Operating Systems

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Embedded

Crypto Essentials

Encryption is critical to network computer communication, secure storage, and a host of other security aspects to computing, including the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Operating Systems

Windows 10 Security Targets Modern Devices

The newest security features in Windows 10 target modern devices with capabilities like secure boot. It builds on these features, implementing pre- and post-breach services.
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Operating Systems

How to Write Windows Drivers

This article covers the basics of software drivers for Windows as well as the best course of action to take on their development.
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Software

Ubuntu Core 16 Enables Snappy IoT

Ubuntu Core 16 targets embedded applications such as the Internet of Things with its compact, modular architecture.
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IoT

The Pen Is Finally Mightier than the Word Processor

MyScript’s Interactive Ink and Nebo change the pen from a drawing and data-entry tool to a real creation and editing tool.
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Operating Systems

Hardware Design Guide to Smartphone Ambient-Light Sensing

The backlight of the LCD panel in a smartphone accounts for about 40% of the device’s total power consumption, so the ability to adjust its brightness in response to ambient-light...
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Embedded

What are the Differences Between Java Platforms from Desktops to Wearables?

To support embedded/IoT cost-effectiveness resulting in strong technical constraints, Java platforms for embedded/IoT/wearable devices need to follow a set of requirements that...
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Embedded

New Cameras and Apps Drive Augmented and Virtual Reality

At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show and since then, there have been hordes of people wearing funny goggles, waving their hands or pointing...
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Boards

Going Hands-On with the Raspberry Pi 3

I finally got my hands on the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (Fig. 1), which has a number of improvements including support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth....