Backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 means the user can connect the product to any standard computer.
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But I look forward to the day that the standard computer is the smartphone.
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Small organic molecules won't dissolve in a liquid and so must be deposited onto a screen using a process similar to etching a standard computer chip.
Not all bitcoin transactions require a standard computer and if the mobile payment prognosticators are correct, the mobile phone equipped with applications like Bitcoin Android could end up originating the majority of bitcoin transactions.
So when Big Data grows too big for standard commercial computer systems, what is the best way to go?
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The G450e-TV has a DualHead design, with two connectors that allow you to hook up a second computer monitor or a standard television.
At first, the Strand-1 satellite will be controlled by a standard onboard computer, but in phase two of the mission, a Google Nexus phone will take the reins - equipped with a number of special apps.
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In a 2011 article for the scholarly journal Science, researchers Martin Hilbert and Priscila Lopez estimated that the entire processing power of the world's stock of general-purpose computers in 2007 more or less equaled that of one human brain (about 6.4 quintillion instructions per second -- the standard measure of computer speed).
We asked him on when he expected the Ultrabook to replace the laptop as the de-facto standard for a notebook computer.
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However, the advantages for consumers of a single operating standard in the complex computer-software market is such that nobody seriously suggests that Microsoft's monopoly should be broken up.
During the 80s, I remember learning that IBM held the original patents for stuff like DMA and interrupt controllers, 1 which surprised me because by that time those things were like oxygen: just a standard part of every computer in the world.
He said he had been flabbergasted to learn that computer science was not taught as standard in UK schools, despite what he called the "fabulous initiative" in the 1980s when the BBC not only broadcast programmes for children about coding, but shipped over a million BBC Micro computers into schools and homes.
Customers do most of their banking on computer screens, and can connect with Standard Chartered specialists elsewhere by video-conference if they need help.
The Vybe works with any sound source such as a gaming console, TV, computer, or mobile phone using a standard audio cable (included in the box).
The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products.
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The unit comes with a docking station for connecting to your computer, but there's also a standard USB port on the bottom of the unit in addition to the docking connector, so presumably you don't need to lug the dock around with you to transfer files on the go.
The super realism benefit of the device is easily apparent on both standard and high-definition TVs, computer monitors, and projection systems.
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The hub portion uses the latest SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard for fast transfer speeds between devices and your computer.
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Technical skills that come from pursuing, say, a computer science or engineering degree certainly insure grads a good salary and standard of living.
Jan Verplancke, the chief information officer of Standard Chartered, says that international banks build their large computer systems in the places that have the most reliable communications and power networks and are least prone to natural disasters.
The meeting, held in Stockholm July 16-20, gathered almost 450 people from 26 countries representing the telecoms, computer, TV and consumer electronics industries to approve and issue a draft standard for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC).
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This wrist computer comes in five colors and is only a bit bigger than a more standard watch.
Being a young industry, there are few tools, procedures or standard data formats or service interfaces in place to guarantee data, computer application and service portability.
In November a pair of German computer science students made a critical first step toward cracking the Wi-Fi Protected Access encryption standard, or WPA, once heralded as the solution to WEP's insecurity.
The MyKOSS site can be accessed with any standard Internet browser like Explorer, Chrome or Safari using any smartphone, tablet, or computer that has access to the Internet.
Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) has made wireless networking cards standard on most of its machines, but not many people have put them to any great use.
Now that the new standard is ratified, Wi-Fi equipment makers, such as Cisco Systems , Netgear , Apple Computer and others will incorporate the new security features into new Wi-Fi products, and in some cases, may be able to update them with a simple firmware upgrade available from a Web site.
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