Will its onslaught of new software features send the phone to the top of the pack?
Apple also isn't nearly as versatile at adding new software features to its devices.
There's also a couple of software features that risk being thrown into the gimmick bucket.
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Much of the S4 unveiling, in fact, focused on the software features that launched with the device.
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But he devoted the majority of his talk highlighting a few dozen software features developed for the phone.
It has the better software features, the stellar screen, and the unstoppable ecosystem.
What hit me more than the software features though, which have been criticized for their complexity, are two things.
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The Sound Blaster Z incorporates all the hardware and software features of the Sound Blaster Zx except for the ACM.
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The references to the new iPhone and iOS 7 did not reveal any clues about new hardware or software features.
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Software features like Air View, Multi Windows, Pop-up Play will make sure you have plenty to do on that giant screen.
The Sound Blaster Zx incorporates all the hardware and software features of the Sound Blaster ZxR except for the DBpro daughter board.
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Linksys plans to begin rolling out its new 802.11ac powered Smart Wi-Fi Routers, software features and Smart Wi-Fi mobile apps in spring 2013.
Lenovo optimization does not impact any essential services or software features.
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While technology implementations can also be pragmatic, it is relatively easier to plan the type of hardware, the software features and the capabilities that you need.
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Also mentioned are the new software features, which include long-awaited additions like cross-game chat, and PSN Sony Entertainment Network accounts can now connect to Facebook.
The iPhone 4S was, in some senses, a glorified update of the iPhone 4, with its advances coming in new software features and improved camera and display.
Apple held its own developers' conference earlier this month where it showcased software features for its mobile phones and computers that put Google squarely in its cross hairs.
Software features on smartphones and tablets rely heavily on apps.
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Yet ESRI itself, until now focused mainly on high-end corporate and government clients, is responding to the Google excitement by making its latest software features available online to the mapping masses.
The thinking was that X Drive could build a solid user base, get people hooked on their software features and, eventually, these free customers would grow up and become paid clients.
This new reader will be lighter than the previous Cybook Odyssey (180g vs. 195g) and will offer new software features such as the PDF reflow, ability to reverse the page buttons function.
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The RTA15 includes an updated user interface, premium software features such as, guest networks, adjustable Wi-Fi coverage controls, parental security and support for the latest Wi-Fi security to secure your Wi-Fi experience.
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To help differentiate its phones, Samsung is expected to rely on a host of new software features such as technology that lets uses scroll up and down a screen with only their eyes.
She closed out a launch where executives showed off a number of software features for the new BlackBerry 10 platform that had already been teased to the press over the last few months.
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It's no secret that we're big fans of the HTC One here at Engadget -- we've already written at length about the handset's hardware design, software features and imaging chops.
The new software features a self-service portal that lets any user create an account, set up the amount of storage they need, and then start uploading files via the cloud with just a few clicks.
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While hardware manufacturers like Sony and Vizio have been hard at work making new Google TV devices, the folks in Mountain View have been in the lab cooking up new software features for the platform.
Reading mode and Smart Remote are clearly the Note 8.0's two biggest software features, but to make the tab just a bit more alluring, Samsung's pre-loading two other applications suited to the Note 8.0's form and function.
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He adds: "it's not about the number of pixels but what you do with them" suggesting that a Lumia PureView could arrive without those awesome oversampling skills, but packing a similar set of optical and software features.
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