Sentences with phrase «of traditional desktop»

We don't know yet whether Universal apps will have all the functionality of traditional desktop apps or be hobbled by the limitations that hold back today's Modern UI apps.

It's also worth noting that you don't have the flexibility of a traditional desktop experience, as you do with Samsung's Dex.

As Microsoft's Gabe Aul explained in a blog post, heavy users of traditional desktop Windows software might particularly want to skip this release.

Microsoft is using the architecture change to force third - party app developers to write apps for the new Modern environment instead of the traditional desktop environment.

We're still not sure on the state of a traditional desktop experience in Windows 8 ARM, but TI previously informed us that they expect Windows 8 tablets to ship with this type of processor, once Microsoft has it ready.

Internet usage on mobile devices has officially overtaken that of traditional desktops and laptops.

Not exact matches

Apple made a big expansion to mobile devices, which now provide the vast bulk of the company's revenue compared to the traditional desktop and laptop computers.

Picnik has capitalized on the efficiency of the web to help undercut traditional desktop software competition.

The very durable desktop surface is available in a variety of color combinations, from sleek black to traditional walnut.

With more people using the Internet on mobile devices than desktops or laptops, the world of online dating is starting to blend into traditional dating to form the latest craze: mobile dating.

A lot of trainers are still using traditional authoring tools, locally saved into their desktop.

Online training and eLearning would require a traditional registration process, followed by a user log in page, but now, since browsers are available on phones, tablets, and laptops, online courses are not only restricted to desktops; courses are configured to all types of devices.

Use of the app for these purposes acknowledges that learning — whether for academic credit, personal needs, or professional development — can occur any time and any place and via devices other than traditional desktop or laptop computers.

I think Intel (all those years ago) had a better handle on the Windows tablet market — it is simply a device that does more of what the traditional PC used to do and with new Atom, i5 and i7 processors replaces the traditional net / note / ultra / book and desktop market almost completely.

What you'll also be able to do is access a traditional Windows desktop which, for those who regard the more touchscreen - orientated version of the OS too much of a transition, can still offer that familiar Windows 7 feeling.

If anyone needed further proof of tablet devices being more in vogue than the traditional PCs, here it is: theBBC iPlayer app has seen almost a million downloads (941,000 to be precise) on tablet devices from Dec 21 til the end of the year, surpassing the traditional desktops and laptops for the first time ever.

This applies to only the touch screen version of the popular browser, though the traditional desktop version continues to be available.

While Apple can take some solace from the sale of its iPad devices, Microsoft is yet to establish a firm foothold in the tablet and smartphone segment while its traditional forte, that of desktops and notebook / laptops, is fast eroding.

With the introduction of desktop publishing, print - on - demand technology, and the Internet as a direct - to - consumer distribution channel, publishing became a service consumers could purchase, instead of an industry solely dependent on middlemen (agents) and buyers (traditional publishers).

This noticeable trend could mean the slow and eventual end to traditional desktop computing for a lot of people.

However, all of that can change with the coming of Windows 8, the first Windows version that its makers claim has been optimized to work both on mobile computing platforms such as tablet devices or traditional computing devices such as the laptops and desktop computers.

With the introduction of desktop publishing, print - on - demand technology, and the internet as a direct - to - consumer distribution channel, publishing became a service consumers could purchase instead of an industry solely dependent on middlemen (agents) and buyers (traditional publishers).

If you're bored of looking at a traditional Android desktop with icons and widgets, swipe up and you can see a new home screen feature called My Magazine.

The growth of tablet sales has been outstripping that of more traditional desktop and laptop personal computers for a while, and now it looks like we are finally approaching the tablet / PC tipping point, where the cheaper, more portable tablet is becoming the de facto PC: 2014 will be the year that tablets account for 50 % of all «PCs» shipped globally, according to researchers at Canalys.

