"Consumers are ready for the smart TV experience, bringing Internet-based applications and services into the living room, " said Wilfred Martis, General Manager of Retail CE, Intel Digital Home Group.
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With the explosion of data resulting from mobile devices, Internet services, social media and business applications, corporate, cloud and big data customers are constantly looking for ways to improve their storage infrastructure costs and their bottom line.
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In essence, Microsoft wants to create a Windows Internet platform with a range of related applications and services that suit it better than non-Windows Internet devices.
One of the curiosities of so-called connected TVs, which directly plug into the Internet to access web applications and services, is that they rely on external camera attachments to support video calls.
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To help cushion the slowdown, and have customers come back for upgrades, many device makers are diversifying into content and services, such as offering music, games, Internet access, and applications.
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PCs is redundant when they are being used to gain access to the majority of services and applications on the Internet.
The bill aims to create a national tax policy for products and services downloaded via the Internet, such as mobile music, games, applications and e-books.
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The massive deal will buy Microsoft immediate visibility in Internet based voice services, both for consumer and enterprise applications.
Earlier this month, RIM said it was preparing to launch an applications store and consumer Internet services in China as part of its push into the world's top mobile market.
Creative's innovative hardware, proprietary technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience highquality digital entertainment - anytime, anywhere.
MACH's Direct Billing Gateway provides an operator billing service for mobile applications, content and mobile internet services, allowing providers to charge subscribers for services direct to their mobile phone bill or pre-paid balance.
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Business customers want data and Internet applications delivered by companies who can offer all the services they need all over the world.
Amazon's Web Services, which pipe applications, processing and storage over the Internet, may eventually let companies escape the confines of their data centers and pay for cheap, scalable processing and storage as easily as they pay for water or electricity.
Amazon's (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) Web Services, which pipe applications, processing and storage over the Internet, may eventually let companies escape the confines of their data centers and pay for cheap, scalable processing and storage as easily as they pay for water or electricity.
Akamai provides services for delivering content (particularly video) and applications on the Internet and over intranets and other networks.
The Internet protocol suite has become the de facto standard for global Internet services and consumers, but it also serves as a near ubiquitous substrate for running critical network infrastructure and applications.
One company would sell the Windows operating system, another would sell software applications such as the Office software suite, and the third would sell internet-related software and services.
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