Intel® Advisor XE 2013 Update 3 guides developers to add parallelism to their existing C/C++ programs. Using this tool, you can identify where most of the time is spent in your code, which of those locations can actually scale to multi-core and what correctness issues are lurking in those ...
For 7 weeks we've seen 7 teams hack, code, build, and rebuild apps to leverage the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK using a convertible Ultrabook™. Our judges have taken time to review the work, have tested each ...
There’s an interesting link being passed around today titled “Manifesto for Minimalist Software Engineers”. It’s a list of nine basic principles to keep in mind when developing good software and it’s definitely worth a read whether or not you’re ...
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In this blog we will discuss the key aspects of Windows 8 and the differentiating features of the Windows Store apps. We also present the application developers with the key items to consider when developing Win8 Store Apps and references on how to create Win8 Store Apps.
For detailed ...
Welcome to my blog about the Intel vPro Platform Solution Manager (PSM). This tool is available for download on the Intel Developer Zone and is applicable to managing Intel AMT clients that have already been enabled. ...
Last week, our Challengers submitted the final version of their perceptual computing apps to the judges, and this week, it was testing time. Our judges took on the task of putting each project through its paces, and wrote up their first thoughts on each and every one – in addition to general ...
Do you remember learning how to read? You might recall the simple wonder of interpreting something that had previously just been so many meaningless symbols on the page, the amazement you felt when you realized that these words – previously mysterious – were now unlocked to you. That’s the same ...
As the app ecosystem continues to grow at an astonishing pace, one of the emerging niches is apps developed especially with special needs populations in mind. That classification could include kids and adults with mental disabilities, elderly people, and people with special physical needs.
Apps in ...
Last week at the Intel® Developer Forum held April 10-11, 2013 in Beijing, China, Ultrabooks™ were in the spotlight as new experiences based on the 4th generation Intel® Core™ processor family were ...
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An effective elevator pitch can break the ice in networking scenarios and used the right way, can garner new clients, customers, or investors. Working ...
Next week I'll be in San Francisco hoping the weather forecast is right and we get 7 days of sun, and the reason for my stroke of luck is I'm giving a talk on creating a better gaming user experience on laptops.
With portable PC sales rising and now surpassing desktop by some margin ( See the ...
Working with Consumer electronics and being a Techno Geek I find the evolution of our Radio and TV Viewing habits an interesting commentary on our connected world.
In the early days of Radio, shows were broadcast at a certain time, and the family would gather around the radio in the evenings to ...
This will be the final post in my planned short vectorization series. Although I reserve the right to post more on vectorization in the future! In the first post on this topic, I explained that ...
At GDC 2012, I will be presenting with Ian Ni-Lewis (from Google) on best practices for writing cross-platform native Android games. This presentation will discuss some lesson we have learned creating native Android apps that run on the widest range of hardware possible.
Since I work at Intel, I' ...
Last week, I was in cycle of several Android developers and partners who have needs to compile and build their own Android for Intel x86 platform from Google source repository, and read through a lot of success/unsuccessful stories. I decided to try my own build. That was a wonderful journey and ...
Hi Everyone –
I hope to see some of you in a few weeks at GDC. This year I’ll be doing an Introductory Session on Security Best Practices. This is going to be a fast paced debrief and introduction of the spectrum of: Piracy, Secondary Sales, and Account Theft solutions available to Game ...
In an ideal world, lead generation results in a sale. To get to that sale, many B2B marketers recommend approaching lead gen as building a better business partnership. ...
Before I tell you the whole story here is a backstage clip:
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At the beginning of the computer era the system designers came from the world of hardware and it is noticeable. In hardware there are many working elements that can operate in parallel and most times at different rates of operation. This requires hi degree of accuracy in system timing. Chip ...
Back in 2002, I was managing the team that worked with Oracle on the engineering side. This was when they were transitioning from developing the database on Solaris to Linux, and we were helping them with this transition. Of the various requests their devs made, one of the first was "when can we ...
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I've been working on getting H.264/AVC acceleration enabled. This project was started by a post by one of the community members:/en-us/forums/developing- ...
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As some of you may already know I am getting married May 11'th. Yes, yes, a very happy occasion. Doesn't leave time for anything... Well, there is enough for a blog post but not enough for writing code and doing some QA.
I actually started with the Radix-Sort Challenge ( ...
How does a high performance SMP on-a-chip sound to you? I can now share, for the first time, key details about our vision for Knights Corner (the aforementioned high performance SMP on-a-chip), and our thinking behind the software architecture and features. There is a lot to cover here so I’ll ...
So... Are you a skilled IT Manager? Or, did you ever wondered if you're fit to the job?Intel has released a new game: IT Manager 3: Unseen Forces.
It is a promotional game, sure, but a ...
Sometimes I wonder. Right now I am in Ottawa at the Ottawa Linux Symposium where more than 800 Linux and open source developers are coming together to discuss their latest ideas and to celebrate the success of open source (and let's just ...
Look. There are a couple cores on my chip. The way things seem to be going, there may be a whole bunch of them someday. Who knows, one day the stupid thing might be so lousy with them it looks like a fly's eyeball. Do I care?
Should I?
What sort of software application even needs to be multi- ...
One of the most common questions I get about MID's isn't a technical one - it's simply "where can I get one?" Here is at least a partial answer of where you can currently find Intel Atom processor-based MIDs.
It's a tricky question, and even people inside Intel have a tough time keep track ...
When The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The GoodI've already discussed the benefits to Intel Graphics and HDMI Audio in a previous post, and complained about the ...
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