According to a recent survey of game developers, the industry is seeing a slow but steady shift away from console development towards PC and mobile games:
“Thirteen percent of respondents called themselves current PS3 developers, and just 12.4 perce… Read more >

If you’re a developer searching for a great tool to add to your repertoire, you’ll want to check out Intel’s HTML5 Development Environment, an HTML5-based development platform that enables developers to create one code base and port it to multiple… Read more >

There’s a lot of talk these days about what makes a good “culture”, whether you’re an engineer, a software developer, or a chef. It’s all about finding a work environment that not only is conducive to getting stuff done, but also makes it a … Read more >

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… Read more >

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… Read more >

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 sobering stat: in order to reach just 80 percent of the devices in Flurr… Read more >

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 insights on development practices:
Independent g… Read more >

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 … Read more >

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/perceptual computin… Read more >

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, including Chris … Read more >

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 softw… Read more >

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 coding as much as you do, … Read more >

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 increase from a… Read more >

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 aug… Read more >

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 discussions on all sorts of topics related to Ultrabo… Read more >

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 directly to you at your computer or other listening devi… Read more >

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 the most popular Reddit has ever hosted, with 12k com… Read more >

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 were the most disruptive technologies that were cur… Read more >

“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 there’s more power in our smartphones than… Read 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 and the discussions are for anyone with an intere… Read more >