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NVIDIA APX 2500 Application for Mobile Devices Unveiled

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NVIDIA, leader in visual computing technologies and inventor of the GPU has introduced the NVIDIA APX 2500, an applications processor which allows for intuitive 3D user interfaces and engaging high-definition video on connected Windows Mobile phones.

The NVIDIA APX 2500 application delivers 10 hours of 720p HD playback, industry first for video quality and power consumption on a mobile device, as well as stunning HD camcorder and ultra-high-resolution photo imaging capabilities.

According to Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA, “Technologies are converging in amazing mobile devices that have all of the rich, visual capabilities of a modern PC from watching movies and making video calls to surfing the web and playing 3D games.”

He further continued, “The APX 2500 combined with Microsoft Windows Mobile, will make the next generation of smartphones our most personal computer.”

NVIDIA together with Microsoft is sure to make next generation versions of the Windows Mobile operating system which will harness the capabilities of the APX 2500 applications processor across challenging multimedia use cases.

“Microsoft is dedicated to providing people true mobile freedom, so that they only need to carry one device for both communication and entertainment,” explained Todd Warren, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s mobile communication business.

Warren also added, “We are delighted to work with NVIDIA to offer our users an amazing visual experience on the next-generation Windows Mobile phones.”

The NVIDIA APX 2500 applications processor delivers:

  • The industry’s first HD (720p) playback and capture capability for handheld devices.
  • A new ultra-low-power (ULP) GeForce core that is fully OpenGL ES 2.0 and Microsoft Direct3D Mobile compliant and the lowest power 3D hardware solution available for acceleration of intuitive 3D user interfaces.
  • NVIDIA nPower technology, enabling over 10 hours of high-definition video playback and up to 100 hours of audio—more than four times the audio playback of the latest touch-screen phones.
  • The connectivity and media acceleration technologies required to enable the latest Web 2.0 applications, from effortless web browsing and social networking to GPS and mapping applications.
  • This NVIDIA APX 2500 application processor will be made available by the mid of this year.