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MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2008—BARCELONA, SPAIN—FEBRUARY 11, 2008—

NVIDIA Corporation, the world leader in visual computing technologies, today introduced NVIDIA® APX 2500, a breakthrough applications processor that enables intuitive 3D user interfaces and engaging high-definition video on connected Windows Mobile phones. The APX 2500 applications processor delivers an unprecedented 10 hours of 720p HD playback—an 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.

“This is the dawn of the second personal computer revolution,” said 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. The APX 2500, combined with Microsoft® Windows Mobile, will make the next generation of smartphones our most personal computer.”

NVIDIA has worked closely with Microsoft on the development of APX 2500, marking a significant milestone in a long-term relationship that has seen the companies share a passion for making interaction with technology more visual and instinctive across multiple platforms. The combined engineering efforts of the two companies will ensure that next generation versions of the Windows Mobile operating system 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,” said Todd Warren, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s mobile communication business. “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, which is the culmination of 800 man years of engineering, 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

The NVIDIA APX 2500 applications processor is sampling today with key customers and will enter into full production by the end of Q2 2008. For a live demonstration of the APX 2500 applications processor, please visit NVIDIA at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Hall 1, Booth # 1C34.

Complete specification:

Processor and Memory Subsystem ARM11 MPCore

16/32-bit LP-DDR

NOR and NAND Flash support

HD AVP (High Definition Audio Video Processor) 720p H.264, MPEG-4, and VC-1/WMV9 Decode

720p H.264 and MPEG-4 Encode

Supports multi-standard audio formats including AAC, AMR, WMA, and MP3

JPEG encode and decode acceleration

ULP (Ultra Low Power) GeForce OpenGL ES 2.0

D3D Mobile

Programmable pixel shader

Programmable vertex and lighting

CSAA support

Advanced 2D graphics

Imaging Up to 12Mpixel camera sensor support

Integrated ISP

Advanced imaging features

Display Subsystem True dual display support

720p (1280x720) HDMI 1.2 support

SXGA (1280x1024) LCD and CRT support

Composite and S-Video TV output

Links:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/apx_2500.html

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/13/hands-on-with-nvidias-apx-2500-and-yeah-it-plays-quake/

http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11736

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjKCEdFByM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dEa4j5PIhM