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OpenGL ES is the standard API for 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems, which includes mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs, consoles, and other appliances and vehicles. The API is a well-defined subset…

IntroductionGame developers are regularly looking for efficient methods for implementing stunning effects in their games. This is especially important when targeting mobile platforms as resources should…

In this blog I give a technical overview of what's needed to make the shadow technique work in your project. Why do I mention reflections based on local cubemaps? Because once you have implemented these…

Efficiency is at the heart of the ARM® architecture. ARM cores are commonly used in products where power consumption and battery life are critical considerations, but this can pose additional challenges…

In DS-5 v5.21 Snapshot Viewer has been improved, with additional functionality and better ease of use. This release extends support to include ARM®v8 architecture, all core registers plus peripheral SFRs…

With Mali Graphics Debugger you can edit OpenGL® ES shaders on the fly on your Android or Linux device while the game is still running. In fact, the tool will replay a frame over and over with modified…

Every year at GDC, we like to present some important updates regarding the development tools for game developers that target devices with ARM® Mali GPUs. In 2013,we previewed Mali Graphics Debugg…

Last week, several of our partners unveiled new Chrome OS devices powered by Cortex-A17 based processor. These new products include two Chromebooks from Haier and HiSense at very competitive low price…

We have just released a new version of ARM DS-5 Development Studio, and here I am presenting the new features of Streamline performance analyzer. In this release we have focused on supporting new ARM semiconductor…