Ultra Mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices (formerly called Ultra Mobile Devices-UMD) are coming; and the demand for applications that run on these sophisticated platforms is growing. If you're ready to create ultra mobile software, let Intel's array of technical resources and our discussion forum guide you successfully through the process.

Intel's Ultra Mobile Market Segments Initiative will help you make quick inroads and accelerate your time to market in the fast growing ultra mobile market segments. Tap into business planning, product development, marketing, and sales tools to deliver Intel-optimized solutions that combine the power of a PC with the mobility of a handheld device. Join the Ultra Mobile Market Segment Initiative today, available through the Intel® Software Partner Program, and begin to reap the benefits.  

Just released! Our UMPC evaluator tool 1.0 will help you determine how portable your software application is to an available UMPC device. 
Several new articles have been published: "Resource Guide for the UMPC Software Developer" and "Meeting Key Challenges in Developing Software for UMPCs and MIDs"; "the Best-Known Methods of UI design for MID"

Forum & Blog Posts

• UMPC software development tools
• UMPC Emulator
• Midinux Application Porting
• Midinux Development  
  
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Clayne's Blog: Midinux 2.0 on a Q1Ultra

Overview of Ultra Mobile Market Segment and Platforms

• Learn More about Intel Mobile Internet Devices(MIDs) and Ultra Mobile PCs(UMPCs)
• Ultra Mobile PC - UMPC Category Brief [PDF 785KB]
• Intel® Ultra Mobile Platform 2007 overview
• Watch the video: "Ultra Mobile It Lets Me Be Me"(.wmv 10.7 MB)
• Broadband-To-Go: Emerging Trends in Mobility at Intel
• Intel® Platforms: Innovation Beyond Processors [PDF 109KB]
• Intel Drives Ultra Mobile Devices  

Usages of Ultra Mobile Software Applications

• Gaming: Best Practices in Game Design for the Ultra-Mobile PC 
• Education: Already Primed for Mobility, the Education Market is Ripe for UMDs
• GPS: Get Creative with GPS and Intel's Ultra Mobile PC
• Healthcare: Planning Software Solutions for the Intel® Mobile Clinical Assistant
• Mobile TV:
  • Mobile TV: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Mobile Digital Television Architecture Guideline 

Techniques for Ultra Mobile software Development and Optimization

• Resource Guide for the UMPC Software Developer
• Meeting Key Challenges in Developing Software for UMPCs and MIDs
• Optimizing Intel UMD Intel Architecture 
• UI design:
  • the Best-Known Methods of UI design for MID
• Power-efficient:
  • Low Power Intel® Architecture for Small Form Factor Devices [PDF 151KB]
  • Low Power on Intel® Architecture Research Project [PDF 124KB]
  • The UMD: How Battery Performance Can Differ, Observations and Recommendations 
• Wireless Networking Primer
• Integrated Graphics for UMD
• Using the Intel C++ Compiler with an Ultra Mobile Devices
• Issue - UMPC software development by CoDe Magazine
• Windows Vista Go Mobile
  

Ultra Mobile Software Development Tools

• Microsoft* Windows* XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit
• Windows* Ultra-Mobile Development
• UI tools:
  • Keyboard & Mouse: Intel's UMPC evaluator tool 1.0 
  • Resolution & Display: Microsoft's Ultra-Mobile PC Display Emulator
• Intel's tools for improving mobility features (Power, Connectivity, etc.)
  • Intel® Mobile Platform Software Development Kit (open source)
  • Intel® Web 2.0 Technology Development Kit
  • Intel® Laptop Gaming Technology Development Kit