...Whenever Microsoft releases a new desktop operating system, users inevitably ponder the purchase or assembly of a new system. Although Windows 8’s controversial interface changes and obvious accommodations for mobile hardware may cause die-hard desktop users to approach the new OS with trepidation, Windows 8 offers many enhancements worth an upgrade. First and foremost, Windows 8 is streamlined to perform well on lower-end hardware than its most recent predecessors. Its minimum requirements are similar to Windows 7, but Windows 8 uses less memory, consumes less disk space, and its UI elements aren’t as graphically rich. Windows 8 also leverages most GPUs to accelerate more OS elements in hardware than does Windows 7. All of these changes in Windows 8 culminate in an operating system that simply doesn’t need high-end hardware to run well. Knowing that, we set out to build a speedy Windows 8-ready system for under $500. With such a limited budget, dedicating a significant amount of money to any single component isn’t a possibility. With the right balance though, half a grand should be plenty of cash to put together a nice Windows 8 system with minimal compromise. Choosing our components Let’s get what’s probably going to be the most controversial decision out of the way first: The heart of our sub-$500 Windows 8 system is an AMD A8-3870K APU, or Accelerated Processing Unit (basically a CPU + GPU combo). The 3870K sports a quad-core CPU running at 3.0GHz and an integrated, on-die...
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...Lenovo is currently the Top 1 market leader in PC industry globally. With the acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business and Motorola Mobility on 2014, and the changing landscape of tablets and smartphone market, we will look into Lenovo’s strategic position. There are several issues facing by Lenovo now: ♣ Bad economic environment might post threat to Lenovo’s PC and enterprise business ♣ Declining growth in worldwide tablets market would hurdle the Lenovo’s growth of market share in tablets market ♣ Lack of Wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) Products would leads Lenovo missing out of future key driver in business ♣ Lenovo’s Smartphone market share is declining due to confusing brand positioning of Lenovo brand and Motorola brand Based on the issues identified, below are the recommendations: ♣ Lenovo to utilizes the merger of IBM x86 server business to be more price competitive and enhance global reach ♣ Lenovo to focus on low-end to middle range tablets to avoid competition with top tablets vendors which focused on high-end devices ♣ Lenovo to reposition Lenovo brand and Motorola brand in smartphone market to gives clear differentiation to consumers ♣ Lenovo to expand product lineup for Wearables ♣ Lenovo to deploy more resource on research and development on Internet of Things (IoT) products Introduction In 2014 Q4, Lenovo finally achieved its goal in becoming the world’s largest PC vendor, and continue to maintain the top position...
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...tablet concept, named the Dynabook, was described by a Xerox scientist Alan C Kay, in his Aug 1972 paper: A Personal Computer for children of all Ages, the paper proposes a touch screen as a possible alternative means of input for the device. The first commercial portable electronic tablets appeared at the end of the 20th century. In 2010, Apple Inc. released the iPad which became the first mobile computer tablet to achieve worldwide commercial success. The iPad used technology similar to Apple's iPhone. Other manufacturers have produced tablets of their own including Samsung, HTC, Motorola, RIM, Sony, Amazon, HP, Microsoft, Google, Asus, Toshiba, and Archos. Tablets use a variety of operating systems such as iOS (Apple), Android (Google), Windows (Microsoft), and QNX (RIM). As of March 2012[update], 31% of U.S. Internet users were reported to have a tablet, which was used mainly for viewing published content such as video and news. Among tablets available in the market in 2012, the top-selling device is Apple's iPad with 100 million sold by mid October 2012 since...
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...incensement of nearly US$30 million on year 1994. Because of its good management, strong brand recognition, and growth potential , Lenovo’s stock market had been keep on raising until many analysts were optimistic about Lenovo. Lenovo issued a secondary offering of 50 million shares on the Hong Kong market in March 2000 to fund its continued growth and it was raised up to US$212 million. In year 2015, Lenovo Group Ltd had now become one of the most improved and famous computer technologies in this world. Product of Lenovo Lenovo expanded in a far-reaching way in 2005 through its obtainment of IBM's PC business, including its ThinkPad and ThinkCenter lines. As of January 2013, shipments of THINK-stamped PCs have duplicated subsequent to Lenovo's takeover of the brand, with general incomes thought to be more than 5%. Lenovo compellingly broadened the THINK check a long way from routine PCs backing of tablets and hybrid...
