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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  Picked up a brand spanking new SSD? or thinking about getting one to improve the performance of your PC or laptop? Well, you’ll need to know how to go about installing or mounting it once you ha...

  You might have heard of the term ‘UX’ quite often. Ever wonder what it is? Or did you merely dismiss it thinking that it’s something related to the UI? The UX has become an important...

  Overview With Android x86-based Intel® architecture devices increasing in prominence in the marketplace, the libGDX team set out to ensure developers could seamlessly deploy their games and app...

  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...

  More and more Android devices have Intel Inside. Besides getting your hands on Intel-based Android devices to test your apps and make sure they deliver the best experience for your users, there are se...

  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...

  Introduction Modern user interface design has evolved dramatically in the last few years, with animation-rich interactions becoming the norm. On mobile devices, where screen space is at a premium a...

  Intro RenderScript is a scripting language on Android. You can use it to write high performance graphics rendering and raw computational code. The RenderScript API includes high performance func...

  Abstract In mobile apps, using a simple database backend such as SQLite can be useful in a variety of use cases. In this article we will take a look at Android* SQLite API and helper classes for da...

   Debugging Android* NDK apps with Eclipse* and gdb Eclipse* with ADT plugin and CDT, all part of the ADT bundle, support the Android* NDK quite well. You can even use gdb integration to debug yo...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  This DIY project shows you how to convert a store-bought toothbrush holder into an IoT home appliance. The Intel® Edison board provides the small form factor and computing power to encourage healt...

  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...

  We are gearing up for two of the biggest shows of the year: Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco and Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain - both the week of March 2. Come loo...

  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,...

  It’s been more than a month since the public release of Windows 10 and after seeing all the feature updates and the deceptive snooping efforts by Microsoft, if you are yet to be convinced about...

  Pixate is what you’d call an app prototyping tool and they are a dime a dozen. For the uninitiated, prototyping is how you generate mockups or prototypes of applications without the need to know...

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  Last month, Pokémon GO officially launched in… Oh, wait! Not again! Not another article about augmented reality starting with Pokémon GO! It almost seems as if Pokémon GO a...

  Digital Payments in India took off more by force than by choice. If you’re one of those affected by the sudden move to a digital economy, we bring you one such service which promises to revoluti...

  In light of a recent debacle in which a family in Oregon, USA realised its conversation was surreptitiously recorded by Alexa and sent to a random contact on its phone, we thought it might be a good i...

  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...

  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...

  In concept art, the shorter the time between an abstract idea and a concrete visual, the better. This applies to any industry where concept art is involved, but speed is especially important in the fa...

  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...

   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...

  The messaging-app giant, WhatsApp, recently added a sticker-sharing functionality on Android and iOS that allows users to express themselves in a way apart from the status-quo emojis. Stickers are typ...

  WhatsApp’s sticker functionality has witnessed a substantial amount of traction amongst its 200 million users since its recent advent. However, the limited stickers provided by WhatsApp seem rat...

Regulatory work relegated to background amid Covid-19

Biocidal active substance could be used in public health areas

EPA did not use conservative values for aquatic organisms in draft, Sacc says

Goal is to meet highest performance standards, BSEF says

Almost one-third of products bought online contained prohibited substances

Effects observed in male rats

Junior minister says 'independent' decisions will be based on rigorous scientific assessment

Rules enter into force on 30 June

'New type of analysis' deployed to determine plastics' toxicity

Clearer scope and guidance document needed, says CII

Consumer products giant provides updates on 2020 chemicals goals

The latest news and developments this week

But campaign group concerned about selected modelling tools

Pushes need for future cooperation agreements

Will go into force 1 November this year