Another important factor in the latest round of thin vs. thick (lots more storage and processing capability) clients is that the current generation of mobile devices offer light weight attractive packaging, fast access to content (no wait for boot and application changes) and reasonable battery life (although this is an area of much needed development).

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Within this time we managed to create a new Xen instance, boot it, and run the application that rendered the page you are viewing.

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The SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD is ideal for consumers who want to boost their notebook or desktop computer's boot, shutdown, data-transfer and application launch times.

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These include their Syncro products designed for an SMB clustered DAS application but also used to replace boot disks in blade servers with a centralized Syncro MX boot appliance that can support 24-48 servers.

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The process is closely monitored to ensure even paint application, particularly where the two sides meet on the bonnet, roof and boot lid.

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As the company explains to us in a statement (after the break), it's concentrating on supporting Watch in those regions with the "highest engagement" while dropping those with "less application traffic" -- in short, markets with poor performance get the boot.

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