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Measure the parallel performance level of your application with the fast, easy, and free Intel® Concurrency Checker. A Java Runtime Environment is required to run the Intel Concurrency Checker.
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Software development library that exposes Intel platforms' industry-leading media acceleration capabilities (encoding, decoding and transcoding).
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AppUp Native & Runtime SDKs

Developer Services Beta brings a new set of cloud APIs that provide an enhanced set of app development capabilities and features for Ultrabooks & mobile devices. From C/C+, NET, AIR and Java, AppUp has SDKs to make use of key store APIs.
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HTML5

HTML5 is an emerging development framework we happily support. We offer the following tools and resources to aid your development, testing and packaging of HTML5 applications for Ultrabook devices.

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10-Mar-2013
10:48 PM PDT
Ultimate Coder Challenge II : Lee Going Perceptual : Week Four
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With the realisation that I couldn’t top my week three video, I decided the smart thing was to get my head down and code the necessaries to turn my prototype into a functioning app. This meant adding a front end to the app and gets the guts of the conferencing functionality coded. I also vowed ...
08-Mar-2013
1:17 PM PST
Eight Reasons Why Users Hate Your App
1
While apps certainly do make our lives easier and more convenient in many ways, there are definitely things that apps do that tend to irritate, confuse, or downright enrage users. From breaches of privacy to unnecessary push notifications, the best of apps can start out with good intentions but ...
07-Mar-2013
5:51 PM PST
Early Perceptual Demos, Hard Decisions, and Hard Falls for Week 3 Ultimate Coder
2
After just two weeks into the Ultimate Coder Challenge we are seeing some amazing early work, bordering science fiction like experiences. However some Challengers are realizing there is a difference between what they want ...
07-Mar-2013
1:52 PM PST
Cross-Platform Development: What The Stats Say
0
Cross-platform development is something that is only going to gain more momentum as manufacturers continue to build a wide variety of consumer devices. Tools and frameworks that make cross-platform development as streamlined as possible are invaluable for developers – and it’s not only the big ...
06-Mar-2013
3:27 PM PST
Does Fragmentation Spell The End For Indie Developers? No, And Here’s Why
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A report issued this week by Flurry offered some intriguing figures on the fragmented marketplace developers have to deal with in order to get their apps out.  Here’s just one ...
06-Mar-2013
12:35 PM PST
Real-Time Strategy Game with Touch Screen
2
The availability of Ultrabook and Win 8 Tablets create a new frontier for PC gaming; one that brings touch and sensors inputs to parity with mouse and keyboard. New game genres are appearing that specifically leverage these input methods. The Real-Time Strategy (RTS) genre is one of the PC ...
05-Mar-2013
1:41 PM PST
Where the Developers Are: Consoles, Mobile, Tablets, or PC’s?
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A recent survey conducted by the Game Developers Conference of more than 2500 North American game developers who attended the popular conference in 2012 or plan to attend in 2013 offered some intriguing ...
05-Mar-2013
11:03 AM PST
Ultimate Coder - Ma il Mio Mistero è Chiuso In Me
4
Executive summary The judges will be pleased to know that this blog entry is a lot less verbose than previous ones. This isn't because there's not a lot to talk about, but rather because I'm concentrating on writing a lot of code this week, and I've hit a real roadblock with regards to the gesture ...
04-Mar-2013
11:24 AM PST
Simian Squared Go Perceptual: Ultimate Coder Week 3
0
Afternoon all!  This week we've been rather busy as The Other Brothers is gearing up for release, but here's what we've been up to: Earlier in the week, Bob hosted a Hangout with some of us involved in the challenge, it was nice to have a chat and I hope we can do it again soon!Here's me:  ...
04-Mar-2013
10:56 AM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge: Sixense Studios - Week 3
1
