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The Story No One Cares About: PC Sales at lowest number since 2007

CTOvision

The analyst firm IDC reports that worldwide PC shipments in 2015 were about 300 million units, on par with 2007 numbers. The PC market continued to face persistent challenges from longer-PC lifecycles and competition from mobile phones and tablets, despite the slowing growth in those markets. Bob Gourley. PCs are not going away.

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Social TV platform Scener adds Hulu’s David Baron as CEO and filmmaker J.J. Abrams as investor

GeekWire

Baron helped launch Hulu in 2007 and spent 14 years at that streaming service. Baron will lead Scener’s next growth phase, which will include scaling the team, launching a new mobile product and prepping for a Series A funding round. (Photo via Scener). ” Scener turns TV viewing into social watch parties. Scener Image).

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Apple’s Phil Schiller gives Epic iPhone testimony

The Verge

Schiller’s testimony spends some quality time back in 2007. The overall impression I get from the list of improvements is, essentially, that Fortnite absolutely could not have launched on the first generation of iPhones — the hardware and chips couldn’t have handled the game. For instance, he says he doesn’t see mobile as a duopoly.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. This approach to providing software for hardware partners to sell their own machines created a huge platform for Microsoft. Windows Vista (2007). With Windows 1.0, Windows 95 (1995).

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Fountainhead: The Beginning of the Non-Dedicated Device World?

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After all, millions of people own identical hardware/software configurations of iPhones, Android-based phones, tablets, laptops and other devices. Labels: Citrix , Mobility , Predictions. (4). Mobile Work. (4). Mobility. (2). ► 2007. (33). More at [link]. Ken Oestreich. Infrastructure Orchestration. (31).

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What Is ePUB Book Format And Why You Should Use It

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Developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum in 2007, ePUB quickly dethroned its predecessor, the Open eBook Format (OEB), taking the digital publishing world by storm. Opening An ePUB File For Viewing Among hardware eReaders, ePUB is the eBook file format that is most commonly supported. ePUB: Why It Matters 1.

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Rabbit R1 vs AI Pin: Detailed comparison

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The evolution of smartphones since Apple’s introduction of the iPhone in 2007 has been nothing short of revolutionary, leading us to a point where these devices are no longer just tools for efficiency but have become central to our daily lives. Hardware distinctions are also prominent in the Rabbit R1 vs AI Pin comparison.