Besides the ethical issues in buying counterfeits there are very practical applications: buy a fake Rolex and the worst case scenario for the user is having the time wrong, but go skiing in a faux North Face and you might freeze to death.
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And finally, as is invariably the case, Facebook are being entirely slippery with their user interfaces and policy disclosures.
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"Over the past year we had more and more of a case, " he says, citing such things as the identical command lines and user manuals between Cisco and Huawei products.
In every case, unplanned peaks in user traffic pounded the site, and brought performance to a screeching halt.
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"Any voting system is dependent on its user following the proper operating procedures and, in this case, Horry County election officials missed a step, " he says.
You'll find the requisite shoulder strap in the box, this time with a nifty connector that simply slides onto the camera and locks into place with a thin coin or key, along with a USB cable, AC adapter and, in the case of our test model, a Japanese-language user manual.
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As is often the case with Apple, much of the iPod's appeal rests on its design and its user interface, which seems much simpler and more fluid than the competitors'.
Moreover, the 2010 study "Staying Connected on the Go: A Look at In-Vehicle Smartphone Integration Systems" conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association reports that 55 percent of smartphone owners prefer voice commands as their user interface for in-car smartphone integration, making the business case for SYNC and AppLink even more compelling.
The limitations of responsive design in adapting for use case and context means that it is more hindrance than help in mobilizing distinct, device-specific experiences that impart user value, such as more complicated web applications.
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However, one analyst questioned whether this would make Firefox OS stand out, bearing in mind developers were already free to offer web apps for most other devices, and in the case of Android could also sell native apps outside Google's own Play store if the user adjusted their settings to accept them.
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In that case, restocking on the back of a recovery in end-user demand should support a rebound in industrial production and the PMIs in March, if all goes swimmingly well.
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