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Carlafox: Towards reliable open-source 3D perception

April 05, 2023 by Vineet Suryan  |   Blog

Labeling errors are common in present open-source 3D perception datasets, which could have impactful consequences. To tackle this issue, we used Carlafox to automatically generate an error-free synthetic dataset for 3D perception.

Carlafox: Towards reliable open-source 3D perception

Moving forward with more hands on deck

March 27, 2023 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

It’s no secret that Tech has faced some setbacks lately, namely on the headcount front. Despite these uncertainties, Collabora has had the privilege of increasing our roster with new teammates.

Moving forward with more hands on deck

Monado accepted for XROS 2023!

March 14, 2023 by Frédéric Plourde  |   News & Events

We're proud to announce that Monado, the free and open source XR platform, has been accepted as a mentoring organization for XROS, the XR Open Source Fellowship Program.

Monado accepted for XROS 2023!

Showcasing the STM32MP1 at Embedded World

March 13, 2023 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

As a recent new member of STMicroelectronics' Partner Program, we're excited to be showcasing the STM32MP1 at Embedded World this week, our first demo featuring the STM32 platform.

Showcasing the STM32MP1 at Embedded World

Implementing Vulkan extensions for NVK

March 10, 2023 by Rebecca McKeever  |   Blog

Since joining the graphics team at Collabora as a Software Engineering Intern last November, I have implemented several Vulkan API extensions for NVK, an open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware in Mesa.

Implementing Vulkan extensions for NVK

Connecting at Embedded World 2023

March 09, 2023 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

Nestled in the historic city of Nuremberg, the annual Embedded World conference will be taking place from March 14 to 16. Collabora will be set up in Hall 4, Booth 4-404, with plenty of space to connect and multiple demos to showcase

Connecting at Embedded World 2023

Oxidizing bmap-tools: rewriting a Python project in Rust

March 03, 2023 by Rafael Garcia Ruiz  |   Blog

Rewriting bmaptool in Rust to remove Python dependencies, create statically linked binary, and allow the bmap sparse file format to be used in other Rust projects.

Oxidizing bmap-tools: rewriting a Python project in Rust

Monado's "Mercury" hand tracking now ready for use!

February 24, 2023 by Moses Turner  |   News & Events

Work on this new tracking method started around January 2022. Now, after a little over a year of development, Monado's "Mercury" hand tracking is finally ready for the public to use!

Monado's "Mercury" hand tracking now ready for use!

PanCSF: A new DRM driver for Mali CSF-based GPUs

February 23, 2023 by Boris Brezillon  |   News & Events

A look into the new job-scheduling model with Mali GPUs, their support in the new PanCSF DRM driver, and what it means as the rest of the ecosystem also moves to firmware-assisted scheduling.

PanCSF: A new DRM driver for Mali CSF-based GPUs

Kernel 6.2: More Rust support for drivers

February 21, 2023 by Daniel Almeida  |   News & Events

With more SoC support, a new V4L2 driver and a new dma-buf locking convention among its contributions, Collabora was one of the most active employers for this latest kernel development cycle.

Kernel 6.2: More Rust support for drivers

The futex_waitv() syscall and gaming on Linux

February 17, 2023 by Muhammad Usama Anjum  |   Blog

Just over a year has passed since the futex_waitv() syscall, part of the new futex2 systems calls, landed in Linux 5.16. But why are both needed? What role do they play in the context of gaming on Linux? Let's find out.

The futex_waitv() syscall and gaming on Linux

GStreamer 1.22: Bigger and better!

February 08, 2023 by Olivier Crête  |   News & Events

Improved support for hardware accelerated video decoders, new GTK+ integration for Wayland rendering, and further Meson enhancements to make GStreamer shine on embedded, Collabora's multimedia team made a number of key contributions for this latest release.

GStreamer 1.22: Bigger and better!

Debian Jessie on Raspberry Pi 2

February 03, 2015 by Sjoerd Simons  |   Blog

Debian Jessie running on Raspberry Pi 2

Debian Jessie on Raspberry Pi 2

WebKit on the new Raspberry Pi 2

February 02, 2015 by Marco Barisione  |   Blog

Raspberry PI 2 release announcement!

WebKit on the new Raspberry Pi 2

A checklist for writing pkg-config files

December 09, 2014 by Philip Withnall  |   Blog

Differences between pkg-config variables, the use of AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES, and what to include in custom variables. automake and autoconf snippets are provided

A checklist for writing pkg-config files

Recent improvements in libnice

October 31, 2014 by Philip Withnall  |   Blog

libnice upstream improvements done at Collabora

Recent improvements in libnice

Introduction to ICE and libnice

October 31, 2014 by Philip Withnall  |   Blog

Introductory talk on libnice (done as part of Collabora's tea time training)

Introduction to ICE and libnice

Collabora contributions to the Linux kernel 3.17

October 11, 2014 by Javier Canillas  |   Blog

Collabora contributions to the Linux kernel 3.17

Collabora contributions to the Linux kernel 3.17

Improving the security of D-Bus

October 06, 2014 by Alban Crequy  |   Blog

Eight security issues were discovered, fixed and attributed a CVE.

