There was a demo that involved playing strategy game StarCraft II on a desktop computer.
We can debate the finer points of whether an iPad or an Android tablet can truly replace a desktop computer.
"The SanDisk ReadyCache is an easy, affordable way to turbocharge a desktop computer, " said Kent Perry, director, product marketing, SanDisk.
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You can even use an old-fashioned wire to hook them up to less-portable devices a desktop computer or CD player, for example.
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Correct posture is especially essential if you are using a desktop computer.
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Take, for example, the GUI or Graphical User Interface, which allows the moving of items on a desktop computer using icons and a mouse.
At the heart of the personal genome machine is a silicon chip with 21 million transistors on it--the equivalent of a desktop computer circa 1995.
An Ubuntu-equipped phone would plug into a dock connected to a keyboard and monitor, and the result would be a desktop computer of genuine value.
The platform, which over a desktop computer is essentially a free and unlimited iTunes account, plays for about eight hours a day over my computer speakers.
With the Easy Dock's straightforward plug-and-play interface, consumers can have both the convenience and portability of a laptop, as well as the comfort of a desktop computer.
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Emerging markets, where people may be more likely to watch video on their phones than on a desktop computer or even a TV, are a big target.
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Thanks to the added processing power, the Atrix 4G can dock to a monitor or laptop shell to become a desktop computer running a modified version of Android.
Moreover, as a result of owning their tablet, 40% of tablet gamers played games less often on a laptop computer while 39% played less often on a desktop computer.
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Streaming technology had to improve: this allows studio servers to send a continuous flow or stream of data through (but not to) a desktop computer, where it is converted into sound.
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He first met Mr Jobs at Cornell University when he was in charge of NeXT Inc, a closely watched start-up that in 1988 introduced a desktop computer targeted at the education market.
Aflac, a big American insurer, has developed several apps that allow members of its sales team access to customer data and claims records without having to log in from a desktop computer.
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Guido uses the case, much of which has been made public, to recreate the exploit, having students map out step by step how the hacker was able to access a desktop computer and infiltrate the company's network.
He transferred the reams of data files onto a desktop computer, spent weeks figuring out how to pull the chaos of information into a searchable database, and then started tabulating the emergency-room visits of victims of serious assault.
OtherOS enabled the machine to run Linux, the alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows and Apple OS. Running Linux essentially turned the PS3 from a single-purpose gaming console into a desktop computer, which people could use to write programs.
In fact, a colleague and I published a paper just last year describing how to do this, and we released a free software package that allows anyone to test their BRCA genes at home on a desktop computer.
If content or services are hard to find on a website viewed through a desktop computer, and it is 80% of the time, it will be even harder to find it on a small screen, with a compact navigation system and a lot of distractions.
It's a minimalist contraption that includes only the bare essentials needed in a modern desktop computer.
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The problem with CE is just that--it's still Windows, with nearly all the features (and complexities) of a miniaturized desktop computer.
It might fill another gap, he said, because there was currently no easy way to run apps for the iPhone on a Mac desktop computer.
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It's a staggering collection rate, but storage technologies have advanced so far that it would still take him years to fill up a typical desktop computer's hard drive.
The hiccups for Windows 8, however, have spotlighted the sometimes-awkward fit when software is grafted onto both a tablet computer used for watching movies and surfing the Web, and on a 27-inch desktop computer primarily for workplace functions.
Many of these "cell mostly" users have other ways to get online, such as a desktop or laptop computer.
Computers running Windows generated most problems for players, said Mr Las, as there were so many different ways to configure a desktop or home computer.
Today, one in three people in the U.S. use their mobile device as their primary tool to access the internet, rather than a laptop or desktop computer.
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