If NVIDIA thought they could sit back and relax now that their 720p-capable APX 2500 mobile chipset is out in the open, they really need to think again; On2 have just announced the Hantro 8190, a multi-format hardware RTL video decoder that can handle 1080p high-definition video at 30fps as well as H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark and ... continued »

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has unsurprisingly been the star event of this week, featuring the mixture of new product launches, corporate jostling and PR whimsy that we all know and love. For us here at PHONE Magazine, it's been a week of exclusive video demos, and we hope you've been as excited as we were by the first ... continued »

Since it's hard to believe that a low-power chipset can still be capable of pumping out 720p HD video, Vincent stopped by NVIDIA's booth at the Mobile World Congress to see their new APX 2500 platform in action and capture it on video.  NVIDIA's reference design might not be intended for production, but I'm hoping it gives manufacturers some ideas; ... continued »

NVIDIA are set to enter the mobile processor market with their new APX 2500 series, designed as a standalone application CPU with a strong bias toward multimedia and internet access.  The company, better known as a graphics manufacturer, used the fledgling work of earlier acquisition PortalPlayer, putting together a team of six-hundred engineers to create the AMD11-based 750MHz chip.  NVIDIA boast that ... continued »