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...supplemented by physical buttons or input from sensors such as accelerometers. An on-screen, virtual keyboard is usually used for typing. Mobile phones also known as smartphones are also portable computing devices. A mobile phone or smart phone is a mobile phone, small enough to fit in your hand and in your pocket, built on a mobile operating system, with more advanced computing capability. Portable computing devices are increasingly powerful and affordable. Their small size and functionality make these devices a desirable replacement for traditional desktop and laptop computers in a wide number of applications. Pocket PCs are another way to conveniently access the internet on the fly. Everyone has probably heard of the Palm Pilot. While they were the pioneers of the pocket pc, many other companies such as Dell, HP, and Toshiba have all delved into the market. Pocket PC...
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...The 2012 Computer Trends 1. Touchscreen PCs with Window 8: Microsoft’s new OS Window 8 is expected to launch in October 2012, but there are still speculation revolving around about its release. It’s likely that in few months you will be seeing Window 7 products in the market with a tag saying ‘Windows 8 ready’. Only by the end of this year or may be in starting of 2013 we will get a chance to see an actual Window 8 running device. There are rumors that HP Slate 8 might be the first tablet to have the Window 8 OS, but there are not details about its release date or price details. 2. When Intel high-end CPUs Hits Market: At CES 2012 Intel was mum about its next generation of CPUs which are dubbed as Ivy Bridge. We hope that even if there is a short delay the Intel's higher-end third generation Core i series of CPUs will become a standard in all new desktops and laptops before this Christmas. The history of market trends shows that there will be a lot of improved mainstream parts in the market after the Intel’s high-end CPU hit the stores. 3. A Refresh to MacBook and Mac Pro: From the past three we haven’t seen any change in MacBook Pros design and we surely expect a refreshed model of MacBook from Apple this year. With the new Intel high-end processors we can dream of a slimmer and more powerful Pro model or a hybrid of Pro and Air is also a possibility. It’s for sure that there will be a major update in MacBook Air as Apple will be...
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... communicating and computing information; right down from the ancient clay tablets, that were used especially for writing in cuneiform, throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age, to the early tablet computers of the 1950s to 1990s with their associated special operating software that were really examples of pen computing technology commonly referred to as PDAs, right up to our modern day unimaginably powerful PC tablets (preceding the smart phone) that have come to dominate the fast paced technologically forward world we inhabit today. We will have peak into the universe of the modern PC tablet and the impact it’s had in the world today especially the modern business environment. In order to do this, we must separate the product from the concept to get an in-depth analysis of what lies underneath the “hood” of your modern computer tablet. First a basic comparison of the market’s 3 main operating systems and their respective tablets. | Ipad Air | Microsoft surface | Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 | FEATURES | | | | Operating System | iOS 7 | Windows 8.1 | Android 4.2 |...
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... Escalation procedures Q: Which of the following cable types is shielded to mitigate EMI and RFI? STP Q: Power supply capacity is rated in _________. Watts Q: From which interface would you execute ipconfig? Command prompt Q: In which of the following situations would escalating the issue to another technician be appropriate? Pick the BEST answer. After working with the customer on the phone for several minutes unsuccessfully Q: Which test checks the send and receive on a local modem? Local digital loopback Q: Which of the following devices forwards frames based on MAC addresses? Switch Q: Which of the following is used to communicate the dangers of a product to a consumer? Msds Q: Which of the following is an example of DDR-1? Pc-3200 Q: Which of the following is NOT a source of inference in a WLAN? Radio stations Q: Which component of chipsets connects to the CPU and other high-speed components such as memory, PCIe or AGP graphics (either via expansion slots or integrated into the chipset), and other high-speed components? Northbridge Q: What value is used to define the relationship between the bus speed and CPU speed?...
