MIPS Technologies Newsletter
May 2012 Newsletter
Philips Shipping MIPS-Based Tablets in China and other Mobile Milestones

Just two short years after MIPS Technologies announced its entrance into the mobile processor space, the company has made significant inroads with numerous MIPS-Based™ tablets and smartphones shipping, and a growing mobile ecosystem around the MIPS® architecture. We'd like to share some of our recent successes. Read More
Opera and MIPS: New Developments in a Long-Standing Collaboration
By Phillip Groenvold, Opera Product Manager and Frode Hernes, Opera VP Products, TV & Connected Devices

New developments are blooming this spring in the long-standing collaboration between Opera Software and MIPS Technologies. Together, our companies are taking the lead in bringing HTML5 specifications and bleeding-edge technologies like WebGL to MIPS-Based platforms. Read More
SYSGO's PikeOS: Providing a High Level of Security on MIPS-Based Platforms
By Jacques Brygier, VP Marketing, SYSGO

In today's world of interconnected consumer electronic devices, microprocessor and system-level security needs are increasing dramatically. This is driven by the advent of mobile payments, streaming of sensitive data across devices, processing of high-value media content and other consumer developments. Today's electronics designers need to build systems that can guard against malicious attacks, support digital rights management (DRM) and protect personal privacy. Read More
Intrinsic-ID: Secure Content Provisioning for MIPS-Based Tablets
By Dr. Helena Handschuh, Chief Security Architect, Intrinsic-ID

At Mobile World Congress 2012, MIPS Technologies showed a MIPS-Based Android™ 4.0 tablet using Intrinsic-ID's Confidentio IP product to secure the remote provisioning of media content to the tablet. Secure provisioning is a feature most OEMs require to meet the security demands of major content providers. It is also a feature consumers increasingly desire as theft and exposure of personal digital information is on the rise. Read More
MIPS SoCs Enabled for HTML5, Optimized for Opera Mobile Browser: Why HTML 5?
 
According to many experts, graphical devices that do not support HTML5 will likely be obsolete in a matter of years. Technology moves fast, and now is the time for companies and developers to get on the train or be passed by. MIPS Technologies is pleased to be on the express train with Opera Software's leading HTML5-based browsers. At Mobile World Congress and in the ensuing weeks, we joined with Opera to announce bringing the Opera Mobile browser to MIPS-Based mobile devices, and the Opera TV browser with WebGL to MIPS-Based DTVs, set-top boxes and other home entertainment devices. Read more
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MWC 2012: If you build it, they will come

By Amit Rohatgi, Principal Mobile Architect, MIPS Technologies

Each year, Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona delivers not only the latest in mobile technology, but a carnival-like atmosphere - flashy announcements, colorful displays and elaborate fanfare. Read more

Android Web Browsing Performance Greatly Enhanced by Multi-Core and Multi-Threading Technologies

By Eyal Barzilay, Applications and Benchmarking Manager, MIPS Technologies

The use of multi-core technology to deliver more CPU horsepower is one of the increasingly common methods to providing higher system performance in hardware. Read more
 Development Kits Coming Soon!
A limited-time offer for MIPS insiders: special pricing on a new Microchip PIC32 development product, which will allow engineers to experience first-hand the embedded performance of MIPS' cores. We will announce the availability of the kits on Facebook and by e-newsletter when they are available. Don't miss the announcement. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook if you haven't already!
  WORD ON THE STREET
New line of Philips entry-level ICS tablets to use MIPS processors
Cheap Android tablets to gain more app compatibility with MIPS SDK integration
MIPS shows off $99 tablet at MWC
Hands-on Review: $99 Tablet Ainol NOVO Basic 7-MIPS
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  Upcoming Events

2012 Android Day
May 2-3, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan .... Request meeting

MIPS Technical Seminar - Israel
May 14, 2012, Airport City, Israel....More info

MIPS Technical Seminar - Japan
May 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan....Request meeting

MIPS Technical Seminar - Taiwan
July 11, 2012, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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