Hey everyone, chip here again with Sixense Studios. Wow, thanks for the great video, judges!  It’s nice to put some voices to your comments and hear what you’re thinking a bit more in-depth.  We had a great week with all of us in the same office for the first time since the contest began. This has ...
04-Mar-2013
8:17 AM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge Week Two Summary: Infrared5 Integrates Brass Monkey Controls Plus Updates on Head/Eye Tracking Approach
0
Week Two brought with it some interesting challenges. We’ve finished our first sprint and many of the features for Kiwi Catapult Revenge are now complete. We were pleased to see that all the tasks we set for ourselves wasn’t too big of a bite to take, and our knowledge of the capabilities of the ...
04-Mar-2013
6:48 AM PST
Strategy for a new UI: Ultimate Coder Week 3
1
Betray Demo Last weekend I finished off the Beta version of Betray. And that means that its time to start thinking about building my Gui tool kit. ...
04-Mar-2013
5:33 AM PST
Ultrabook™ development – the fun side!
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While I’ve done my fair share of programming in the past, I have yet to do any for the Ultrabook™, but I am intrigued to restart with the wealth of features (particularly utilising the available sensors) now on this platform Of course, the Intel Developer Zone (software.intel.com) has a wealth of ...
03-Mar-2013
3:56 PM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge II : Lee Going Perceptual : Week Three
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Welcome back to my humble attempt to re-write the rule book on teleconferencing software, a journey that will see it dragged from its complacent little rectangular world. It’s true we’ve had 3D for years, but we’ve never been able to communicate accurately and directly in that space. Thanks to the ...
02-Mar-2013
12:57 PM PST
Ultimate Coder 2 Week 3: A first look at the Perceptual Input Manager
1
This week we are getting our hands deep into the sdk and the how we will use it to control Stargate Gunship. Ultimate Coder 2 Week 3 Crawl-Walk-Sprint   We here at Code-Monkeys are taking the crawl, walk, run approach ...
01-Mar-2013
12:25 PM PST
Role of NFC in the future of Digital Wallet
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“Since the beginning of a barter economy on our planet, personal Wallet seems to have remained stuck in the leather and bone ages, literally. I believe: Wallet is the next frontier for Enterprise and the next killer App for Mobile. Digitization of wallet is inevitable. Since Near Field ...
01-Mar-2013
8:55 AM PST
28-Feb-2013
3:41 PM PST
Intel at Mobile World Congress 2013: A push towards mobility
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The mobile ecosystem is growing by leaps and bounds, and staying on top of the trends driving this growth is extremely important. This week, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain offered ample opportunity to find out what key players are doing in the mobile space. Intel personnel were on hand ...
28-Feb-2013
1:01 PM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge Week 2: Demos, proof of concept, and visual effects
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Week 2 of the Ultimate Coder Challenge is now behind us, and quite frankly, it’s amazing that we’re only at week 2 with the amount of progress that has been made: playable demos, workable frameworks, and actual renderings of 3D/ ...
27-Feb-2013
3:36 PM PST
Hangout With Ultimate Coders: Week 2 Highlights
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This week, a few of the developers involved in Ultimate Coder: Going Perceptual jumped on a Google+ Hangout to discuss how the contest was going, their challenges, and what they were really excited about. We had a good group of folks, ...
27-Feb-2013
9:50 AM PST
Ultimate Coder Week 3 - For Those About To Rock
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Week 2 Well, it's week 2 now and development is carrying on apace. I've managed to get a fair bit into Huda in the first week, so the question has to be asked "Will Peter manage to maintain this awesome pace?" We all know that was the question you wanted to ask, but were far too nice to ask, so we ...
26-Feb-2013
11:19 PM PST
Jeff's Notebook: Intel® Identity Protection Technology - Technical White Paper
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In 2012, Intel launched the latest release of Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT), a hardware-based security token for One-Time Password (OTP) usage for security authentication solutions. that was built into all Ultrabooks™ with 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors and PCs with ...
