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Celerity: How it was all done

by Adam David Hill

All the juicy tricks and scandalous shortcuts which helped us ship our competition game on time

Celerity: Sensory Overload

by Adam David Hill

Sensor-controlled XNA tunnel game with VR head-tracking.

Reading Ultrabook Sensor Data with the Windows 8 Sensor API

by Yvan Rodrigues

A head start for App Innovation contestants

An Easy Guide For Developing and Publishing Apps in Intel AppUp Store for New Ultrabook Devices

by Grasshopper.iics

How to build and publish Ultrabook desktop Apps in Intel AppUP store

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All-in-One PC: What are the developer possibilities?

by Wendy Boswell

The All-in-One PC provides great benefits for consumers, since they are streamlined systems with high performance inside that provide instant readiness.

CyberLink and Intel Use Collaborative Design to Create MediaStory

by Dominic Milano

CyberLink MediaStory* software greatly streamlines the process of organizing and accessing the mountains of pictures and videos stored across phones, cameras, tablets, PCs, and the cloud to assemble professional-looking videos that can be shared in minutes.

Overview of Ultrabook™ 2 in 1 with Recommendations for Mode-Aware App Development

by meghana-rao

In this article, you can explore the hardware capabilities of 2 in 1 devices, opportunities that Windows* 8/8.1-based 2 in 1 devices provide to both consumer and enterprise applications, and recommendations for developing apps for the best user experience on each mode.

Developing Games with MonoGame

by Bruno Sonnino

MonoGame is an open source implementation of the XNA application programming interface (API).

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2 Months with the ASUS ZenBook UX31E

14 May 2012 by John_Papa

It’s been over 2 months since I’ve been using my ASUS ZenBook UX31E out and about for blogging, surfing, coding, and presentations.

2012 Rocking the Windows 8 Sensors on the Intel IvyBridge Ultrabook

29 Nov 2012 by John_Papa

2012 Rocking the Windows 8 Sensors on the Intel IvyBridge Ultrabook .

A Month with my Zenbook UX31

6 Mar 2012 by @Encosia

I’ve been using my ASUS Zenbook for just over a month at this point, and it’s time for a second review now that I’ve used it for a while on a day-to-day basis

A review and refresher on the Intel Ultrabook

4 Jan 2013 by Chris Maunder

Impressions on using a 3rd gen sensor-and touchscreen-equipped Intel Ultrabook prototype.

Acer Aspire S3: A First Look At An Affordable Ultrabook

23 Mar 2012 by Jeff Hadfield

A first look at an affordable Ultrabook

Acer Aspire S3: A Second Look

11 May 2012 by Jeff Hadfield

On this second look I include my impressions after a month of use - particularly on how it might work for a mobile developer.

ACER Ultrabook Review

5 Apr 2012 by Asaf Shelly

ACER Ultrabook Review

All-in-One PC: What are the developer possibilities?

16 Oct 2014 by Wendy Boswell

The All-in-One PC provides great benefits for consumers, since they are streamlined systems with high performance inside that provide instant readiness.

An Easy Guide For Developing and Publishing Apps in Intel AppUp Store for New Ultrabook Devices

13 Jan 2013 by Grasshopper.iics

How to build and publish Ultrabook desktop Apps in Intel AppUP store

App Innovation Winner Brings Speech to the Silent

7 Jul 2013 by William Van Winkle

Bryan Brown's award-winning application that helps paraplegics and others with no ability to control their bodies regain some ability to communicate. This article details his journey from an idea to a contest-winning application and shows just how fluid and accessible the development process can be.

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Aspire S3 Ultrabook – First Impression Review‏

28 Nov 2012 by stiflerr

Let’s talk about the Ultrabook, one of the latest Intel’s products

Asus Zen Ultrabook One Month Later

28 Feb 2012 by Steve Smith

Here are some more thoughts on the Asus Zen Ultrabook

Asus Zen Ultrabook Revisited

29 Mar 2012 by Steve Smith

Now that I’ve had it a while, I thought I’d post one more time with how it’s continued to work for me.

