Technology boost for handsets

Intel has announced technology that will provide mobile handset users with clearer graphics, faster video and improved power efficiency.

Wireless MMX2" offers features to simplify the development of audio, video, graphics and voice applications, providing users with communications that can run the latest multimedia content.

Using MMX2, developers can more rapidly bring this content and services to mobile users while delivering improved handset performance and battery life.

The technology also supports multiple audio, video and graphics standards.

MMX2 will be available in future Intel XScale platforms.

MMX2's 64 bit architecture supports single instruction multiple data processing that is fully compatible with the previous generation MMX.

It features a familiar programming style that allows developers to use their existing code base through common tool support including assembler, debugger, intrinsics and vectoriser tools.