26-Feb-2013
9:56 PM PST
Deeper Levels of Security with Intel® Identity Protection Technology - White paper
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White Paper: Deeper Levels of Security with Intel® Identity Protection Technology With the latest release in 2012 of Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT) introduced additional capabilities beyond the initial one-time password (OTP) solutions embedded in silicon and provided an ...
26-Feb-2013
3:44 PM PST
Windows* 8 Desktop App - Low Power Audio Playback Whitepaper
1
Download Article Windows* 8 Desktop App - Low Power Audio Playback (PDF) Introduction One of the use cases for tablets with Intel® Atom™ processors and Microsoft Windows 8* is low-power ...
26-Feb-2013
3:31 PM PST
Windows* 8 Desktop App - Low Power Audio Playback
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Abstract One of the use cases for tablets with Intel® Atom™ processors and Microsoft Windows 8* is low-power audio playback. This capability allows users to continue listening to music after the device enters a low-power state commonly referred to as Connected Standby. Connected Standby is an ...
26-Feb-2013
2:16 PM PST
Developers Are “Rock Stars” and "Wizards" at Code.org
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A new non-profit foundation with the primary aim of getting more people coding has emerged this week, complete with an introductory video with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Will.I.Am (yes, THAT Will.I.Am!) touting the benefits of software programming. The non-profit is ...
26-Feb-2013
12:28 PM PST
Intel® Inspector XE 2013: Controlling Analysis Cost
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Intel® Inspector XE 2013: Controlling Analysis Cost Find memory and threading errors faster Introduction   Intel® Inspector XE 2013 detects challenging threading and memory errors and provides guidance to help ensure application reliability. When you run an analysis, the Intel Inspector XE ...
26-Feb-2013
8:28 AM PST
Windows* 8 Store App - Connected Standby
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Abstract Connected Standby is a new feature introduced by Microsoft in Windows 8*. The use case on the tablet/mobile systems is similar to that on phones like Instant ON and Always Connected. Intel® dual-core Atom™ Z2760 (code name CloverTrail) is the first Intel platform to support Connected ...
25-Feb-2013
11:37 AM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge: Sixense Studios - Week 2
3
Hey everyone, chip here with Sixense Studios.  I’m sitting down and getting ready to watch the Oscars.  However, I’ll be watching the pre-show; The Red Carpet.  The part where everyone is judged on what they are wearing, and the main event is actually not what is on tv, but what is streaming on ...
25-Feb-2013
11:37 AM PST
One platform layer to rule them all: Ultimate Coder Challenge
0
There is a fundamental problem when creating new hardware: you need software using it before anyone is willing to buy it. The problem with getting software written for new hardware, is that no one wants to put in the time to build applications using hardware that no one has bought yet. This ...
25-Feb-2013
8:19 AM PST
Face Tracking, Depth Sensors, Flying and Art = Progress! Ultimate Coder Challenge
0
This week our team made a ton of progress on our game Kiwi Catapult Revenge. In their posts, the judges made some suggestions that the projects we are undertaking are ambitious and are perhaps a bit more than what can be accomplished in seven weeks. We have to agree that none of the teams are ...
24-Feb-2013
10:46 PM PST
Simian Squared Go Perceptual: Week 2 Ultimate Coder Challenge
0
Good morning and thanks for popping in to our cozy little corner of the blogosphere, it's week two of the Ultimate Coder: Going Perceptual Challenge and I'm here to give you the low-down on what we've been up to! I've just made a warm pot of tea and have managed to find a single perfectly formed ...
24-Feb-2013
3:53 PM PST
Ultimate Coder - The first week of development
2
Week 1 Well, this is the first week of coding for the Perceptual Computing challenge, and I thought it might be interesting for you to know how I'm approaching developing the application, what I see the challenges as being, and any roadblocks that I hit on the way. I must say, up front, that this ...
24-Feb-2013