Audacity* Gets a Touch UI for Tablets and 2 in 1 PCs

16 Oct 2014 by Tim_Duncan

This article previews some in-development features of Audacity, which is a free, simple, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows*, Mac* OS X*, GNU/Linux*, and other operating systems.

Beginning to work on my new Intel’s Ultrabook Acer Aspire S3

28 Nov 2012 by stiflerr

My second post about Intel Ultrabooks

Brick Ball Game : WPF C# Game

16 May 2014 by AmitGajjar

This is not a simple brick ball game but we need to concentrate on two balls at a time.

Case Study: 4tiitoo Constructs a Modern User Interface with Voice, Gesture, and Eye Tracking Input

12 Apr 2013 by Intel

Case Study: 4tiitoo Constructs a Modern User Interface with Voice, Gesture, and Eye Tracking Input

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Case Study: Sesame Factory Engages Sensor Functionality on Ultrabook™ Systems for an Enhanced Diary Application

26 Jul 2013 by Intel

Case Study: Sesame Factory Engages Sensor Functionality on Ultrabook™ Systems for an Enhanced Diary Application

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Case Study: Soma Games Develops Graphics-rich Game for Ultrabook™ in the Intel® Ultimate Coder Challenge

21 Dec 2012 by Intel

Case Study: Soma Games Develops Graphics-rich Game for Ultrabook™ in the Intel® Ultimate Coder Challenge

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Celerity: How it was all done

7 Jan 2013 by Adam David Hill

All the juicy tricks and scandalous shortcuts which helped us ship our competition game on time

Celerity: Sensory Overload

3 Dec 2012 by Adam David Hill

Sensor-controlled XNA tunnel game with VR head-tracking.

CyberLink and Intel Use Collaborative Design to Create MediaStory

16 Oct 2014 by Dominic Milano

CyberLink MediaStory* software greatly streamlines the process of organizing and accessing the mountains of pictures and videos stored across phones, cameras, tablets, PCs, and the cloud to assemble professional-looking videos that can be shared in minutes.

Designing for Ultrabook™ Devices and Touch-enabled Desktop Applications

23 Oct 2012 by Intel

Designing for Ultrabook™ Devices and Touch-enabled Desktop Applications

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Detecting Ultrabook Sensors

16 Oct 2012 by Gael Holmes Hofemeier

In this blog, we will focus on the sensors and how to detect their presence on an Ultrabook running Windows 8.

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Developing Games with MonoGame

16 Oct 2014 by Bruno Sonnino

MonoGame is an open source implementation of the XNA application programming interface (API).

Developing with Desktop Natural User Interface API’s for Developers

23 Oct 2012 by Intel

Developing with Desktop Natural User Interface API’s for Developers

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Does an Ultrabook Make a Good Dev Machine? My Final Thoughts on the Intel IvyBridge Ultrabook

6 Dec 2012 by Jon Gallant

Does an Ultrabook Make a Good Dev Machine? My Final Thoughts on the Intel IvyBridge Ultrabook.

Final Verdict on Haswell Ultrabook

21 Oct 2013 by Steve Smith

I’ve had a pre-release Intel Ultrabook with the new Haswell processor in it for about two months now, so it’s time for one last review of the device.

First Impressions of the Intel Haswell Ultrabook

12 Aug 2013 by Steve Smith

First Impressions of the Intel Haswell Ultrabook

First Look at 3rd Generation Intel Ivy Bridge Ultrabook

19 Sep 2012 by John_Papa

In this post I’ll be giving my impressions of the unboxing experience. I’ll follow up with a few more posts on how it performs after I have more time to put it through some real power use for extended periods.

For Ultrabook Developers, with Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

30 Jul 2012 by Bob Duffy

The new breed of Ultrabook™ PCs have pushed battery life and thermal design to a new level.

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Game Optimization for Ultrabook™ Devices

16 Oct 2014 by Lee Bamber

In this article you will learn how to improve the speed of your 3D game and understand what to look out for when porting your application to Ultrabook systems.

