That's a consumer benefit, along with some of the stuff that GPU is used for inside cellphones or other mobility devices.
The Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) is a part of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and has created robotic arms, better wheelchairs, and other mobility devices.
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With the great shift from PCs over to high-mobility devices, a lot of change is coming to the ecosystem that makes the chips that run them.
High mobility devices today are mostly based on ARM processors.
Qualcomm, which is supplying its Snapdragon systems on a chip (SoCs) to several vendors about to launch WinRT systems, highlights several capabilities that distinguish these high mobility devices from PCs.
But the implications go deeper: For the millions of Americans who live with paralysis, mentally controlling artificial limbs and mobility devices would be a big step forward toward more independent living.
Intel, ever a bellwether of the tech industry, still maintains high margins, but growth has clearly slowed, and, given increased competition, particularly from high-mobility devices, margins are likely to decline from this point on.
As high-mobility devices like smartphones and tablets continue their rapid rise in prominence, representing an increasing proportion of all Internet access devices, many processor sales are going to ARM licensees these days rather than to Intel and AMD.
"It looks an awful lot like PCs in 1985, " says Scott Horn , general manager of mobility and embedded devices at Microsoft.
"Motorola WILDER provides on-the-go consumers with a touch screen experience that is splash and dust-resistant, offering a cost-conscious option that is still cool, " said Paolo Prearo, general manager for Motorola's Mobile Devices business, Motorola Mobility Italia.
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No longer are users bound by the limitations of a single computing device, but instead are free to experience a multitude of devices, platforms, and mobility (both socially and physically).
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For example, if robotic devices can restore sight or mobility, it may be necessary to redefine what disability is which might, in turn, conflict with the assumptions on which existing disability-rights legislation is based.
Antenna does this by selling a mobile service and platform to enterprises called Antenna Mobility Platform (AMP) that runs mobile devices such as the Apple iPhone, RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows, Symbian and Google (GOOG) Android.
Based on what I've seen and heard from fellow CEOs and business leaders, if organizations with more than 1, 000 smartphones or smart devices in use do not enforce mobility audit and cost management strategies and solutions, they can be sure their mobile communications costs will rise sharply, and so will the risks associated with device and data losses.
The true business value of mobility will be unlocked only when organizations make mobile devices a first-class citizen in the enterprise workflow.
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Separately, LG showed the Spectrum, an Android with a 4.5-inch screen for Verizon, and Motorola Mobility issued a news release to announce new Droid devices.
DuoSense offers greater mobility and usability in the next generation of computing devices, enabling new market opportunities for OEMs and ODMs to introduce new computer products and for ISVs to develop innovative software applications that offer a more intuitive and interactive experience.
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Google completes the Motorola Mobility acquisition today and that means a great future for Android devices.
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The new Samsung Series 7 intuitive devices incorporate PCs into consumers' lives by enabling mobility and helping to keep them connected.
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Demand for logic products and NAND solutions including SSDs will remain strong throughout the year, as the industry puts greater emphasis on devices with higher capacity, greater processing power and mobility.
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But Google recently bought handset maker Motorola Mobility and has embarked on an effort to build its own mobile devices.
The mobility era is a key contributor, given that we use mobile devices to generate data everywhere we go, every minute of the day.
Motorola Mobility was created in 2011 when Motorola Inc split the company into a mobile devices unit and a government and public safety division known as Motorola Solutions.
He notes that mobility chip vendors have said they expect volume shipments of 11ac chips and launch of supported devices in Q2 2013.
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Building on its experience in the broadband communications and mobility industries, Motorola is developing a new family of Android-powered, highly innovative devices for the broadband market.
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Over the last two years we've seen corporate mobility shift from a primarily BlackBerry-centric market to one that encompasses a whole range of devices, operating systems and application platforms.
Motorola Mobility is excited about the direction of the industry, and will continue to create innovative and interesting devices that help Chinese consumers harness the power of the mobile Internet.
Still, Microsoft is banking on ARM devices to be successful for maximum profits even though they could always fall back on Intel in mobility and even AMD if they decided to enter the space.
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