We are excited to expand our Mali graphics portfolio with the new Arm Mali-G57 GPU, bringing a range of new features and immersive experiences to the mainstream market. Mali-G57 is the first mainstream GPU based on the new Valhall architecture, following…

To many augmented reality (AR) is a recent phenomenon which came into the public consciousness through the Pokémon Go game launched on mobile in 2016 (see a previous Arm blog from when this gaming craze reached its peak!). However, the truth is that…

Arm has a wide interest in 5G, as it will be a transformative technology for a range of applications and markets. Focusing specifically on markets where Arm has a foothold, 5G will enable a whole new range of technological innovation in the automotiv…

Following the great success of last year’s Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, we are excited to launch the third generation DynamIQ ‘big’ core Arm Cortex-A77 CPU. It is the second in the family of high-performance, highly efficient CPU products built…

At Arm it’s always a challenge topping previous year’s premium IP. In 2018, we launched the Arm Mali-G76 GPU which, at the time, boasted our highest ever GPU performance. Already Mali-G76 has seen great success, delivering on the performance…

2019 sees Samsung celebrating the release of the tenth version of the successful Galaxy S series of smartphones. The recent launch of four Galaxy S10 mobile devices (the S10, S10+, S10e and S10 5G) the week before Mobile World Congress in February proved…

Having just attended GDC 2019, I finally understand why augmented reality (AR) games are so much fun. I never got into anything that hit the mainstream gaming market like Pokemon Go, but at Google's booth they had a square area that was completely empty…

Introduction

Images, along with video and image sensors have been in the center of mobile Hardware and Software development and users’ interest since the first phone with a built-in camera was released in 2000. Today, mobile images play a key role in…

In a previous blog, I introduced the SLAM technology, explaining what it is and how it works. As I mentioned, I believe that SLAM has the potential to be truly transformative across a number of different devices and technologies from mobile to autonomous…

In my previous blog on the history (and future) of augmented reality, I introduced SLAM – Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. SLAM is one of a number of key areas that will be made possible or further innovated through Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual…

The rapid uptake and advancement of new and exciting use cases in the smartphone market means previous generation devices eventually won’t be able to run the advanced software workloads and immersive use-cases that are becoming increasingly common, and…

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology where virtual content is overlaid on top of the real world. If you’ve ever played with Snapchat “Lenses” on your mobile phone, to transform a selfie with a cartoon monocle or dog ears, you will…

Update: 7 November 2018: Roberto has added new information to help run SLAM indoor tracking using a newer version of ARCore. He also explains the use of Points of Interest (POIs), and how to implement them in the app. POIs have many practical applications…