Harris Beach Ultrabook - Final Review

11 Nov 2013 by Steve Chippy Paine

Harris Beach Ultrabook - Final Review

Harris Beach Ultrabook Review

27 Aug 2013 by Steve Chippy Paine

Harris Beach Ultrabook Review

Haswell – Intel SDP Unit (Software Developer Preview) – 1st impressions

7 Aug 2013 by Pete O'Hanlon

Haswell – Intel SDP Unit (Software Developer Preview) – 1st impressions

Haswell – Intel SDP Unit (Software Developer Preview) – a death in the family

16 Oct 2013 by Pete O'Hanlon

Haswell – Intel SDP Unit (Software Developer Preview) – a death in the family

Haswell – Intel SDP Unit (Software Developer Preview) – The Keyboard fights back

30 Aug 2013 by Pete O'Hanlon

Haswell – Intel SDP Unit (Software Developer Preview) – The Keyboard fights back

Haswell/Harris Beach Intel SDS Ultrabook Review - Part 1

29 Jul 2013 by gduncan411

Haswell/Harris Beach Intel SDS Ultrabook Review - Part 1

Haswell/Harris Beach Intel SDS Ultrabook Review - Part 2

16 Sep 2013 by Greg Duncan

Haswell/Harris Beach Intel SDS Ultrabook Review - Part 2

Infrared5 Case Study

26 Jul 2013 by Intel

Infrared5 Case Study

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Initial Impressions - Ivy Bridge Intel Ultrabook

17 Sep 2012 by shanselman

Initial Impressions - Ivy Bridge Intel Ultrabook

Intel Haswell Battery Life

16 Sep 2013 by John_Papa

Intel Haswell Battery Life

Intel Haswell First Look

6 Aug 2013 by John_Papa

Intel Haswell First Look

Intel Haswell Ultrabook Pre-release First Look

26 Jul 2013 by Jesse Liberty

Intel Haswell Ultrabook Pre-release First Look

Intel Haswell Ultrabook Preview Unit Experience

5 Sep 2013 by Steve Smith

Intel Haswell Ultrabook Preview Unit Experience

Intel Haswell Ultrabook Review – Part 3: A Developer’s Best Friend

7 Oct 2013 by Alvin Ashcraft

Intel Haswell Ultrabook Review – Part 3: A Developer’s Best Friend

Intel Haswell Ultrabook–Looking Closer

10 Sep 2013 by Jesse Liberty

Intel Haswell Ultrabook–Looking Closer

Intel IvyBridge Ultrabook Sensors

15 Oct 2012 by John_Papa

My experiences with using the IvyBridge Ultrabook over the past few weeks.

Intel Ultrabook Final Review

18 Jan 2013 by Member 2625930

Intel Ultrabook Final Review

Intel Ultrabook hardware prototype - Windows 8 and the Sensor Platform

15 Oct 2012 by shanselman

I wanted to focus on the sensors as this prototype has all the possible sensors an Ultrabook can have, the most initially interesting sensor to me being the GPS and Location Services.

Intel Ultrabook Pre-Release First Look

11 Sep 2012 by JesseLiberty

Intel Ultrabook Pre-Release First Look

Intel Ultrabook Review: Haswell for the win!

10 Dec 2013 by JesseLiberty

Intel Ultrabook Review: Haswell for the win!

Intel Ultrabook–A longer look

15 Oct 2012 by Jesse Liberty

The Intel Ultrabook is solid, fast, reliable, and good looking.

Intel Ultrabook–First Impressions

21 Sep 2012 by Daniel Egan

Intel Ultrabook–First Impressions

Intel Ultrabook–Looking Closer

6 Nov 2012 by Member 2625930

Intel Ultrabook–Looking Closer.

Intel Ultrabook–Wrapup

29 Nov 2012 by JesseLiberty

In a previous posting I described the IvyBridge Ultrabook I was given to review. This is the third and final review.

