Tablet and pen support was introduced in the productivity applications.

Sales of its productivity applications and related products grow 48 percent in the quarter, to $2.93 billion, accounting for more than half of Microsoft's revenue.

Google has begun marketing a package of these productivity applications to businesses.

Nick, a 13-year-old beta tester, wants Santa to know that games are intrinsically more valuable and fun than educational software or personal productivity applications.

Performance: More responsive for key tasks such as booting and launching productivity applications.

For a computer intended to be used for productivity applications, this was a heavy weakness.

Third-party developers have created a wide variety of other programs for the BlackBerry, like games and productivity applications.

However, productivity applications such as home finance programs, spreadsheets, and communication terminal programs were also made for the machine.

A: Applications, at least what we think of today as high-volume productivity applications, will disintegrate.

Do a little digging on Google's site and you'll come across everything from productivity applications to an instant messaging client.