9:00 AM PST
Intel App Porter Tool Beta Tutorial
0
At Mobile World Congress 2013, we are very happy to be conducting a class on the new: Intel® HTML5 App Porter Tool - BETA In support of that class, here are some helpful ...
23-Feb-2013
2:16 AM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge II : Lee Going Perceptual : Part Two
2
So what does Lee have in store for you this week? You may wonder, and you won't have to wonder for long as I have provided a nice big video for those who don't have the stomach for the reams of text to follow. UCCII Video ...
22-Feb-2013
2:00 PM PST
Friday Forum Focus: Keyboards, image scaling, and Unity
1
Every Friday, we take a look at some of the most popular posts in the Ultrabook™ and Windows*8 forums here on the Intel Developer Zone.  Whether you’ve got a specific question or just want to chat with someone who loves ...
22-Feb-2013
12:57 PM PST
Technology Brief: Intel® Identity Protection Technology ( Intel® IPT )
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Safeguard Sensitive Information with Intel® Identity Protection Technology ( Intel® IPT ) Guarding personal identities and online accounts has become a major concern for consumers, business, government and institution as the threat from hackers and malware grows.  Creating a simple, strong and ...
22-Feb-2013
10:46 AM PST
21-Feb-2013
8:02 PM PST
Big ideas meet cautionary advice in week 1 of Ultimate Coder Challenge
1
Week 1 of Ultimate Coder is behind us and it’s been another exciting start to the Ultimate Coder Challenge.  Challengers, for the first time, exposed their ideas and approaches ...
21-Feb-2013
2:24 PM PST
Tablets, Smartphones, and PCs: What Workers Are Using
0
A new report released this week from Forrester Research on tablet and smartphone use predicts that tablet ownership is set to skyrocket in the next few years, with the percentage of adults owning a tablet or tablet hybrid device set to ...
20-Feb-2013
11:15 AM PST
Mobile World Congress 2013: An Important Event for Developers
0
What is MWC? We’ve seen unprecedented growth in the mobile ecosystem in the last few years. It’s expanding at lightning speed, with endless innovation and new applications of mobile technology everywhere we look. From zero contact payments and augmented reality to embedded devices and connected ...
18-Feb-2013
11:47 AM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge: Sixense Studios - Week 1
1
Hey everyone!  We are thrilled to have been invited to participate in Intel’s Going Perceptual: Ultimate Coder Challenge!  What an amazing opportunity to work and collaborate with such talented groups, and with such cutting-edge technology.  We are very eager to see what all of these talented ...
18-Feb-2013
10:40 AM PST
Plan of Attack and Face Tracking Challenges Using the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK: Ultimate Coder
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We are very excited to be working with the Intel Perceptual Computing (IPC) SDK and to be a part of the Ultimate Coder Challenge! The new hardware and software that Intel and its partners have created allows for some very exciting possibilities. It’s our goal to really push the boundaries of what ...
17-Feb-2013
5:52 PM PST
Simian Squared Go Perceptual: Ultimate Coder
5
Hello all and welcome to our very first Ultimate Coder: Going Perceptual blogpost! I thought we'd use this opportunity to introduce ourselves and tell you about what we will be doing with the Perceptual Computing platform and where we're coming from with our ideas: Who are Simian Squared ...
17-Feb-2013
12:55 PM PST
Ultimate Coder Challenge II : Lee Going Perceptual : Part One
6
Welcome to the start of another exciting adventure into the weird and wonderful world of cutting edge software development. Beyond these walls lurk strange unfathomable creatures with unusual names, ready to tear the limbs of any unsuspecting coder careless enough to stay on the path. ...
17-Feb-2013
7:24 AM PST
Intel Ultimate Coder Challenge Round 2 Fight!
1
The bell has rung and Code-Monkeys is ready to let loose its collective intellect to throw down the competition.  We  just narrowly missed the crown ...
16-Feb-2013
2:11 PM PST
Ultimate Coder
3
A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to be asked if I would like to participate in an upcoming Intel® challenge, known at the time as Ultimate Coder 2. Having followed the original Ultimate Coder competition, I was highly chuffed to even be considered. I had to submit a proposal for an ...

