New MIPS I6400 brings another 64-bit architecture to Android
Android currently supports three processor architectures: ARM, Intel and MIPS. ARM is currently the leader, but Intel and Imagination Technologies (who design the MIPS processors) are viable...
View Article64-bit Android L developer preview emulator now available
Android devices with full 64-bit support have slowly begun to flow to the market, with many more due in the new year. In preparation, Google has launched the 64-bit Android L developer preview...
View ArticleNintendo 64, Android Lollipop, and microcontrollers: The story of MIPS
The Android operating system runs on three different types of processors, one of which is MIPS. You may not be that familiar with the name, but MIPS processors have been around since the mid-1980s....
View ArticleImagination Tech unveils new M200 wearable chip and Newton2 platform
Following on from the release of its latest Series7 PowerVR GPUs, Imagination Technologies has announced a couple of new products – the MIPS-based M200 chip and Newton2 developer platform designed for...
View ArticleImagination MIPS Creator CI20 review (updated)
The Bottom LineProsDual-core processor1GB memoryBuilt-in Wi-Fi and BluetoothRuns Android & LinuxConsAndroid support needs to be improvedBottom LineThe CI20 is a versatile board. It has greater...
View ArticleCocos2d-x game engine ported to Android on MIPS, runs on Creator CI20 board
One of the most popular open source game engines is Cocos2d-x, a cross-platform framework designed by Chukong Technologies and based on the Cocos2d engine for iOS. It works on a variety of platforms...
View ArticleShowdown: Raspberry Pi 2 vs ODROID C1 vs HummingBoard vs MIPS Creator CI20...
The 2012 release of the original Raspberry Pi created a whole movement of hobbyists, developers, and educationalists, who used the ARM based platform to create, hack, and teach. Although the Raspberry...
View ArticleNew Samsung ARTIK platform aims to accelerate IoT development
At yesterday’s Internet of Things World conference taking place in San Francisco, Samsung introduced its new range of chips designed specifically for IoT environments. The ARTIK family consists of...
View ArticleImagination and TSMC team up to speed up Internet of Things development
Imagination Technologies and semiconductor manufacturer TSMC have announced a collaborative effort to bring a new family of subsystems designed for the internet-of-things to market. By working closing...
View ArticleImagination’s new Ci40 Creator IoT board will run Brillo from Google
The next few years will see a rapid expansion in the number of devices, i.e. “things”, connected to the Internet. Some forecasters are estimating that there will be between 20 to 40 billion “things” on...
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