Do you believe that mobile carriers are to controlling in the actual design (hardware and software) of cellular handsets these days?
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While Apple maintained the top spot for the ninth time in a row through US customers' happiness with the hardware design and ease of use, most of its major competitors made big strides in reliability, speed and camera quality in the past half-year -- to the point where there was a virtual dead heat for second place between HTC, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung.
To safely operate in the mobile industry, a company needs to have substantial portfolios in the three main patent areas involved in the design of smartphones: operating system and software, hardware and wireless patents.
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If hardware is zeroing in on the optimal design, then how to differentiate a product when all are zeroing in on that optimal design?
Another interesting thing about the development of this engine is the role of software in high-end hardware design.
Netflix said that as part of the project it is sharing its hardware design and the open source software components of the server used in the project.
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The thinking behind this (and it's interesting to see Intel increasingly involve itself in hardware design) is that many users want to be able to single-handedly detach the tablet, something that's often been tricky or at least inelegant with some of the hybrid Ultrabooks we've seen so far.
It's hardly been a secret that Apple's Jony Ive is exploring some more radical changes to iOS since taking the design reins for software in addition to hardware, but Bloomberg is now reporting some new details that paint a better picture of just what's going on in the lead-up to iOS 7.
We played around with it a bit, and while the 800 x 600 E Ink screen resolution is a little disappointing, and the resistive touchscreen layer impacts readability in a small but noticeable way, the software is certainly pleasant, and iriver is up to its usual standard in hardware design.
Continuously participate in the research and design of the technical architecture (including hardware, software and other components), use appropriate tools, including logical models of components and interfaces, to contribute to the development of system architectures.
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" Dr Piekarski explained, "The hardware requires a lot of care and thought in the design.
Garmin's automotive OEM group utilizes the company's long-standing experience in interface and hardware design from its automotive, avionics and marine segments to develop innovative in-car navigation, telematics and infotainment systems.
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Apple thought it could design hardware and software in house and use standard off the shelf parts but that leads to copy cats because parts are parts.
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He was previously responsible for Apple hardware design and in December was promoted to be in charge of the look and feel of its software as well.
"The Ben Heck Show" is a bi-weekly online television series aired in English that's dedicated to the science and art of system and hardware modding with a global audience of design engineers, students and electronic enthusiasts.
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Second, the delivery method is outdated and the extra hardware, including a special antenna, and design requirements increase production costs for little return in value.
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Any change in supplier or design would be "a pretty significant challenge, " the person said, requiring layers of modification from hardware to controlling software to adjust for a new battery.
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