This will provide a trusted software environment capable of utilizing security from the hardware level up, in a consistent, open and accessible manner.
"We've taken security to the hardware level and built it in from the ground up, " said Chris Satchell from the Xbox Advanced Technology Group.
An engineering tour de force that shows the world, yet again, that differentiation must be on the hardware level first and then on the software level!
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Apple representatives confirmed to Engadget that enabling AWS is done at the hardware level and is not something that can be attained via a software patch or download.
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Zune apps, however, are not supported, despite the fact that the Kin devices are very similar to the Zune HD on a hardware level and would almost certainly be able to run them without performance concerns.
But that manner of righteous indignation can often fail to make an impression on those attempting to live their lives unaffected on the sidelines, as hardware behemoths level a seemingly endless string of suits based on often overly broad language.
Even without chipset-specific optimisation, Ubuntu performs beautifully on entry level hardware.
Once you have a basic level of hardware functionality (what is called a Turing machine) all kinds of applications can be created with a mixture of hardware and software.
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In the not-too-distant future the hardware will mature to a level where the software is the deciding factor.
Since Intel IPT is embedded at chip-level, unlike hardware or phone-based tokens, it can enable more secure, yet user-friendly cloud access protection.
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What differentiates them is whether their systems require proprietary hardware and software, the level of control restaurants maintain over the reservation process and how restaurants pay for the service.
That would essentially be leapfrogging a whole level of graphics and hardware, but the Wii needs to do just that.
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According to reports, the system installs a driver that gives it low-level access to PC hardware drivers and system resources.
Combine these offline capabilities with device APIs that allow web apps to access hardware features like cameras, battery level, microphone, etc and Mozilla could effectively break down the barriers not only between HTML5 and native apps, but between high-end mobile devices and low.
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In the U.S., which spends about six times as much on supercomputers as China, the software budget equals about 30% of hardware spending, and computer specialists say even that level isn't sufficient.
On a macro level, this is turning infrastructure from a hardware game into a software game.
Themost impressive feature of the massive system is its ability to install two power supplies, giving enthusiasts an unlimited level of power to handle the most intense hardware configurations.
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Their quality control over their hardware and outside development keeps their products operating at a high level.
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All of this is possible because of virtualization, a process which increases effectiveness by inserting a level of software between the operating system and the hardware.
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Digital storage hardware and software will play an important role in providing the level of services and performance that consumers are expecting while controlling both the cost and energy use of the required data centers.
First, it has removed the physical impediment and refactored it with a combination of software and hardware that replicates the effect of the physical object at a higher level of functionality.
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According to Bochman, the technology can be deployed in stages, allowing users to continue to use their current client hardware, while more ambitious IT managers can move to the next level.
Ultimately, it'll need to start opening up to programmers with hardware specifics if it wants them to target Moto handsets with any level of specificity, but in the meantime, it seems that they're already developing quite a reputation in the community for really helping prospective devs out -- a solid start.
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While banks and credit card companies are preoccupied with hardware infrastructure and the mobile app, Apple is playing on a whole new level.
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All relevant functions including looping, cueing, effects control and track browsing are immediately accessible on the robust and portable hardware, while dynamic multi-color backlighting, LED status displays and comprehensive level metering allow DJs to focus on their performance rather than on the computer screen.
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AMD's quality drivers and hardware complement our commitment to game developers perfectly by empowering them to produce higher-level in-game graphics than ever before.
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Hogan also changed the sales philosophy in his group, encouraging reps to court high-level executives at big accounts rather than the managers often relegated to buying hardware.
Sachs straight-up confesses that Google didn't predict the current level of smartphone adoption back in 2008, but now realizes that utilizing mobile hardware and apps as friction points for logging in makes a lot more sense.
"One of the reasons we went with custom hardware design for all our silicon is that it allows us to build security at the silicon level, " he told the BBC News website.
Working very closely with Nokia will provide Microsoft a more holistic software-hardware design platform and give Microsoft a fair chance to come up with a decent, iPad-level tablet.
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