Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to facilitating adaptive setting of zoom levels for displaying application content. A determination of content characteristics associated with the application content is made. A determination of user preferences associated with zoom levels is made. A setting of a zoom level for displaying at least a portion of the application content is performed based on the content characteristics and the user preferences.

Abstract: The present technology provides techniques for predicting links on a web page and preloading content associated with predicted links. A method in accordance with the techniques includes retrieving a user-desired web page. The user desired web page includes one or more links. A predicted link is identified in the one or more links on the web page. The predicted link is identified based on a likelihood that the link will be selected by a user of the web browser. The likelihood is determined using a proximity metric that is one of a Euclidean distance from a current position of a touch gesture or mouse position to the link, or a constant velocity approximation of gesture trajectory. A popularity score associated with the one or more links on the user-desired webpage is identified and a web page associated with the predicted link is preloaded into a memory of the web browser.

Abstract: In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a portable computing device may be configured as a universal remote control to wirelessly control one or more electronic devices in a control area. The portable computing device may be configured to transmit over a network to a remotely located network server, one or more queries for control commands for communicating with each electronic device in the control area via control signals. The one or more queries may identify each of the electronic devices. The portable computing device may be configured to receive over the network from the network server, command codes for the portable computing device to communicate with each of the electronic devices through the control commands via the control signals. The portable computing device may be configured to execute the received command codes to communicate with each of the electronic devices in the control area.