The company has made it clear that it is prioritizing its Alexa
software over hardware.
Not exact matches
Over the past decade, Apple grew the scope of its (RED)- branded
hardware and
software offerings.
In order to build the best IoT possible
over the next decade,
hardware,
software and cloud services need to be working together in perfect harmony.
Every day the
hardware guys are losing more and more of their share of the actual value in each vehicle as the
software and the sensors take
over the driver's experience.
If Google decides to invest in chip - making, it could gain more control
over the fragmented Android
hardware and
software ecosystems.
By using its own processors, the company would have finer control
over product development and would be able to better tune its
software and
hardware together.
Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, believes that
over time, as the
hardware resolution and
software capabilities of virtual reality platforms and headsets improve, people will spend less time out of virtual reality, and eventually none.
It makes all the
hardware, and has final say
over all the
software.
But it was also a business that
over the last decade had suffered from competition with low - cost providers, a massive change in how
hardware and
software was sold, and a series of management miscues.
While
software sales were down, the release of several blockbuster consoles
over the holidays — including the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 — resulted in a 99.8 percent increase in
hardware sales during the period.
It's a long running debate: is Apple's device - first, cloud - second approach to artificial intelligence a brilliant and differentiating maneuver or simply a weak attempt to keep up constrained by the company's larger business aims that prioritize
hardware over software and services?
Bringing in John Chen as CEO is likely a reflection of where the company is headed in the future — focusing more on
software and enterprise services — but
over 70 % of BlackBerry's revenue on a quarterly basis still comes from
hardware shipments, he added.
He's consulted in
over 300 industries, from computer
hardware and
software to biotech and health care.
On May 9, Putin signed the Strategy for the Development of an Information Society for 2017 — 2030.91 Based on the Russian government's desire to establish «sovereignty»
over the Russian portion of the internet, the strategy postulates that Russia must have the capacity to produce its own
software and
hardware independently, with all core information infrastructure ultimately under state control.
He suggests that the tech world is focused on high margin, low volume businesses in which companies fight it out to win
over customers and sell high margin
software or
hardware to a relatively smaller numbers of customers.
«
Over the years, we have implemented many new
hardware and
software systems to improve our sales force and warehouse productivity,» Williamson says.
For example, a Sony concept device called Wandular would use
software updates and
hardware plug - ins to ensure that it is cherished
over a lifetime, while its functionality keeps pace.
This new technology (which combines both
software and in - situ
hardware) makes species monitoring easier, more extensive, and cheaper, and is able to deliver the results in real - time
over the internet.
As such, the business can use standard personal computers and tablets to access its data
over the internet and so avoid many of the overheads seen with the dedicated, often bespoke, on - site
hardware and
software.
Brown University researchers have developed
software that lets users control robots
over the internet with off - the - shelf virtual reality
hardware.
ClaaS allows schools to benefit from the latest
hardware,
software, and support by making affordable monthly or quarterly payments
over the length of a defined subscription term.
The Best K - 12 Freeware Did all your district's technology funds go to
hardware — leaving little money left
over for educational
software?
Matt Rogers, ICT subject leader and teacher, offers some insight into life at Snowsfields: «
Over the course of the past two years we have worked extremely hard to ensure that our pupils are given access to, and allowed to explore a range of different
software and
hardware to help scaffold their own learning.
Over recent years, schools and education technology companies have collaborated to enable some really innovative classroom
hardware and
software solutions; but one major hurdle still to be overcome is storing, retrieving and assessing pupil digital creations.
Even as the debate
over the effectiveness of education technology rages, policymakers and educators are spending billions of dollars on
hardware,
software, and connectivity.
As long as brakes are basically still the same (no 4 - pot setup once more) and the rest is carried
over from the standard version they are very minor differences and more importantly, ones that primarily have to do with
software rather than
hardware.
In addition, this Warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable parts that are designed to diminish
over time, unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship; (b) to damage caused by a third party device or service (including upgrades and expansions), or (c) to obsolescence or lack of utility with future versions of external
hardware or
software, including, but not limited to mobile devices.
