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How to hack and modify your (old) mobilephone

  There’s no denying the fact that we’re seeing explosive growth in smartphones both, in terms of  features and specifications. As cliched as it may sound, it’s the absolute truth...




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How to speed up Firefox browser's performance

  It’s been quite a while since we last shared tips for your favorite Firefox browser. Finally, the wait is over! All the mentioned tips and tricks have been tested on the latest Firefox 20.0.1. S...




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How to improve productivity using free software tools

  Too many distractions can bring down your productivity, but so can boredom, a whole pile of brainless and repetitive tasks and so on and so forth. Here we’ve compiled a list of apps and Chrome e...




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How to stop Android apps from updating automatically

  When I recently got an Android device, the first thing that I did was install lots of applications on it. Later, when I was out, I kept my device connected to the internet on my 3G connection and didn...




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How to plan the best April Fools' day prank

  Considering this is April, the most obvious thing to do this month would be to sharpen your funny bone and hone your 'pranking' technique. A good prank is like making lasagne. You need layers of past...




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How to speed up and tweak Chrome browser performance on mobile devices

  When it comes to choosing a browser for your android device, chrome is a no-brainer. Here are a few tips to make your experience even better: Preload webpages Chrome can help you render webpages f...




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How to migrate to an Android smartphone from any OS

  If you own an Android device, then you probably owned something else sometime before. If you owned any other device, your biggest regret could be the fact that you couldn’t transfer all your dat...




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How to listen to free music online through scrobbling

  Yes, we are well aware that scrobbling has been around for the past decade. No, we aren’t just reminiscing. Scrobbling has re-entered our radar with Last.fm’s newest project – Buggle...




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How to become a cyber-forensics expert

  Cyber Forensics (or ‘Digital Forensics’) deals with evidence found on computers and digital storage media that’s related to crime scene investigations. If the idea of tracing back a...




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How to setup a surveillance system for your business

  While the title might set off alarm bells for some of you folks it isn’t that bad an idea to have eyes on everything and everyone all the time. Surveillance is sometimes a necessity and sometime...




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Guide: How To Implement native Intel x86 Support for Android Apps to boost performance

  My name is Antonio De Falco, and I am the creator of the game Planet Conqueror. Having graduated from University as a Game-Designer, I found myself inclined to develop games that are easy to get into...




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How to Set Up an NDK Project to Compile for Multiple Target Platforms

  Golden Hammer Software took a trip earlier this year to New York to attend the Intel Android CodeFest.  We updated Big Mountain Snowboarding, Trick Shot Bowling, and Scribble Worm to run natively...




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How to use Intel VTune Amplifier 2014 for Systems on a Dell Venue 8

  Introduction Intel®  VTune™ Amplifier 2014 for Systems is part of the Intel® System Studio suite of tools supporting both the mobile and embedded markets. This article will demon...




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How to Implement map and geofence features in Android business apps

  Here's a guide on how to integrate map and geolocation features into an Android business app. This guide specfically tells you on how to includes overlaying store locations on Google Maps*, using...




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How to create sample codes for Video 3D on Android

  In Android, it is very easy to create an app that can play video clips; it is also easy to create a game app with 3D graphic surface. But it is not straightforward to create an app that can play...




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How to choose the right engine for your x86-based Android game

  The fact that games are your best bet for getting a healthy and quick response you your Android app on Google Play Store. While gaming apps do score the highest in terms of downloads, popularity and a...




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How to implement Gesture Sequences in Unity 3D game engine via TouchScript framework

  When configuring touch targets to control other elements of a scene, it’s important to minimize the screen space that the controlling elements occupy. In this way, you can devote more of the Ult...




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How to use Native Library Compression SDK for Android apps

  Android apps are typically written in Java* because of its elegant object-oriented design and the fact that the Android Software Development Kit (Android SDK) provides cross-platform features in Java....




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Tutorial: How to implement H.265/HEVC for Intel Atom Based Android Platforms

  The H.265/HEVC standard is becoming more and more popular in the mobile market. Online video providers, mobile Internet users, and broadcast/TV operators are the beneficiaries of this new video revolu...




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How to use the Intel GPA System Analyzer to Improve performance of Android Apps

  Mobile applications can behave differently between emulator and device and, as an app grows more and more complex, debugging performance bottlenecks can become extremely difficult. The GPA System Anal...




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How to use Intel INDE Media Pack for Android to add video capturing capability for Unity Apps

  This tutorial explains how to use Intel® INDE Media Pack for Android* to add video capturing capability to Unity applications. Prerequisites: Unity 4.3.0. Capturing works as a fullscreen...




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How to optimize multimedia & augmented reality Android apps for Intel platform

  Most Android applications, even those based only on scripting and managed languages (Java*, HTML5,...) eventually use middleware features that would benefit from optimization. This article willl di...




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Create a music App with touch, stylus & keyboard control for Windows 8 tablets

  Introduction When Dmitriy Golonanov, the CEO of the international company, Maestro Music Software, learned that many musicians would rather use a lightweight tablet than carry a laptop to gigs or a...




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Case Study: Optimizing Cyberlink PowerDVD to improve battery life on Intel devices

  Introduction Low battery life is one of the most serious issues currently plaguing mobile devices in general and Ultrabook™ devices and tablets specifically. Users have become accustomed to s...




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Case Study: Deliveing an immersive gaming experience for Intel based hybrid devices

  Abstract Tencent wanted to give gamers the best experience on Intel® Ultrabook™ and 2 in 1 systems. Legend of Xuan Yuan was already a successful game, but these systems provided Tencent w...