An era that will witness the rise of the tablet PCs in a manner that could soon eclipse the netbooks or the traditional desktop PCs, a fact that is also bourn out in the findings of Forrester Research that is predicting sales of tablets to zoom... [Read more...]

The growth of tablet sales has been outstripping that of more traditional desktop and laptop personal computers for a while, and now it looks like we are finally approaching the tablet / PC tipping poin

However, the mobile sites loaded first, and we had to scroll down to the bottom of the page to switch to the more traditional desktop view — and there isn't a browser setting to force sites to load in desktop mode, either.

The popularity of smartphones and tablet computers have hurt sales of traditional computers in the U.S. and other industrialized countries as consumers delay replacing their desktops and laptops.

Sure, any Windows 8 device running on an x86 processor will still be able to run traditional software (now called «desktop applications»), but by pushing the new apps to the very front of everyone's Windows experience, Microsoft is betting its future on the new tile - based interface and its only compatible apps.

Click the Start button at the lower left of the desktop to bring up the Start menu — command central for traditional PC users.

It took me a while to realize this, but the pass I gave them last year for keeping a traditional Windows desktop environment and even a second instance of Internet Explorer, just doesn't hold up for a second - generation product.

On the surface (no pun intended), Windows RT is similar to Windows 8, complete with the Windows 8 tiled interface and traditional desktop, and the Surface RT even ships with a new version of Office.

this is mainly due to the evolution of trading apps which offer an increasing range of features, bringing them closer to the «traditional» desktop applications and shifting them to mainstream investor platforms.

Although indie Flash games can be sold as standalone desktop or mobile apps, or launched with in - game purchases, the traditional way of making money from them is via sponsorship.

Instead of using traditional desktop computers, people use smartphones to access the internet through most of their day.

It's clear that Valve are looking at new ways in which it can enable gamers to use Steam outside of the traditional PC desktop setup and this trio of hardware that is now on sale seems to be the backbone move towards getting Steam into the living room, or any other part of the house for that matter.

If you want to buckle down and do serious work, tablets are generally so limited you kind of have to go back to a traditional laptop or desktop.

«Vanishing Points» explores traditional perspectival space, fragmentary spatial depictions, and a desktop - publishing aesthetic of leveling in the age of digital - image capture and analysis in works executed in a variety of media.

For his recent series of work entitled Easy Fun - Ethereal, Jeff Koons employs new computer technology to merge populist icons into desktop collages, which he then transforms into traditional oil paintings rendered with photorealist precision.

After first trying traditional - desk modifications (e.g., Ergotron Work - Fit S), I found myself standing 100 % of the time — and missing the larger desktop real estate.

A discussion of what exactly Software - as - a-Service is, and how it compares to the more traditional desktop computing model.

His takeaways include: the importance of internet networking for lawyers, including via smartphones and tablets; the expectation that website visitors to law firm websites via desktop computers will decrease in favor of mobile device users; the recommendation that lawyers explore Facebook and its mobile app as part of networking efforts; and the observation that applications designed for networking are best used on mobile devices / tablets, not traditional computers.

Why SaaS offers compelling advantages over traditional desktop software solutions, and some of the compromises that have to be considered.

It also brings back the start button, and allows a choice of booting to the Metro interface, or to the traditional desktop.

At the moment, however, Ertl says there's plenty of room to be innovative just on the traditional desktop software side.

Boasting performance that is an order of magnitude faster than traditional Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), Solid State Drives (SSDs) are quickly becoming a must - have upgrade for desktops and laptops.

While Software - as - a-Service (SaaS) and cloud computing are all the rage these days, one of basic tenets of SaaS — the pay - as - you - go, subscription - based pricing model — seems to be catching on in the traditional desktop software world.

The integration of the new «universal apps» into the desktop means you might actually want to use them alongside your traditional Windows desktop programs.

The version number alone is a big leap from Windows 7, and most of the default apps are new - style «universal apps,» not traditional desktop apps.

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