You had full control of the whole computer...that is something you don't have with any modern PC.

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The fault means the rover's work has been put on temporary hold while the back-up computer is reconfigured so it can take full control.

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Taking full control of the device, effectively jail-breaking the computer to run any ARM-compatible software, after that point is an exercise left to the user.

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Fujitsu, for example, hopes to unload its loss-making hard-disk business, but it recently took full control of a joint-venture to sell computers as part of a push into computer-related services.

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"As OEMs adopt 3-D motion control technology, they're spurring a rapid evolution in computer interface innovations and helping free the full power and potential of computing for consumers, " said Leap Motion co-founder and CEO Michael Buckwald.

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