It's been a Haswell Summer... Haswell/Harris Beach Intel SDS Ultrabook Review - Part 3

15 Oct 2013 by Greg Duncan

It's been a Haswell Summer... Haswell/Harris Beach Intel SDS Ultrabook Review - Part 3

Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Review

28 Sep 2012 by Member 2625930

Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Review.

Legend of Xuan Yuan Case Study: Get the best gameplay with 2 in 1 state, touch, and accelerometer

2 Sep 2014 by Paul Lindberg

This case study illustrates how, working with Intel engineers, Tencent optimized Xuan Yuan added touch, and updated the UI to provide a high quality gaming experience on 2 in 1 systems and Ultrabooks running Windows* 8.

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Loclville Case Study

26 Apr 2013 by Intel

Loclville is a free Windows* 8 app that provides an easy-to-use virtual community notice board. This article covers that app's journey.

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Man Meets Ultrabook

12 Apr 2012 by Dick Brown

Man meets Ultrabook

Multitouch Ultrabook

24 Jul 2012 by Asaf Shelly

Multitouch Ultrabook

My Next PC will be an Ultrabook

7 Dec 2012 by shanselman

My next PC will be an Ultrabook.

Overview of Ultrabook™ 2 in 1 with Recommendations for Mode-Aware App Development

16 Oct 2014 by meghana-rao

In this article, you can explore the hardware capabilities of 2 in 1 devices, opportunities that Windows* 8/8.1-based 2 in 1 devices provide to both consumer and enterprise applications, and recommendations for developing apps for the best user experience on each mode.

Paperless Advanced Hospital Management System

27 Jul 2013 by Verma.No.1

It's not just an ordinary HMS. It is an almost paperfree AHMS which helps to make our environment green.

Reading Ultrabook Sensor Data with the Windows 8 Sensor API

6 Nov 2012 by Yvan Rodrigues

A head start for App Innovation contestants

Review of the ASUS ZenBook UX31E

23 Mar 2012 by John_Papa

I’ve been using my ASUS ZenBook UX31E out and about for blogging, surfing, coding, and presentations for about 5 weeks now.

Review Part 2: Developing with Intel Haswell Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook

3 Sep 2013 by Martin Hinshelwood

Review Part 2: Developing with Intel Haswell Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook

Review Part 3: Two Months with Intel Haswell Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook

15 Oct 2013 by Martin Hinshelwood

Now that I have had two months with the Intel Haswell Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook I thought that it would be a good idea to give you an update.

Review: Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook from Intel (Unboxing)

26 Jul 2013 by Martin Hinshelwood

Review: Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook from Intel (Unboxing)

Review: Ultrabook as a Workstation

18 Jun 2012 by Asaf Shelly

Ultrabook: my second impression.

Slim, Trim, and Nimble Intel Haswell

31 Oct 2013 by John_Papa

John Papa takes a third look at the Intel Haswell Ultrabook.

Someone should copy these 4 features from the Zenbook

5 Apr 2012 by @Encosia

It’s been a few months since I began reviewing ASUS’ Zenbook UX31 based on day-to-day use, and it’s time to wrap the process up with a third and final post.

The Dew Review – Intel Haswell Ultrabook Review – Part 1, Initial Impressions

29 Jul 2013 by Alvin Ashcraft

The Dew Review – Intel Haswell Ultrabook Review – Part 1, Initial Impressions

The Dew Review – Intel Haswell Ultrabook Review – Part 2: Daily Use

29 Aug 2013 by Alvin Ashcraft

The Dew Review – Intel Haswell Ultrabook Review – Part 2: Daily Use

The Dew Review – Intel Next Generation Ultrabook™ with Windows 8: A Final Look

21 Nov 2012 by Alvin Ashcraft

This is my third and final review of the Intel Ultrabook.

The Dew Review – Intel Next Generation Ultrabook™ with Windows 8: Initial Impressions

5 Sep 2012 by Alvin Ashcraft

Ultrabook initial impressions.

The Dew Review – Intel Next Generation Ultrabook™ with Windows 8: Playing with Sensors

26 Sep 2012 by Alvin Ashcraft

Now that I have had a couple of weeks to install some Windows Store apps, various development tools, and generally put the Ultrabook through its paces, I want to provide an update.

