In addition, there is no way to use the supplied keyboards in portrait mode.
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In portrait mode they are more like a traditional (if large) TV remote.
However, certain apps only function in portrait mode, and simply will not twist no matter how you contort your wrist.
The kickstand also precludes the use of the tablet in portrait mode except when handheld, or when using an external keyboard.
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The only thing you wouldn't be able to do is dock the tablet in portrait mode, which is fine by us.
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But when the iPad is in portrait mode, text takes center stage, with smaller representations of each image appearing in the margins.
At the top of the face is a long slot into which the iPad can be placed in portrait or landscape orientation.
In portrait mode, about 30-35 lines of text are visible, offering an experience similar to that of a printed paperback book, says the company.
There's still much to be sorted-out, from basics like right-clicking to more complicated stuff like support for Android apps that run only in portrait mode.
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Applications may also switch to a tablet style UI in landscape, but this is not as important since they will more often be used in portrait.
We checked it out early on and the content available was mirrored across devices and platforms, although it was oddly stuck in portrait mode on our Nexus 7.
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We also used the device in portrait mode and found it still makes a fantastic word-processing machine, and it shouldn't be a surprise that Microsoft had one eye on the enterprise market.
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It's a nuisance that becomes much more pronounced when you're using it in portrait mode, but thankfully this is a tablet primarily made to be held in landscape or used with the dock.
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The VF app offers the same scrubber, but its floating nav bar works only in portrait mode, forcing the user to switch out of landscape if he wants to bounce back to the Table of Contents.
Placing the heavier components at the top and bottom of the smartphone also helps the ergonomics while using the machine, and it is comfortable to hold for extended periods, assuming you are holding it in portrait orientation.
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If you take an iPad and hold it upright in portrait view and draw an imaginary horizontal line halfway down the screen, the screens on the seven-inch tablets are a bit smaller than the bottom half of the iPad display.
Mike Lanman, chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless, said the company is addressing other user complaints in future releases, such as allowing users to type on a full keypad in portrait mode, rather than a keypad with multiple letters per key.
The red finish on our limited edition model -- the first, and for the time being only, type available at launch February 12 -- combines with the all glossy front panel to give this model a more sophisticated look, and the slight taper along the sides brings not only a welcome slimming effect, but makes it more comfortable to handle in portrait mode.
Off-stage Bussell was made a CBE in 2006, her image was made in wax for Madame Tussauds, and her portrait hung in the National Portrait Gallery.
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It's Henry Knight, army captain and amateur architect, immortalized in the portrait he commissioned Johann Zoffany to paint in 1770.
The limner watched as Tuttle stood there, one foot advanced, as in his portrait, his mouth opening and closing in a manner that did not suggest dignity.
She initially assumed autism, but found more clues in this portrait of Peter, by court painter William Kent, that hangs in Kensington Palace.
Additionally, its rotating bracket enables easy viewing in either portrait or landscape mode.
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The identity of the "Gentleman" in the portrait is not known, but it is thought he may be Juan Mateos, the king's master of the hunt.
The role of the monarchy in the 20th century was also being questioned in the 1960s, as reflected in a portrait by Gerhard Richter -- which features a blurred, fading face.
The cradle itself can be pivoted from the base, clicking into place in one of four positions, so you can play in either portrait or landscape mode, depending on the individual game's needs.
Within about a half-hour, the retired computer network engineer had sewn up a sizeable gash in the portrait and was testing settings that might provide more visual data to help clean the apparently sepia-toned image.
To protect your Impulse Controller while it is tethered to your keychain it comes wrapped in a very clever plastic housing that doubles as a stand for your phone while playing a game in either portrait or landscape mode.
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Ed Bott over at ZDNet has an interesting theory. 1, 024 x 768 matches the size and aspect ratio of many popular reader-sized tablets, like the iPad Mini, which are meant to be used in both portrait and landscape orientations.
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