Improving the security of D-Bus

Dynamic relocs, runtime overflows and -fPIC

October 01, 2014 by Philip Withnall  |   Blog

A discussion of dynamic relocation, position independent code, the -fPIC flag and how it affects generated assembly. The focus would be on the practical implications of it all, including when to (and when not to) use -fPIC.

Dynamic relocs, runtime overflows and -fPIC

A web browser for the Raspberry Pi

September 01, 2014 by Marco Barisione  |   Blog

Collabora has been working with the Raspberry Pi Foundation on various projects including a web browser optimised for the Raspberry Pi. Since the first beta release we have made huge improvements; now the browser is more responsive, it’s faster, and…

A web browser for the Raspberry Pi

GStreamer gains V4L2 Mem-2-Mem support

August 27, 2014 by Nicolas Dufresne  |   Blog

A team at Samsung (and many core Linux contributors) started adding new type of drivers to the Linux Media Infrastructure API (also known as Video4Linux 2).

GStreamer gains V4L2 Mem-2-Mem support

Wayland on MALI

August 13, 2014 by Daniel Stone  |   Blog

Predictable media latency, low power usage and vastly improved A/V sync. Wayland versus X11 explained on ARM MALI

Wayland on MALI

Raspberry Pi custom box design.

July 16, 2014 by Vince Sanders  |   Blog

It is no great secret that my colleagues at Collabora have been doing work with the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Raspberry Pi custom box design.

Event: GStreamer Hackfest 2015

August 14, 2015 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Montpellier, France - from 14/08/2015 to 16/08/2015: GStreamer developers are meeting up to work on the project.

Event: GStreamer Hackfest 2015

Event: InfoComm 2015

March 20, 2015 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Orlando, USA - from 17/06/2015 to 19/06/2015: we'll be exhibiting at InfoComm 2015, the largest event for professional AV in the world. Collabora booth 5469

Event: InfoComm 2015

Event: GENIVI AMM Stuttgart 2015

March 18, 2015 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Stuttgart, Germany - From 22/04/2015 to 22/04/2015: We will be exhibiting at the GENIVI Demonstration Showcase during the All Member Meeting.

Event: GENIVI AMM Stuttgart 2015

Event: ISE 2015

January 15, 2015 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Amsterdam, The Netherlands February 10-12, 2015: the world’s largest tradeshow dedicated to professional AV and electronic systems integration. Collabora booth #11-E61

Event: ISE 2015

Event: CES 2015

December 17, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Las Vegas, USA - January 6th - 9th, 2015: Collabora will be participating with key partners at CES 2015, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies.

Event: CES 2015

Event: Developer Experience Hackfest 2015

December 16, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Cambridge, UK January 25-29, 2015: Hosted at Collabora's UK headquarters, the Event Developer Hackfest 2015 aims to continue the tradition of pushing forward roadmaps for the toolkit and developer experience.

Event: Developer Experience Hackfest 2015

Event: Web Engines Hackfest 2014

November 24, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

A Coruña, Spain - December 7-10, 2014: Collabora are pleased to be sponsoring and attending the upcoming Web Engines Hackfest, which will bring together members from all parts of the Web Platform community.

Event: Web Engines Hackfest 2014

News: We are hiring!

October 21, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Software engineering, quality assurance, project management, and Finance are all looking for great and talented people. Please check us out. https://www.collabora.com/about-us/careers.html

News: We are hiring!

Event: GStreamer Conference 2014

September 29, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Düsseldorf, Germany October 16-17, 2014: the GStreamer Conference is a conference for developers, decision-makers, community members, industry partners, and anyone else interested in the GStreamer multimedia framework or Open Source and cross-platform…

Event: GStreamer Conference 2014

Event: IBC 2014

August 13, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Amsterdam, The Netherlands September 12-16, 2014: the essential global meeting place for everyone engaged in creating, managing and delivering the future of electronic media and entertainment technology and content. Collabora booth #8.B38c

Event: IBC 2014

Event: SIGGRAPH 2014

August 11, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Vancouver, Canada August 12-14, 2014: SIGGRAPH, visit ARM at Booth #933 in the Mobile Pavilion to meet with Collabora. SIGGRAPH attracts 20,000 international attendees from across the globe and many creative and technical disciplines. It is the only…

Event: SIGGRAPH 2014

News: In Cambridge, England 2014

August 05, 2014 by Guy Lunardi  |   News and Events

Cambridge, England August 5-8, 2014: With so many silicon vendors and OEMs visiting Cambridge England, August 5-8 transforms the univeristy town into the world's center of innovation for one week. Cambridge in August attracts international leaders in…

News: In Cambridge, England 2014

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