The Intel Ultrabook: 4th Generation

20 Nov 2013 by Chris Maunder

A first (and second) look at the latest Haswell Ultrabook prototype from Intel.

The Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Continued

23 Oct 2012 by Steve Smith

The Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Continued.

Toshiba Z830 Ultrabook as a Software Dev Machine

25 Jun 2012 by SeattleC++

Light and Fast

Touch Response Measurement, Analysis, and Optimization for Windows Applications

28 May 2014 by Tom Pantels

This paper describes two applications that demonstrate problems such as poor or no touch response times and high energy consumption, both of which are critical to app performance and UX. We then discuss how to optimize these applications to resolve these problems.

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Two months with the Acer Aspire S3

28 Nov 2012 by stiflerr

Two months with the Acer Aspire S3

Ultrabook Comparative Analysis Report

21 Dec 2012 by Intel

New Ultrabooks inspired by Intel® fit deliver excellent performance and new Intel technologies in a smaller package so that you can complete all your tasks in a lighter, more comfortably portable system.

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Ultrabook Convertible Application Design Considerations

21 Dec 2012 by Intel

Ultrabook Convertible Application Design Considerations.

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Ultrabook Development My Way

9 Jan 2013 by Abhishek Nandy

In depth details of an Ultrabook

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Ultrabook Review: Samsung Series 9

26 Jul 2012 by Jeff Hadfield

It’s slim, fast, and attractive. If you can live with a few quirks, it’s a great choice.

Ultrabook™ and Tablet Windows* 8 Sensors Development Guide

6 Sep 2012 by Deepak Vembar

This guide provides developers with an overview of the Microsoft Windows* 8 sensors application programming interfaces (APIs) for Desktop and Windows UI style applications with a specific focus on the various sensor capabilities available in Windows 8 Desktop mode.

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Ultrabook™ Desktop Applications Development on Windows* 8: Photo Application with Touch and Sensors

23 Oct 2012 by Intel

This series of articles dissect a simple Ultrabook photo application.

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Ultrabook™ Device and Tablet Windows* Touch Developer Guide

24 Apr 2013 by Intel

This Guide contains information about the APIs that application developers need to use when they are developing apps targeted for Ultrabook™ devices.

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UltraDynamo

28 Nov 2012 by DaveAuld

Ultrabook vehicle dynamo

UltraDynamo (Part 1) - It All Starts Here!

14 Jan 2013 by DaveAuld

In this section, we look at the basics to get going.

UltraDynamo (Part 2) - It Is All About the Sensors

17 Jan 2013 by DaveAuld

In this section, we will take a look at the sensors, the sensor manager and the simulation

UltraDynamo (Part 3) - Real Time Trends

14 Jan 2013 by DaveAuld

A look at achieving real time trends in UltraDynamo

UltraDynamo (Part 4) - Graphics and Fonts

14 Jan 2013 by DaveAuld

In this section, we will take a look at some of the graphic and font handling routines.

UltraDynamo (Part 5) - Building, Code Signing and Packaging

14 Jan 2013 by DaveAuld

In this section, we will take a look at what is required to build, sign and package the application.

Unboxing and First Impressions of New Intel Ultrabook

19 Sep 2012 by Steve Smith

I recently received a preview-hardware next generation Ivy Bridge Ultrabook from Intel, optimized for and pre-installed with Windows 8.

Unboxing the ASUS ZenBook UX31E

17 Feb 2012 by John_Papa

Slim, thin, lightweight, powerful and good looking. That’s what I look for in a laptop and that’s what I am hoping I got in the ASUS ZenBook UX31E

Windows 8 Developers, This is Your Ultrabook. Introducing Harris Beach.

31 Jul 2013 by Steve Chippy Paine

Harris Beach Developer Ultrabook unboxing and first impressions

Working with Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Sensors

6 Dec 2012 by Steve Smith

In this last write-up, I wanted to go a little bit deeper into the sensors that come with the device.