ODROID Gets The Android 2.1 Treatment
March 13, 2010
You might already have caught wind of the ODROID when we mentioned it some instance ago, but in case you missed it, that device by Hardkernel is described as an entertainment device with a focus on gaming. While it was previously shipping with Android 1.5, it seems that the device will be getting the Android 2.1 update pretty soon. Considering that Android 1.5 is starting to feel more than a little old, that is certainly good news for folks who are interested in the ODROID. Specifications of the ODROID include:
- 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen
- 320x480 pixel resolution
- Samsung S5Pc100(CPU) based on ARM cortex A8
- HDMI out, supports video output at 720p
- microSD and SD memory card support
- Wi-Fi
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No Flash for Windows Mobile 6.5
February 27, 2010
If you happen to use a smartphone running on the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, next that isn't good news for you - it seems that Adobe has indicated that Windows Mobile 6.5 users won't be able to use Flash 10.1, as that version only applies to Windows Phone 7 owners. According to Adobe's Antonio Flores, "We have made the firm decision to defer support for that platform until WinMo7. that is due to the fact that WinMo6.5 does not support some of the critical APIs that we need". Android users will have to do a double take as well, since those handsets sans an ARM v7 Cortex chipset are additionally unable to download Flash 10.1 either. Bummer!
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Quake 3 runs on Android smoothly
February 25, 2010
Who would've thought that the processing capability of smartphones have finally caught up far adequate to run an intense game like Quake 3 (back in its day, anyways) smoothly? Check out what the programmer had to say about his efforts of porting Quake 3 by to the Android platform.
"Over the last two months I ported Quake 3 to Android as a hobby project. It only took a few days to get the game working. More moment was spent on tweaking the game experience. Right now the game runs at 25fps on a Motorola Milestone/Droid. 'Normally when you compile C/C++ cipher using the Android NDK, the compiler targets a generic ARMv5 CPU which uses software floating-point. Without any optimizations and audio Quake 3 runs at 22fps. Since Quake 3 uses a lot of floating-point calculations, I tried a better C-compiler (GCC 4.4.0 from Android GIT) which supports contemporary CPUs and Neon SIMD directions. Quake 3 optimized for Cortex-A8 with Neon is about 15% faster without audio and 35% with audio compared to the generic ARMv5 build. Most likely the performance improvement compared to the ARMv5 build is not that big considering the system libraries of the Milestone have been compiled with FPU support, so sin/cos/log/.. take advantage of the FPU.''
Well, with Quake Live readily available for some duration already, we aren't surprised any more that Quake 3 can run on an Android-powered smartphone pretty smoothly, although it will never fully reproduce the adrenaline pumping moments as experienced on an actual computer.
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Nokia X10 Symbian S^3 leaked
February 22, 2010
Nokia's X10 Symbian S^3-powered smartphone seems to have suffered from a leak, where one is able to catch a glimpse of its sliding QWERTY keyboard alongside an ARM Cortex A8 600MHz processor running underneath the hood. 256MB RAM, a choice of 32GB or 16GB of internal flash memory, a 5-megapixel camera, video shout support and a 3.2" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display rounds off the list of features. Shame about the megapixel count on the Nokia X10, since we've progressed to 8-megapixels and beyond for quite some moment already where high-end handsets are concerned.
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Witstech A81 doubles up as e-book reader
February 18, 2010
The Witstech A81 is pretty versatile, as you can clearly see from that video that shows it double up as an e-book reader to keep up with the times. While nowhere near as interesting as the iPad's video demonstration, it just shows that the iPad will have some challengers in that niche gadget market, although whether they will offer serious competition is another question to reply altogether. The A81 runs off Windows CE, and will feature a 7" touchscreen display, portable media player capability, e-book reader support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and 16GB of internal memory to get you started, where everything is held together by a Cortex A8 processor. It will retail for less than $250, targeting Chinese-language oriented users with the latest version of QQ pre-loaded.
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Nokia N87 specifications have changed
February 12, 2010
Looks like Nokia has shifted the goalposts in the yet to be unreleased N87, additionally known as the Nokia Vasco. Apparently, it might come with a larger 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen display instead of a 3.2" one which was previously anticipated. Apart from that, we too construct out whispers of the following specifications seem on the N87 - a 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS support, HD video playback, an integrated FM radio and FM transmitter, a 600MHz ARM Cortex 8 processor, a committed graphics processing unit, 256MB RAM and a choice within 16GB and 32GB of internal memory. Do you think the Nokia N87 will be unleashed to the masses at MWC 2010?
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Three New Cortex CPUs Coming From ARM
February 5, 2010
Looks like the future is bright for mobile devices, particularly since ARM has revealed the roadmap for future iterations of its Cortex-A series of chips. The upcoming chip is codenamed Eagle, and is estimated to have 3 billion units produced annually. While there isn’t too much data on it revealed just yet, we do know that it’s targeted at smartphones, mobile computing and digital TV products. Word is that it’ll be a 28nm multi-core chip shipping around 2012. According to the slide, additional chips dubbed Heron and Merlin will plus be appearing sometime in the future.
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