Women in Tech: Issues and Inspiration for Female Coders
It’s a fact that can’t be denied: there are, quite simply, far fewer women in technology-related fields then there are men. STEM-focused fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) have...
View ArticleFacebook Graph Search: What It Means for Developers
This week, Facebook rolled out Graph Search, a new feature within the social networking site that will enable users to make new kinds of content connections based on information they’ve already input...
View ArticleUser Privacy: Seven Ways App Developers Can Protect It
With the unprecedented growth of the app ecosystem, user privacy is becoming more and more of a hot button issue, especially when that privacy is violated. For many users, finding and downloading a...
View ArticleLegalizing App Privacy: What Developers Should Know
App privacy is becoming more of a public issue, which means it’s also starting to become an issue for our elected officials. This past week, U.S. Representative Hank Johnson of Georgia has drafted a...
View ArticleApps for Kids: Basic Usability Guidelines
More kids than ever before in history are engaging with computing devices on a daily basis, whether that may be that a smartphone, a tablet, a PC, or a convertible tablet/PC form factor. They do...
View ArticleUser Privacy: There’s a theme here!
These days, it’s not enough to “just” build a fantastic app. Developers have to carefully consider how to integrate user privacy within their apps, especially in light of both new and pending...
View ArticleFour Ways Dropbox Can Help Developers Be More Productive
Dropbox is a freemium service that offers four basic tools: file synchronization, file versioning, file sharing, and remote backup of files. It’s an extremely powerful tool for developers especially;...
View ArticleTim Berners-Lee: Developers Are Doing “Incredible Things”
This week at the World Economic Forum, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, most widely known for his invention of the World Wide Web, gave a talk ranging from topics such as social networking all the way to HTML5....
View ArticleGoing Perceptual – Meet the Ultimate Coder Judges
The theme of our latest Ultimate Coder Challenge is “Going Perceptual”. We introduced you to our brave challengers last week in Going Perceptual – Introducing Our Ultimate Coder Challengers, and this...
View ArticleIntel Developer Zone Hangout: New PC Form Factors
Intel Developer Zone Hangout: New PC Form Factors Developer Implications Last week, Ultrabook Community Manager Bob Duffy hosted a Google Hangout with Rick Vanner (The Game Creators), Steve “Chippy”...
View ArticleFriday Forum Focus: Code Samples, Different Inputs, Unity, and More
A couple Fridays a month, we’re going to look at a few of the most interesting topics that our Ultrabook community forum members have posted about in the past week. We have quite an active forum here...
View ArticleThe Reports of the PC’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
“The PC is dead; long live the PC!” If you look at computing history, we’ve really come a long way in a very short time. Remember those old bricks that required an entire desk set-up to deal with? Now...
View ArticleEmerging Technologies: How Ultrabooks™ Are Paving the Way
This week, Forrester Research, an independent technology and market research company, released an insightful report based on the results of an global survey that asked respondents what they thought...
View ArticleBill Gates AMA: Windows*8, Future Tech, and Robots
On Monday, February 11, co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates took part in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, a popular social networking/water cooler site. The AMA ended up being one of...
View ArticleDeveloper Podcasts: Seven You Should Be Listening To
If you’re looking for a way to squeeze in a little more learning to your day, podcasts are the way to go. Podcasts are basically radio broadcasts that can be listened to at any time, delivered...
View ArticleFriday Forum Focus: DirectX, Windows*8, and Perceptual Computing
Just like we did with last’s week forum focus, this Friday we’re going to look at a few of the most active posts in the Ultrabook™ and Windows*8 forum. We have a pretty active forum here with...
View ArticleMobile World Congress 2013: An Important Event for Developers
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...
View ArticleTablets, Smartphones, and PCs: What Workers Are Using
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...
View ArticleFriday Forum Focus: Keyboards, image scaling, and Unity
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...
View ArticleDevelopers Are “Rock Stars” and "Wizards" at Code.org
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...
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