The app will also run in "background mode, " so users can pause a game, and then take a call.

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Since it runs in "background mode, " Skype will also alert users to calls when the Vita is in sleep mode.

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PS4 also enables games to be downloaded or updated in the background, or even in stand-by mode.

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For example, the CrossBlue can be driven in different powertrain modes: information related to the "Eco" mode is shown with a blue background, while the "Sport" setting is shown in red.

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Software developers in the meantime are hoping Apple will start allowing applications, like instant messaging, that are always running in the background even when the phone is in sleep mode or being used for something else.

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We'd just love it if you invited us over to your house and you ineptly picked out a couple of songs for us, then set it to muzak mode to provide us with some relaxing background tunes.

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The iA Plus mode lets users adjust the defocusing area in the background, exposure compensation and white balance for more flexible control.

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Essentially, the only major change added in by Sprint and Kyocera is Eco Mode, a power management system on the Torque that blocks background data connections for nonessential apps.

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Photos from any of these locations can be enjoyed in slideshow mode simultaneously with music stored on the device or streamed from the user's PC in the background.

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