Windows 8* Software Power Optimization
Battery life is one of the most important factors for mobile platforms. As we move to more optimized hardware especially for Ultrabook™ devices, software (including drivers) plays an increasingly important role in platform energy efficiency. Energy-efficient applications, when idle, should have minimal impact on platform power consumption. Learn how to make software more energy efficient in order to extend PC battery life.

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More Support for Ultrabook™ and Windows 8*

If you’re developing for Ultrabook™ devices or Windows 8* we have good news for you. Intel AppUp® now supports both the landscape and portrait mode for Ultrabook™ devices, touch/gesture capabilities and we’re testing all your apps for Windows 8* compatibility.

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Enabling Touch in Windows 8* Metro Style Apps with C#

Learn how to enable touch for Windows 8* Metro style apps using the C# programming language in the Visual Studio* 11 IDE, how to bind user touch events using both the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) and “code-behind” (C# code) perspectives to create a rich user experience.

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Using Accelerometer in Windows 8* Metro Style App and a Case Study of Tap Detection

Accelerometers are hardware sensors embedded in many modern portable devices, like smartphones and tablets. This article covers the use of accelerometers in Windows 8* Metro style applications and a case study on how to use accelerometers to detect tapping on the edges of a tablet. In addition, the case study highlights how to detect the direction of taps that result in slight device movement.

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Android* at Play: Android* Game App Contest
If you’re an Android* app developer you can’t miss the opportunity to win $25,000. The Code Project is offering the Android* at Play: Android* Game App Contest. The contest is sponsored by Intel® Software. Create a new, NDK-based Android* game app for Intel architecture based devices and then write an article about it. It’s that easy to participate!

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Android* ICS Emulator for Mac OS* with Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manage

Eric Adams, a Software Engineer at Intel, shows you how to download and install on Mac the latest Android ICS emulator for x86. He also shows you how to install the Intel® HAXM driver, install the Intel® x86 Atom™ System Image, configure a new x86 based Android Virtual Device and much more.

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Intel Introduces OpenCL Development Kit Beta Supporting Windows 8* and OpenCL 1.2
Intel has released Intel® SDK for OpenCL Applications 2013 Beta. Supported by the new Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows 8*, Beta allows OpenCL 1.2 API preview support on Intel CPUs mixed with the production OpenCL 1.1 support on Intel HD Graphics. It includes a new Kernel Builder, GNU Project Debugger, and hotspot analysis with Intel® VTune™ Amplifer XE. Download a free copy of the Intel SDK for OpenCL Applications 2013 Beta.

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New Intel® Media SDK Release Supports Windows 8* and DirectX* 11.1

For quick and easy development of high-speed, hardware accelerated video encoding, decoding, and transcoding media applications on 3rd Generation Intel Core™ processors using Intel Quick Sync Video 2.0. Intel has just announced the new Intel® Media SDK 2012 R3 with new samples taking full advantage of Microsoft Windows 8* and DirectX 11.1.

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SIGGRAPH 2012

SIGGRAPH 2012 may be over, but you can still learn about the latest graphics research, how to optimize your graphics, and download the presentations. See all of Intel's activities at SIGGRAPH here.

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Register Now for Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Sept. 11-13, 2012, San Francisco

IDF is Intel’s premier technology conference in North America for software developers and experts. Experience Intel’s vision for tomorrow’s technology.

Use promo code: BUBSSG2 for a $995 Full Conference Pass or a $595 day pass.

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Intel® Developer Zone Values Your Opinion

As part of our commitment to improve your experience with the Intel® Developer Zone, we are seeking your assistance in providing valuable feedback by participating in our Intel Software Developer Satisfaction Survey. Some of you will be receiving the survey by email later this month. Your opinion is extremely valuable to us, and the information you provide through the survey will be collected and reviewed as part of our continuous improvement efforts to enhance Intel support for developers. We thank you in advance for your time and participation.

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Research at Intel 2012
For over two decades, researchers at Intel’s R&D Labs have been producing groundbreaking technologies that enrich everyday life and reinvent the ways that people experience computing. The 10th Research at Intel highlighted 20 research projects demonstrating the latest in technology innovation from researchers at Intel Corporation and external collaborators.

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Webinar with Gartner: IT as a Cloud Service Broker

Cloud Service Brokerage (CSB) presents an emerging operational role where IT aggregates services from multiple cloud providers, applies corporate policies, & exposes a simplified consumption API for internal developers and partners. Learn about Intel Expressway Service Gateway software as a CSB enablement solution to manage & secure cloud APIs to become a broker. Real world case study presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Bonus: All viewers will receive the new Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Service Brokerage 2012.

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Intel App Show for Developers 28
Bob Duffy talks with Meghana Rao about the new Urban Airship SDK for use with AppUp to monetize content in your Ultrabook™ apps. Meghana walks through what is needed to get your app ready to use Urban Airship and sample applications leveraging the APIs. She also demonstrates the AppUp® APIs for purchase processing, the Urban Airship APIs for content hosting, and how downloads work together when leveraging this solution for your Ultrabook™ applications.

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