Two years before its 2003 launch (as the iTunes Music Store), Apple introduced the iTunes client as a desktop music management program and implemented it as the device manager for the first iPod later in 2001.
Handsets that target older customers, such as pricey smart phones, are more likely to be offered in more conservative colors, says Sapna Tahliani, a device marketing manager for Verizon Wireless.
Likewise, the first software I download for any Android device is a task manager to kill background tasks and apps The reason is simple.
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"Smartphones and tablets are growing at a pace that PCs can't realistically keep up with because of device prices and to some extent disposability, " explained Ryan Reith, program manager, Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers at IDC.
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Using the wireless network manager utility on your device, search for "Push2TV" wireless network name (SSID) and connect.
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If you use an Android device, consider using an app manager to block apps from being used without your permission.
For first-time use, consumers set up an account in Magellan's Content Manager and connect their SmartGPS device to a computer with a micro USB cable.
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"The speakerphone category is a big focus for us and, as the market continues to grow year in and year out, more retailers and consumers become aware of it and realize the benefits of using a device, " said Jonas Forsberg, General Manager North America, Mobile Division, GN Netcom, Inc.
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The GALAXY Camera also features 'Smart Content Manager', an innovative on-device organization tool which intelligently creates folders, tags faces, and even suggests which pictures to delete when they don't come out as desired.
Even Palm's trajectory might have been different if it had inverted its thinking in time: Imagine a Palm Pilot not as a personal information manager with connectivity, but a connected device with PIM applications, and you have described exactly what the smartphone is today.
"I don't see many users wanting this device in the US or Western Europe, " said Francisco Jeronimo, research manager at consultants IDC.
One of the demos in the hallway shows how the company's Maximo Everyplace product gives an operations manager the ability to route a workflow through a browser on a connected mobile device.
But this is a device that will be judged by the tech world, not by a middle-aged asset manager.
There's also a freshened up UI look, a Download Manager App, user-definable App Groups, encryption for data both on the device and its SD card, improvements in battery life while using WiFi and Bluetooth, and the obligatory stability fixes.
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Walter Herrera, quality control and risk manager for the Chilean mining company GeoTech, has said his company was bringing a specialized device typically used for boring water holes to the mine.
Walter Herrera, quality control and risk manager for the Chilean mining company GeoTech, has said his company was bringing a specialized device -- a Scram T-130 drill typically used for boring water holes -- to the San Jose mine.
"These new features bring instant, additional value to Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 customers at no extra cost and position Slingbox firmly as a device of choice in the living room, " said Sling Media's Senior Vice President and General Manager Raghu Tarra.
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"It's clear we're shifting to a multi-device world and that creates a lot of pain points, " says Karl Mattson, vice president and general manager of Maxthon, which has about 220 employees.
According to mobile application team manager, Paul Lanzi, Genentech has standardized on Apple for mobile, with 17, 000 iOS device users worldwide (so by inference, 10, 000 iPhones, though it surprises me less and less when I hear about companies deploying iPod Touches, too).
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