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...Strategic Research About the Lenovo Technology Company Kehao Wang (Leo) 1011906 Northwood University MGT- 4800- 02 Doctor Susan Dennett Oct .11.2014 Abstract Lenovo is a Chines multinational computer. It leads Chinese electronic industry market because it has successful competitive strategy and excellent management. As a one of global the Fortune Top 500 enterprises, and became the world’s largest personal computer manufacturer in 2013. (1) The Lenovo is worth research. Introduction Lenovo Group Ltd. (stylized as Lenovo) is a Chinese multinational computer technology company with headquarters in Beijing, China, and Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells personal computers, tablet computers, smartphones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices, IT management software and smart televisions. In 2013 Lenovo was the world's largest personal computer vendor by unit sales. It markets the ThinkPad line of notebook computers and the Think Centre line of desktops. Lenovo has operations in more than 60 countries and sells its products in around 160 countries. Lenovo's principal facilities are in Beijing, Morrisville and Singapore, with research centers in those locations, as well as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, and Chengdu in China, and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates a joint venture with EMC, Lenovo EMC, which sells network-attached storage solutions. It also has a joint venture with NEC, Lenovo...
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...April 2nd 1990, ASUSTeK is now reaching its 22nd year of business. ASUSTeK has manufacturing plants in several locations around the globe, including Taiwan, China, Mexico, and the Czech Republic. “ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,398 awards in 2010, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company's revenue for 2010 was around US$10.1 billion.” (ASUSTeK Computer Inc., 2011) ASUSTeK has been known to pioneer many new technologies that become prevalent in computer technology of this generation. The organization has a strong tie to its care for the environment and boasts a great corporate social responsibility. The organization itself is very atypical of most Western organizations. It focuses on five virtues within the organization, those five virtues being humility, integrity, diligence, agility, and...
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...http://hubpages.com/hub/Laptop-vs-Tablet-for-Students http://compreviews.about.com/od/buyers/a/Tablets-vs-Laptops.htm http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/laptop-vs-tablet/ Do you have a kid approaching middle school age? Chances are your child has already done some school projects using the family computer. He's had to research the Web, or type and print out a report. Now you may be considering the purchase of another device to support his needs as he heads into tween hood, high school and beyond. What is best - a laptop or a tablet? What device will be more advantageous for schoolwork, and also support the social networking and game playing that kids will inevitably want to do? Technology Use in Schools Here are some examples of how kids are using technology in schools. * Online and visual learning: Many teachers have incorporated videos of lessons into their plan, either of themselves teaching the lesson, or from an outside source. Often, watching an assigned video is part of the homework. * Practicing skills: Playing math games are a fun way for kids to practice skills or math facts. Students also practice test taking or other skills with online games. * Researching topics: At an early age, schoolchildren start using the Internet to find information about topics they are learning about. The average young student knows all about Wikipedia, which has all but replaced the encyclopedias we used to use. * Reading: Textbooks and literature are becoming more...
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...school. In college, you would normally have to purchase the textbooks you’ll need for whatever classes you’re taking. And some of those textbooks are hundreds and hundreds of pages long. This was never really an issue in the past, but now, all this has been made simpler thanks to the advent of tablets. Our group will discuss the history of the tablet, its cost effectiveness and weight savings over textbooks, how it’s easier to find information for any research you may be doing, and how some of the schools have begun integrating the use of tablets. The very first tablet PC was introduced during the 1980s, in those days however, it was referred to as pen computing. Pencept is the name of the company that’s often credited with creating the first pen computer. The company teamed up with CIC in 1985 to create a line of PCs that used handwriting recognition technology. Windows pen computing came in the 1990s, but the application had limited use and sold in small numbers. It wasn’t until 2002 that the first portable tablet was released into the world. Initially, these tablets were bulky and very expensive. Nowadays, you can find a tablet loaded with features and abilities for less than $100.00. Technology wise, tablets have become much faster, have high definition displays for better viewing, and can access a great deal of information. We mentioned earlier about...
