PC-like levels of reliability and user-friendliness, Nokia will have a disaster on its hands.
Smartphone devices, which have PC-like functions and links to social networking sites, have reawakened consumers' appetite for gadgets.
The optional ThinkPad Tablet 2 keyboard and dock can be paired with the tablet for more PC-like computing in the office.
According to 2008 year-end data, Smartphones were a clear consumer must-have, offering such advanced capabilities as a keyboard, Web browser and some PC-like functionality.
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PC-like servers running Windows are cheaper than Unix boxes.
This versatile tablet lets users work the way they want to with multi-finger touch support, pen input or the ability to connect to the optional ThinkPad Tablet 2 keyboard and dock for a PC-like computing experience.
"MOTOROLA XOOM brings PC-like power to a tablet, providing consumers with an easy-to-use, lightning fast experience designed with fun and productivity in mind, and we're thrilled to bring it to Canadians, " said Jeff Miller, corporate vice president, Motorola Mobility.
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Sounds kind of PC-like, doesn't it?
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The software will be used in non-PC devices like TV set-top boxes, digital cameras and DVD players.
The number of searches conducted on PC-alternatives like mobile phones and smartphones can lead to higher click-through rates, thereby driving revenue per search.
And this from a man who runs a company that licenses a digital movie distribution service to at least 20 companies, including retailers like Best Buy and Sears, PC makers like Dell and Hewlett-Packard, TV makers like Vizio and a number of film studios.
As much as Steve Jobs repeatedly saying that we are in a Post-PC era, I am sure deep inside, he would like to re-capture the PC market once again before he leaves Apple.
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Some 50% of Gateway's profits now come from non-PC businesses, like digital cameras and Internet service.
Project SHIELD gives us the cutting-edge ability to bring a huge free-to-play PC game like Hawken to the handheld gaming audience.
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Last month, New York-based United Virtualities released software called HotRecorder that can archive calls over PC-based VoIP services like Skype, AIM, Yahoo!
Windows pricing for PC makers refers to the average price that Microsoft charges for its Windows Operating System to PC manufacturers like H-P and Dell.
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And for San Francisco-based mobile security firm Lookout, it may also be the year when the idea of going up against PC-focused security giants like McAfee and Symantec no longer seemed quite so insane.
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In contrast to PC-driven social networks like Facebook, which amassed large numbers of users before letting other app makers build on top of its service, mobile-gaming networks seem to be less of a draw than the games themselves.
Just like cloud-based IT architectures portend reduced PC usage and risk to PC suppliers like Dell, Microsoft and Intel, they create similar risks for private network equipment suppliers like Cisco.
The average price that Microsoft charges PC manufacturers like Dell and Hewlett-Packard for its Windows operating system has been declining since 2008, led by an increasing mix of netbooks among PC sales.
Apple is primarily a consumer-oriented company with little presence in the enterprise PC sector, where computer makers like Dell, H-P and Lenovo dominate the business notebook market.
Malaysia is also a large PC-maker -- with large players like Dell, Gateway and Compaq all having plants there.
Sony even delivered the high-end, ultraportable PC, much like what some had predicted from Apple, with the Vaio Series P notebook.
Apple primarily competes with PC makers like Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Acer, all of which have seen greater notebook price erosion than Apple historically.
Lenovo's DVD-like IdeaCentre home theater PC connects with multiple devices, including digital cameras, smartphones and more so consumers can watch videos in full HD resolution, view photos and listen to music all on their TV.
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Those reliant on the PC market like Microsoft, Intel and Hewlett-Packard feel it most.
At 9 inches wide and weighing in at just 2 pounds, Asustek's pint-size Eee PC doesn't look like a heavyweight contender.
Users can turn their media experience into a social one with Zune Social on a PC and share their media recommendations with like-minded music lovers.
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Meanwhile, a firm like Microsoft, which grew up in the computer industry, can use the same fusion of technology to enter the consumer-electronics market with a PC which looks like a games machine.
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