But
over the years Ferrari — and most other manufacturers, too — have made huge strides with the
software and
hardware of their paddle - shift gearboxes.
For instance COO of Product and Sales Thorsten Heins will oversee product engineering
over a newly consolidated
hardware and
software departments.
No one wants to sell eReaders
over $ 80 - $ 100 anymore, and better
software, better displays, and better
hardware won't be produced so cheaply.
Amazon's strategy, to date, has to make a more affordable tablet for the young ones, complete with kid - friendly
software pre-installed, while also eliminating parents» concerns
over hardware damage.
In tech terms, the walled garden is the arrangement of
software and
hardware and file format that makes it almost impossible to get to what's inside unless you go
over the drawbridge, the officially sanctioned way in.
«No one is investing on behalf of readers or pushing the boundaries of
hardware,
software and content for readers like this team: the new Kindle Paperwhite has brand - new display technology, the next generation of our built - in light, a faster processor, plus all of the exclusive benefits of the Kindle ecosystem like Kindle MatchBook, Kindle Owners» Lending Library,
over 400,000 exclusive titles, Goodreads, Kindle Singles, Kindle Worlds, Kindle FreeTime, and much more.»
Right now, it is still just an experiment, as they are continuing to research the best way to deliver the content
over a WiFi connection as well as new
hardware and
software.
Amazon's full suite of
hardware,
software and services with the tablet could give it an edge
over low - priced tablet rivals, which offer the
hardware but are not competitive on services.
The new Nook Color will surely be a significant improvement
over the original, with upgrades on both the
hardware and
software front, changes that will perhaps only make sense to its makers if priced at around $ 299.
Over the course of the comparison we give you a sense of the
hardware and
software elements that make these two unique.
Over the course of this video we look at the key differences with
hardware and
software.
Over the course of this video review we look at the key
hardware and
software differences.
The response also did not elaborate on why the Xoom is being shipped with the 1x voice calling channel activated since tablets are usually shipped with data only
hardware. This is not unprecedented for Verizon, as it has previously made arbitrary distinctions between
hardware and
software in order to exercise control
over device sales and pricing, such as the Bluetooth profile incident with the Motorola V710.
As I noted last year at length, from a
hardware and
software standpoint, Apple's device will be able to leap
over anything Amazon can ever hope to do with the Kindle.
I purchased an N810 back when it was released in 2007, and while I praised the beautiful
hardware design, the
software (Maemo 4) had some serious hurdles to get
over if it wanted to be a mainstream gadget.
The idiots
over there haven't made fully compatible kernel modules (
software to support the
hardware at the lowest level) that work on the Linux kernel used in ICS and Jelly Bean for Tegra 2.
I really wish the company would offer some of this
software for purchase for other devices through the Android Market, but since Archos has no control
over what kind of
hardware other device makers use, it's likely not going to happen anytime soon.
Though still freer than Apple's total locked down model, there isn't a whole lot of difference between the actual control Apple exerts
over their
hardware and
software, and the effective control Google exerts
over Android based
software and
hardware by disallowing the use of their popular core apps to anyone who hasn't kissed their ring and paid tribute.
The tablets offer improved
hardware and
software over last year's Kindle Fire, which seemed to sell well but got dinged by users and reviewers alike for its clunky form, subpar screen, and less than admirable performance.
Only Apple makes iPhones, so it has extremely tight control
over how the
software and
hardware work together.
Although the Xoom can only hook onto Verizon's 3G EV - DO Rev.. A network for the time being, the device does have the
hardware for LTE connectivity and will receive a
software upgrade that lets it latch onto Verizon's 4G network sometime
over the next few months.
Now, it's always a slightly a false economy when you're dealing with a
hardware /
software integration as efficient as Apple's but, all the same, it's just too one sided in this case not to hand the category, once again,
over to the Xoom.
From a
software standpoint, Android is probably going to be better for the more tech savvy advanced users who aren't afraid to experiment with different things, who want more control
over their device, and want don't want to be locked into one brand for
hardware.