Developers have to tweak their apps to work in split-screen mode on the Note 10.1.
Of course, watching non-HD programming is not acceptable in full wide screen mode.
In the multi-home screen mode you can also select several apps from different screens and then place them into the same one.
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In Safari, there's now a full-screen mode and you'll be able to share tabs from your desktop with your phone (dubbed iCloud Tabs).
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It's also why the default behavior in opening photos and videos is to use the new full-screen viewers in the start screen mode.
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Worse, using the high-definition wide-screen mode puts black bars at the top and bottom of the viewfinder, reducing the effective pixel count by 25%.
The external LCD screen has 200, 000 pixels, but that's about 20%fewer than what some standard-video competition offers, and for wide-screen mode a mere 150, 000 light up.
Not all applications translate as well to this split-screen mode.
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Initially split up into four distinct screens, a toggle allows users to swap between dual-screen mode for convenient multi-tasking and a single screen for uninterrupted viewing of applications and content.
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Along with receiving "enhanced" 4K output, the new Core graphics can handle a 3-screen collage mode -- we won't need dedicated video for a large, multi-monitor canvas.
The S5200, which was on display in red and blue, had a similar feel and finish, though it was quite a bit more compact, and lacked the OLED screen and mode dial.
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Starting with the entry-level 16.1-megapixel DSC-T110 with a CCD sensor, the T-models feature a three-inch LCD with touch screen, Sweep Panorama mode and 720p HD movie capture.
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Another nice feature available on the Android, but not Google's iPhone app or Apple's software, is that the phone's screen enters a night mode when you're driving at night.
Speaking of the hinge, the act of folding the screen back into tablet mode feels controlled, but it isn't so tightly bound that you'll ever struggle to move the display this way and that.
While the software failed to reverse the screen rotation after we flipped the screen back to laptop mode, it was in general just as responsive as the Q702, though the hardware felt more solid and ready.
Google's version requires one more tap to toggle the secondary panel for the common settings, including screen brightness, WiFi, auto screen rotation toggle and airplane mode.
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When the screen has been in sleep mode for a few minutes, Wi-Fi and data traffic will be disabled and most applications will be inactive to save battery life.
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It's designed to tell when you're actually looking at your screen, keeping its sleep mode from kicking in when you are and shutting down to save battery life when you're not.
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The main controls are located on the left side of the screen, which displays the current mode, a dial for choosing a different mode, as well as onscreen triggers for movie recording and shutter release (which behaves identically to the physical shutter release but is sometimes more convenient).
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That's why Windows 8 opens in the start screen, why Microsoft is working to build up a large catalog of tablet-type apps that run only in the start screen, and why the traditional desktop has been relegated to a mode you reach by clicking on an icon on the start screen.
Coolpix L100: 10 megapixel with a 15x 28-420mm zoom and a 13fps burst mode, 3-inch screen and four-way VR image stabilization.
Unlike the inventory, both forging AND accessing the map that I love so much while in co-op mode takes over the entire screen.
The express mail program that is supplied with the device is minimal and provides a limited usable screen size for reading mail in landscape mode.
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Situated above the main native notification panel, the extra panel has a screen brightness slider sandwiched between the outdoor mode button and automatic brightness button.
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As soon as we turned the tablet into portrait mode the accelerometer adjusted the screen orientation, and when we put the Wacom stylus to the screen, our chicken scratch was immediately turned into accurate editable text.
It has remained simple, but Apple only recently enabled iPods to go into shuffle mode without digging through on-screen menus.
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The thought of repeatedly drawing lines across the screen may sound daunting (especially in landscape mode), but in all seriousness, we urge you to give it a go, even just for normal typing.
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In camera or video mode, the phone's large screen also serves as a view finder and offers a familiar and easy-to-use digital camera-like experience.
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