Ultrabook

Overview

An increasing number of mobile PCs based on Intel’s Ultrabook reference design are making their way into the market. Slim, sleek, powerful, yet power-efficient, these latest machines will have plenty of opportunities for developers to differentiate. Read the Ultrabook Overview to see what’s happening and what’s on the horizon and then start your Ultrabook journey by optimizing your applications for Power-efficiency, Performance and Graphics.

Power Efficiency

Power Efficiency

Power-efficient performance is a key component of Ultrabook devices. But the hardware can’t do it alone. Software plays a critical part in making Ultrabooks as energy-efficient as possible. Use the materials below to learn about the steps you can take to make your software “green”. Visit the Power-Efficiency Community for more information and the Power Forum to get your questions answered

Performance

Performance

Crucial to the outstanding performance of Ultrabook designs are the latest Intel® Core™ processors. These processors provide outstanding performance while still delivering power efficiency. Get started with threading your application by reviewing the materials listed below. Visit the Parallel Programming Community for additional threading information and the Parallel Programming Forum For answers to your threading questions.

Graphics

Graphics

Make sure that your application is optimized to take the most advantage of the graphics capabilities of Utrabook devices. Use the materials and links below to ensure that your applications look their best when run on Ultrabooks. Also, visit the Visual Computing Community for an extensive collection of support materials and the Visual Computing Forum for help with any questions you may have.

Bob Duffy
From Your Community Manager

Bob Duffy

 

Welcome to our Ultrabook Community – Take a quick read of Community Manager Bob Duffy's insights into how Ultrabook developers can bridge PC & Mobile application experiences.

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HTML5 development for Ultrabook, video series

Check out these 13 instructional videos to get up to speed on this fast growing app development language

The Human Touch: Building Ultrabook™ Applications in a Post-PC Age

Fascinating results from an Intel research program focused on  better understanding how people might use touch capabilities in more traditional, notebook form-factor devices.

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For Ultrabook developers, with great power comes great responsibility

Often considered to be the Achille's heel of portable devices, power management has come a long way. The new breed of Ultrabook™ PCs have pushed battery life and thermal design to a new level. We spoke with Dr. Mike Pearce, Intel Community Manager for Power Efficiency.

Featured Tools & Downloads
Intel Media SDK

Intel® Media SDK 2.0 is the software development library that exposes Intel platforms' industry-leading media acceleration capabilities.

Square Pegs - Round Holes

Find the right development tools to help with your parallel application development.

Intel® Energy Checker SDK

Provides software engineers with the tools to instrument their applications and systems to measure and track their system-specific energy efficiency.

AppUp Encapsulator– HTML5 Packaging Tool

This online tool embeds your HTML5, HTML, CSS, JavaScript*, or AJAX Web code into a native application and automatically creates installer packages for Windows*.

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Remote Device Access beta

Know your application works on an Ultrabook before you submit to AppUp, by testing on a variety of real devices viewed via webcam.

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HTML5 Playground

The HTML5* Playground is a tool to inspire developers to explore, learn, share and experiment with HTML5 applications and code.

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AppUp SDKs

Access software development kits, online resources, and downloadable tools to assist with the packaging, submission, and monetization of your applications to AppUp.

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