenchmark 2.0, Benchmark Suite for OpenGL® ES 2.0 Demonstrated First on Texas Instruments OMAP™ 3 Applications Processor at Mobile World Congress 2008
By Thanh Nguyen @ 9:50 AM :: 258 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Kishonti Informatics, the worldwide leader of mobile performance benchmarking has announced availability of GBenchmark 2.0, 3D performance benchmark suite for OpenGL® ES 2.0 compatible Linux, OpenKode, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices. The new benchmark will be demonstrated first on Texas Instruments’ OMAP3430 mobile applications processor at TI booth #8A84, Feb. 13-14 at Mobile World Congress (MWC), held in Barcelona.

Revolution in embedded 3D

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Alawar NewEdge Mobile and Superscape bringing high-end games to the Russian market
By Thanh Nguyen @ 6:28 AM :: 293 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Alawar NewEdge Mobile, a leading Russian publisher of mobile games, today announced a distribution agreement and the start of a long-term partnership with Superscape, a top global publisher of 3D mobile games.

Superscape has earned critical acclaim for its games, which were developed and published in close cooperation with such entertainment giants as 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Mobile and Global Wireless Entertainment. Superscape’s current portfolio includes such famous branded titles as Alien vs. Predator, Ali Boxing, AMF Bowling, Andretti Racing, Balls of Fury, Ducati Extreme, The Elder Scrolls — Oblivion and Fight Club.

Games published by Superscape are available for download from more than 40 network carriers around the world. These innovative releases played a key role in the promotion of the entertainment capabilities of 3G mobile networks, and today, Superscape’s games are regarded as an integral part of many new mobile services, including Vodafone Live on 3G and Verizon.