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Guide: Using CoCos2D for Android on Intel Architecture

  Cocos2D is a game engine that works with various devices from PCs to smart phones. This engine supports the vast majority of the features needed to make wonderful 2D-based games; it even includes a fu...




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How to fix Nexus 4 power button issue

  A darling among Google’s Nexus lineup of devices, one that actually created waves by selling at an atrociously low unlocked price in the US (where people are only ever used to buying phones with...




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How to use touch gestures to Influence Physics Parameters using TouchScript

  Download PDF When developing games and simulations, you may want your users to be able to influence assets that are active in a physics simulation. In this article, you learn how to develop a Unity...




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How to use Intel Perceptual Computing SDK for human-robot interface

  Download PDF 1. Introduction This article gives a brief overview of Rover, then focuses on our implementation of the human-robot interface utilizing the Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK for g...




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Use Spotify, Netflix in India on your PC, Android smartphone

  While India has kept in step with the way the Internet is used in the West in most aspects, we’re still behind when it comes to consuming streaming content. Apart from YouTube and some music and...




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Case Study: Developing an augmented reality app for Intel based devices

  With augmented reality (AR) reaching smartphones, tablets, wearables (such as Google Glass*), and other platforms, the market is ripe for an AR development explosion across every conceivable applicati...




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Case Study: Developing a Health App for Windows 8

  Many people take medication, sometimes multiple times per day, to help them stay healthy. Making sure meds are taken on time and in the right doses requires an individual to be vigilant and discipline...




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How to optimize SSD performance in Windows

  As almost every component in your PC can be tweaked to get better performance, SSDs are no different. Not a lot of people know that they can adjust a few different settings in their systems to ooze ou...




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How to be a Resourceful Gamer

  A gamer’s life is a hard one. Games pop up left and right and by the dozens and really, how many games can a gamer play in the limited time that he has at his disposal? And it’s not just g...




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Tips and tricks on how to optimize Android apps on x86 platform

  Intel has a vested interest in helping developers provide Android applications that run well (or even best) on Intel architecture. While Intel is working at the community level - optimizing Dalvik Jav...




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How to analyze the performance of C/C++ and debugging OpenGL ES frames on ARM and x86 Android devices

  When developing an Android* application, you usually need to test, optimize, and debug on many different platforms. While basically every hardware and chip manufacturer provides a set of custom tools...




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How to use Intel Mashery APIs, Edison and XDK for a basic Node.js application

  In this article I will be demonstrating how to create a basic Node.js application using Intel Mashery's JamBase API with Intel Edison and XDK. You will find accompanying GitHub source in the provi...




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Guide to new features of Intel XDK kit release September 2014

  I want to start this blog with a big thank you to all of our Intel® XDK users for the enthusiastic, positive feedback to our July release of Cordova* Plugins support. It shows that we are on the r...




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Intel Curie: The Brain for low-cost, low-power wearables

  Last year this month Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich introduced the world to the Intel Edison chip. This year he is introducing to us the Intel Curie, a button sized module using the Intel Quark SE SoC...




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How do I connect from my Android phone to Intel Edison using Bluetooth?

  Introduction Bluetooth* LE (BLE) communication use is exploding both in commercial products and hobby applications, mainly due to its low-cost and low-power requirements. This makes it an excellent...




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3 easy steps for maximum performance for your Android emulator (Intel HAXM)

  First time users of Intel® HAXM can occasionally run into situations where they are not sure if their Android* emulator is in fact using HAXM technology. This article will provide the necessary st...




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How to use Intel XDK plugins for Sublime Text

  Rejoice Sublime Text* users, you can now automate Intel® XDK tasks directly from Sublime Text. With the new plugin for the Intel XDK, you can edit your code in Sublime Text and launch the editor,...




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How to follow 2018 FIFA World Cup if you don’t have a TV

  As the 2018 FIFA World Cup fever grips the nation, several Silicon Valley-based giants as well as homegrown broadcast players have offered their services to Indian viewers so that they don’t mis...




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Tutorial: Character Modeling for 3D Applications

  Introduction Character modeling is the process of creating a character within the 3D space of computer programs. The techniques for character modeling are essential for third - and first - person e...




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How to Preserve VR Performance when Anti-Aliasing

   File(s): TSCMAA-CodeSample (76.6 MB) License: BSD 3-clause Optimized with..   OS: Windows® 10 ​ H...




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How Intel Optimized the User Experience for VR e-Sports

  Introduction Code51 is the first worldwide mech arena VR game supporting Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PSVR and Pico VR. It allows up to four versus four combat among worldwide players and is specifically...




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How Intel Unlocked the Power of Unreal Engine 4.19*

   The release of Epic's Unreal Engine* 4.19 marks a new chapter in optimizing for Intel technology, particularly in the case of optimizing for multicore processors. In the past, game engines tra...




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Sagittarius Horoscope for May 9, 2020

Tooth ache or stomach upset may create some problems for you. Take a physician's advice to get relief immediately. You will make substantial gains if you invest on long-term basis. You are best to avoid issues that could cause arguments with loved ones. New romance for some uplifts your spirits and keeps you in a cheerful mood. Today you will put your mind to test- Some of you would get involved in playing Chess- Crosswords and others will write a story- poetry or work out some future plans. Today, you will get to spend the best evening of your life with your spouse. Today you will understand that your loved ones are your constant source of happiness and joy.




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European Commission issues draft Regulation approving formaldehyde in disinfectants

Biocidal active substance could be used in public health areas




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EU Commission aerosols approach ‘re-invents physics’ for CLP

Trade association says proposal misunderstands complexity of spray formation