Seat belts were an optional-use feature in cars starting in 1949, and were made compulsory in the US in 1984.
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T-Mobile may be planning to throw a data pay-per-use feature onto any smartphone that currently has its internet access blocked.
Another study suggests that more than 1 in 5 customers would use this feature.
Google says people who use that feature spend 15% less time overall reading their e-mail.
However, for a brief time, international users were also able to use the feature because of an error.
Unlike any other camera available today, the Polaroid Z340 pays homage to its analog predecessors, yet contains an advanced, easy-to-use digital feature set.
Best of all, it does everything BB Maps doesn't do with the exception of voice turn-by-turn, and I actually don't even use that feature very often.
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However, it is likely to use this feature to direct ads based on user interest and, in the process, charge a higher amount for these targeted ads.
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But Barclays' Kvaal contends that RIM's push technology will continue to be a "major differentiator" for BlackBerry devices and services, particularly since RIM allows outside developers to use the feature in their applications.
For example, if you want to send a message to someone you heard speak at an event but are not friends with, or if you want to message someone about a job opportunity, you can use this feature to reach their Inbox.
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Kahle already has distributed a million Zbubbles in the test version of the new software, and when the product debuts in the next few months, he hopes most of the people who have downloaded Alexa software (4 million and counting)will use the feature.
Having taken the lead in mid- and high-end feature phones that are adopting many of the trappings of smartphones, LG, through its new, improved Application Store, is offering consumers more ways than ever to use their feature phones in creative and dynamic ways.
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We use this feature on the NEX-C3 on a daily basis, so not having it here really is a significant drawback, especially considering Canon's implementation on models like the PowerShot G12 (sadly its G15 successor does indeed drop this feature).
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Users can use the new feature to set alarms, schedule meetings, get directions, read messages and more.
All the rules governing the use of this feature should make it more palatable to the privacy-conscious.
Agents can also use a search feature, entering a phone number, for instance, to see if it occurs in other active cases or leads.
We believe it would be helpful for the FTC to encourage industry to implement, and to help teach consumers how to use this simple feature.
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The maximum you can donate per month is also 50 euros, but Flattr is looking to increase that limit depending on how people use the new feature.
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He was especially sharp-tongued on the subject of all the new tablet computers about to hit the market, many of which use Android and feature smaller screens than the iPad.
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When I asked to use the navigation feature that would show me maps of places I want to go, Mr. Brin said it is prototyped but not in the version he showed me.
It asserts that it has only made use of a feature in a new version of the Kerberos standard that is currently being drafted, and is not trying to undercut the existing standard.
What algorithms are in use for that feature?
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Doug Miller of Wired reported that the main problem for BlackBerry is that few consumers are choosing to buy a BlackBerry for personal use so a feature that splits business and personal may have less appeal.
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With Optia, smartphone owners having trouble figuring out how to use a particular feature or app on their device can simply enable screen-sharing and remote operation with family and friends, and get real-time instructions from a trusted source, as if they were right in front of you.
If you want to share photos with other Galaxy S III owners and let them keep the files, you have to use a different feature called Share Shot, which automatically distributes the photos you're taking by sending them over Wi-Fi to other S III handsets on your local Wi-Fi network.
Sprint offers Truly UnlimitedSM 4G LTE data, text and calling to any mobile device with no metering, no throttling, and no overages, all while on the Sprint network, making it the ideal carrier for customers who want to use every single feature of their Galaxy S 4 every single day of the month without worry.
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Unless we missed the memo, it isn't like there are any 1080p broadcasts causing us to really wish we had that digital input for, and let's face it, how many STV devices exclusively feature DVI compared to the amount which use component, but may also feature DVI?
For maximized ease of use, the models feature upgraded versions of numerous popular functions introduced in the 2012 winter lineup.
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Unfortunately, this feature requires use of the WT-5A wireless dongle, which is still awaiting FCC certification and could not be demonstrated.
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