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Download Article Download Camera Usage and Features, from iOS* to Windows* 8 Store App [PDF 1.26MB] Abstract Modern applications take advantage of camera features to . . .
17-Apr-2013
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Setting Text Size for Intel® Parallel Studio XE Components on Microsoft Windows* Operating Systems
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Intel® Inspector XE, Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE, and Intel® Advisor XE use Microsoft Windows* OS system fonts to select text size. This allows the components to automatically pick up any change you make for accessibility or personal preference without affecting any other component user on the . . .

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Full-screen DirectX* desktop apps using the Flip Presentation Model
By Dave Houlton (Intel)Posted June 3rd 20130
I've been messing around with the new Flip Presentation Model introduced in Windows* 8 (and on Windows* 7, with the Platform Update).  I'll have another post soon explaining my ulterior ...
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We Are Go for Haswell!
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You’ve been waiting for the highly anticipated 4th generation Intel® Core™ processor family, and it’s finally here.  This processor microarchitecture group is the successor to Ivy Bridge, and will give users the ability to select a performance and choice of power that meets their unique ...
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Meshcentral.com - New Direct Routing
By ylian-saint-hil...Posted May 31st 20130
Meshcentral.com is of course a cloud service, but it can also be run as an Intranet service. I do exactly that within Intel and so, I get a bunch of users that give me feedback about the ...
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Polish Your Perceptual Computing Skills: Munich Events Coming in June
By Wendy Boswell (...Posted May 29th 20130
The way humans interact with computers is rapidly evolving beyond what we’ve been familiar with for the past few decades.  Traditional input devices like the mouse and keyboard are no longer the only ways to interact with software and hardware, and developers all over the world are creating new ...
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Abhishek 81Thu, February 28th 2013 - 7:55
Unity and Ultrabook(Intel App Store Push)1
I am trying to create a game in Unity for Ultrabook,i would like to know how we can package the app and make it available in Intel App Up Store?
Rakesh P.Fri, February 22nd 2013 - 8:34
Ultrabook1
I have swithed on fast boot in the intel ivy bridge ultrabook and now I am unable o enter bios setup. 
Vikrant MudholkarTue, February 19th 2013 - 8:05
tested esat smart security 6 4
ESAT Smart security is the Best Antivirus for Windows 8 32/64-bit, vista/xp if you have a laptop and needs a firewall and anti spam, then ESAT smart security is a better choice NOD32  haven’t had any problems on my systems, everything runs fine, I love ESAT’s small notifies about virus updates, ...
Michel R.Tue, February 19th 2013 - 2:44
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Hi everyone, My Ultrabook is getting old and some keys do not work anymore. Frustrating, especially for the "Enter" key. Does anyone know the process to get a replacement item for my ultrabook or to get it repaired ? Thanks !

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As a Software Partner you and your company are provided the resources you need to develop, optimize, and market your Ultrabook applications faster, less expensively, and more competitively.

Become a Software Partner

We provides companies and individuals working with Ultrabooks the resources to effectively develop and market commercial applications optimized for Intel® Ultrabook Technologies. 

List Your Application

Gain visibility for your Ultrabook applications and for your company with customers, Intel experts, peers, and developers in the Ultrabook business and developer communities.

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The Software Business network is an online community focused on supporting the go-to-market and business development needs of Independent Software Vendor software partners as well as individual developers writing applications on Intel platforms.

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Your software has the potential to exceed user expectations! From intense 3-D gaming to remote BIOS management, you can unlock the power of the platform by optimizing your applications for the latest Intel technologies. You can deliver the best application performance for your customers, create power efficient applications, or take your software to the next level by incorporating Manageability remote detect, repair, and protect capabilities.

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