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Developer World news: Meet Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition.

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This month: Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition, tips and tutorials

Hi Developer World-reader,

Here are our top stories that we'll cover in this issue:

Want to know what happens when you mix the latest Android experience, with Sony's hallmark, top of the line build quality and performance? Meet the Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition, our first smartphone running Android 4.4 KitKat.
On-screen buttons ruining the gameplay experience in your Android games? Read our extensive tutorial to find out how you can develop & optimise your games for the DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller.
Most modern smartphones have pretty capable GPUs, but did you know that you can harness their power to offload the more resource intensive tasks in your apps? Read more about it in our OpenCL tutorial on Developer World.

Stay tuned to Developer World for future news and... Enjoy the holidays!

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Introducing Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition

Available now in the United States Google Play store, Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition comes packed with Android 4.4 KitKat and the impressive specs of the original Sony Xperia™ Z Ultra, including a Qualcomm^® Snapdragon™ 800 2.2 GHz processor, 6.4" Full HD TRILUMINOS™ display, LTE and NFC connectivity - all that contained in a dust-resistant and waterproof, 6.5 mm slim body. Learn all the details and watch a video of Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition, over at Developer World!


	Use DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller in your Android™ games [video]

Use the DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller to bring even better gaming experiences to your Android games. Read more on Developer World, where you'll also find step-by-step instructions, recommendations, and key code mappings for the supported Sony devices, to optimise your games for the DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller.

Boost the performance of your Android app with OpenCL

Although smartphones grow more powerful with every iteration, there might still be cases when your application needs that extra bit of processing power. With OpenCL, you can utilise the power of the GPUs to handle various types of multimedia processing and data parallel tasks. Learn more about it in our introduction to OpenCL.

Use maximum screen estate in your app

With an increasing number of Android™ devices coming out with on-screen buttons, such as Sony Xperia™ Z1 and Xperia™ Z Ultra, it's important that your app can offer an immersive viewing experience by hiding essential UI elements. It is easy - in three quick steps we'll show you how you can provide your app users with maximum screen estate on devices running Android 4.3 or earlier versions.

Featured app of the month: Quick PDF Scanner

Quick PDF Scanner is a modern and flexible tool that allows you digitise your documents and share them across email or cloud storage. Taking advantage of the Camera Add-on API, Quick PDF Scanner is always a click away from the Xperia™ Z1 camera, making the end user experience that much slicker.

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