Abstract: A color-correct alpha blending texture filter and a method of texture filtering. One embodiment of the color-correct alpha blending texture filter includes: (1) an alpha blender configured to receive a post-multiplied pixel color and convert to a pre-multiplied pixel color, and (2) a filter configured to apply texture filtering to the plurality of pixels based on pre-multiplied pixel colors.

Abstract: A method of providing an application to a user device, a method of managing static assets for applications and an asset management system are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the method of providing an application to a user device includes: (1) receiving a request from a user device to download an application, (2) sending a manifest of the application to the user device, the manifest including a list of asset keys for the application wherein each of the asset keys uniquely corresponds to a static asset of the application and (3) compiling, by a processor, a transmit list of the static assets that are absent from the user device.

Abstract: A web-based graphics development system for developing a graphics application and a method of debugging a graphics application. One embodiment of the graphics development system includes: (1) a web server application configured to host at least one graphics library and linkable to the graphics application, and (2) a client configured to gain access to and interact with the graphics application through a web browser application couplable to the web server application over a network.

Abstract: Provided is an online application distribution system. The online application distribution system, in this aspect, includes an application reservoir. The online application distribution system, in this aspect, further includes a beta test manager configured to determine if a user associated with the system will participate in beta testing for a beta application in the application reservoir.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for load balancing two processors, such as for graphics and/or video processing, for example, are described.