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...RA G PC+ E IN E RM TH FO OR NS O F RA OV T N LE ual Ann 3 2 /1 2 2 01 Code 99 ck Sto o nov t Le or Rep ited Lim up Gro ov rso NV L e n R : L ion pe any – to l ( A D 34 bil comp o PC ted $ dica siness g y p t w and e US nolo to bu s. D ld h ng t e c o f t h e he wor P l u s untrie novo’s d stro e o n M t o n e ers in n g P C 160 c vices, L chain a rmer IB d i mak m e r g re than rnet de supply f the fo ures an s e t o ct te lobal o an ufac odu ition ile in nm rs i d mob ficient g acquis s, man logy pr ercial e ’s tom an mm no -ef op s, cus d PCs highly Group devel e tech ed co tation d s o ng ere a y s i n, Lenov an -to-u -bran work serv gine mp atio y k , er – ally en t innov ed by the Co nd eas ry Thin ervers a lead ption oduc Form ion, da l as s en r ure e . exc ilt on p cution g Divis ty, sec ude leg as wel e l e l u in quali inc obi Cs, is b egic ex mput ho t ig ct lines mer P y o f m ding stra onal C able, h odu u mil inclu s. i ons r s Per ets rel . Its p ded c d a f a evices, phone e s k n rt n a n net d mar service ea-bra ortu sma r Id inte ts and lobal F major d an and g e tabl vo, a ny, has mato, PCs eno ompa rs in Ya ghai L c te an 500 rch cen ng, Sh a; and in ea Beiji . res n; lina , Ch pa enzhen h Caro Ja Sh ort and igh, N e Ral O NOV 2 ) LE 9 OUT K S E : 9 i s a B A ) H o ( nal GY N ENT REHE P EM TAT COM E S OF T OM ITY INC EMEN HEET QU TED STAT CE S ENT S IN E DA D LI AN TEM NGE SO IDATE BAL STA A ON D OW OF CH NTS 2 C NSOL IDATE T FL 11 CO E OL...
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...Green Systems, Inc. Mobile sales tablet proposal Charles Brooks, Willy Almazan, Nathan Gass, Christian Hawkins, Matthew Chau University of Phoenix CIS/207 11/06/2012 The Mobile sales tablet by Green Systems Inc is an amazing solution to the retail experience. By putting the mobility in employees’ hands to walk around and spend the entire experience with the customer it creates more of a bond that that customer will remember the next time they want to purchase. Employees can look up a multitude of things with the mobile devices and save time from having to do price checks, stock checks, and looking for product information. Employees are freed up to do other tasks they might not have been able to accomplish if they were stuck to a register. And the devices have many more applications for use than just that. Mobile device payment offers a way to inexpensively change the way your business develops. By removing the costly register systems and switching everything over to mobile units you free up space in the store that otherwise would have been taken up by registers, lines, and “in a hurry” Customers. Now we go to them. They don’t have to come to us. We bring not only our own knowledge in our heads, but so much more. With a few other additions to this system we can change the way retail is done. Not a moment is wasted to build an excellent customer relationship that keeps that customer coming back every time. Welcome to The Mobile Sales Tablet. In This proposal we will be discussing...
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...RA G PC+ E IN E RM TH FO OR NS O F RA OV T N LE ual Ann 3 2 /1 2 2 01 Code 99 ck Sto o nov t Le or Rep ited Lim up Gro ov rso NV L e n R : L ion pe any – to l ( A D 34 bil comp o PC ted $ dica siness g y p t w and e US nolo to bu s. D ld h ng t e c o f t h e he wor P l u s untrie novo’s d stro e o n M t o n e ers in n g P C 160 c vices, L chain a rmer IB d i mak m e r g re than rnet de supply f the fo ures an s e t o ct te lobal o an ufac odu ition ile in nm rs i d mob ficient g acquis s, man logy pr ercial e ’s tom an mm no -ef op s, cus d PCs highly Group devel e tech ed co tation d s o ng ere a y s i n, Lenov an -to-u -bran work serv gine mp atio y k , er – ally en t innov ed by the Co nd eas ry Thin ervers a lead ption oduc Form ion, da l as s en r ure e . exc ilt on p cution g Divis ty, sec ude leg as wel e l e l u in quali inc obi Cs, is b egic ex mput ho t ig ct lines mer P y o f m ding stra onal C able, h odu u mil inclu s. i ons r s Per ets rel . Its p ded c d a f a evices, phone e s k n rt n a n net d mar service ea-bra ortu sma r Id inte ts and lobal F major d an and g e tabl vo, a ny, has mato, PCs eno ompa rs in Ya ghai L c te an 500 rch cen ng, Sh a; and in ea Beiji . res n; lina , Ch pa enzhen h Caro Ja Sh ort and igh, N e Ral O NOV 2 ) LE 9 OUT K S E : 9 i s a B A ) H o ( nal GY N ENT REHE P EM TAT COM E S OF T OM ITY INC EMEN HEET QU TED STAT CE S ENT S IN E DA D LI AN TEM NGE SO IDATE BAL STA A ON D OW OF CH NTS 2 C NSOL IDATE T FL 11 CO E OL...
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