Apple likes Microsoft these days because Microsoft pays Apple for the IP in multi-touch devices that Microsoft sells.
If you ask us, the smart money is on multi-purpose devices running hybrid displays from Pixel Qi (or similar) like Notion Ink's Adam.
Sales of color-laser printers and multi-function devices that copy, print, scan and fax, have provided growth spurts, even as traditional black-and-white printing and copying shrinks.
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Canon may be most familiar as a camera company, but 50% of its third quarter revenue came from office products such as laser printers and multi-function devices.
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Those multi-function devices are more than just music players, however.
Hewlett recently introduced a number of new multi-function devices, and CEO Meg Whitman said that previous management had failed to keep H-P competitive in the fastest growing portions of the market.
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"Google TV is an ideal platform for cloud gaming and we have tacked the obstacles to achieving low latency streaming game experience with multi gaming controller devices support on Google TV, " said Wesley Kuo, CEO of Ubitus.
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The Digital Capture Portfolio includes over 700 patents, covering key aspects of image capture, processing, and transmission technologies that are crucial to the design and operation of digital cameras and multi-function devices, including camera-enabled smartphones and tablets.
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Cloud computing, connected devices and multi-platform content delivery are central elements that reinforce where consumer electronics is heading.
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Both types of advertising can be found on multi-platforms, devices, and environments such as Mobile, Social, Portals, networks, and more.
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Smartphone and tablet video consumption is on an incredible rise, and branded content is ideal for multi-platform distribution through these devices.
By integrating a solution that combines whole home, gigabit-class Wi-Fi with in-room, multi-gigabit connectivity into their devices, equipment manufacturers will benefit from the ultra-high speed this newest solution offers.
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In the not-too-distant future, the choice between multi- and single-purpose devices may be less stark than it has been, as some single-use devices have been adopting the technical features and approaches of the app-based devices in order to stay relevant.
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At least one other firm plans to announce high-definition, multi-user video chat for mobile devices at Mobile World Congress, the big telecom trade show, this week.
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Offsetting this is a trend to multi-use tablets and since Kindle devices have particular strength from holiday sales it will take at least a few quarters if not a few years to determine how much share they can take.
We move from app to app, closing, opening, constantly multi-tasking between the apps on our devices.
These solutions integrate seamlessly with multi-vendor and legacy protection relays and devices and enable easy expansion, installation and testing, along with flexibility in design, engineering, commissioning and upgrades throughout the life of a protection and control system.
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For shutterbugs, iNAND Extreme improves photography application performance on mobile devices with Tegra 4, allowing even quicker multi-shot and faster image capture and store.
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Today at CES, Lenovo announced several new devices to its lineup of consumer and business Windows 8 touch-optimized devices, which all feature 10-finger multi-touch capability.
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The free WatchESPN app includes a simple user interface that takes the current online viewing experience to the high-resolution, Multi-Touch displays of iPads, iPhones and iPod touch devices.
This will help SPH - which owns large stakes in Singapore Cable Vision and cellular phone company M1 - deliver multi-media content to PCs and bring data to handheld devices like Palm Pilots and third-generation mobile phones.
Savvy mobile users will not be satisfied with slow performance or short battery life, and innovations such as hardware-accelerated multimedia engines, more efficient power management techniques and multi-core architectures will all be key to ensuring that devices are able to fully take advantage of the newly broadened data pipe.
Now we can interact with customers across multiple channels and devices simultaneously, so we can be much smarter with multi-platform marketing.
Rather than replacing old technology, the introduction of new devices and formats is creating a new kind of "multi-platform" news consumer.
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AppleInsider reports that the Pentagon is not adopting a BYOD policy, but it is going to a multi-vendor policy from an approach that was highly centered on BlackBerry devices.
"Traditionally tablet and phone devices have needed to make a design compromise: choosing between multi-touch, capacitive glass that is responsive to fingertip gestures, or using a resistive display more suitable for stylus input that requires sacrifices in contrast, wear and tear, and need for calibration, " Gittleman said.
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"Our innovative single-chip solution allows OEMs to offer industry-leading pen and multi-touch input while meeting market demand for lighter, thinner and smaller devices, " said Ronen Heldman, VP Marketing, N-trig.
The multi-screen play feature enables users to share content and control between Android and iOS devices, allowing them to share photos, movies and music to the XT780 with a simple swipe of the device screen.
HSN, as the Home Shopping Network is now known, is a multi-platform retailer, and its customers can shop via TV, online, and on mobile devices.
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Europe believes a sat-nav system that is independent of GPS but inter-operable with it will drive a multi-billion euro industry in which receivers find their way into many more markets - from consumer mobile devices such as cell phones to safety-critical applications such as guided trains and buses.
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