The phrase "age of desktop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a period in which desktop computers were the primary means of computing and internet access.
Example: "During the age of desktop, many people relied on their home computers for work and entertainment."
Alternatives: "era of desktop" or "period of desktop".
But in the age of the desktop web, AOL and Yahoo grew huge by using their frequent use to become the portals to everything else.
There is a shift worth noting that is emerging in technology companies — born in the age of the desktop web — that are working to harness mobile usage to generate revenue: Reaching the tipping point of bringing in half their top line or more in mobile-derived incomes.
Bigger keys means more work for your CPU, and although that's not a big deal in this age of quad-core desktop PCs, I haven't had anyone explain to me that a 4096 bit key is demonstrably better than a 2048 bit key.
This is the age of laptops and desktops that can deftly handle hi-def video playback and video editing, with help from graphics cards that start at $200 and go up from there.
Smartphone shoppers were also more likely to be younger than their desktop counterparts with 70.7percentt of smartphone retail visitors under the age of 45 compared to 61.1percentt of desktop users.
That is no small feat in an age of flavor-of-the-month desktop and notebook electronic devices.
In the women's age group of 41 50, the combined effects for usage of desktop computer and the usage of portable computer or mini-computer increase.
For those who believe that the age of tablets, smartphones, Google Glass and the "cloud" has heralded the demise of desktop PCs, there's still one place you're guaranteed to find a growing need for them.
Who needs Microsoft or other makers of desktop software?
Vittorio Viarengo is vice president of desktop products for VMware.
