Again, for a device as pricey as the iPhone 5, this is intolerable.
Instead of looking at the time they spend on a device as a bad thing, we need to examine why they are so drawn to the devices.
That involves tracking a device as it moves away from a known location, such as a door to a building (which can be pinpointed via GPS because it is outdoors).
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Many people have yet to discover just how convenient a GPS receiver can be, and building it into a device as common as a mobile phone would probably make them users for life.
Maybe CMS should automatically begin reviewing a device as soon as a new drug application has been submitted to the FDA. That could not only get devices to patients faster, but also allow for more debate on medical costs, earlier.
"If you love reading and are looking to invest a chunk of money into a device as a dedicated e-reader, then the iPad is not your best bet, " Cesar Torres, of CNN content partner ArsTechnica , wrote last year in a review comparing the third-generation iPad to e-readers such as the third-generation Kindle. (That iPad has the same screen as the most recent one).
The M1000, includes the innovative docking station from GIGABYTE, allowing the netbook to be used as a mobile device or as a workstation when docked.
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Available as a physical device or as a free app for iOS or Android devices, it offers players an added level of security against account-theft attempts that stem from sources such as phishing attacks, viruses packaged with seemingly harmless file downloads, and websites embedded with malicious code.
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As a test, I downloaded files from HDtracks.com, an online retailer specializing in hi-res audio, plugged a device known as a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) into my computer and listened over earphones.
And advertisers generally pay less than half as much for a Google ad accessed on a mobile device as they do for something searched from a plugged-in PC.
What about a possible inflection point that is arriving when most consumers will consider their phone simply as a utility device and not as a fashion accessory?
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Whether that'll happen remains to be seen, but either way, this is the final nail in the Zune's coffin -- not just as a device, but as a thing in the world.
He treats every creation as a challenge, daring himself to go far beyond any simple assumption about how a device, such as a corkscrew or nutcracker, is expected to work.
In addition, flash memory is making its way into more enterprise and client computer applications, both as a stand alone storage device and as a cache memory and system accelerator.
Replacing a plastic device with a mobile device capable of receiving as well as sending a variety of information in a visual manner fundamentally changes the purchasing experience, and for the better.
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Students will realize substantial benefits from the bundle, which will add a physical keyboard to the device as well as a USB adapter that supports plugging in USB thumb drives as well as peripherals such USB mice.
Setting up a wireless network in the home requires at least two components: a wireless hub, which connects to the modem (DSL or cable) or server PC, and a client device such as a PC insert card, which connects to the hub.
In an application with the U.S. Patent Office published in December 2007, Apple described a wireless system that would allow customers to place an order at a store using a wireless device such as a media player, a wireless personal digital assistant or a cellphone.
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While we're on the subject of BlackBerry devices, the Bold 9790 -- a device that officially launched a month ago -- is also making it to the UK as a SIM-free device as soon as January 9th.
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This time, they tracked the inmate's condition on a device known as a bispectral index monitor.
Small wonder that the company is also rumoured to have developed a web device as proof of its concept.
To do this, the researchers adapted a device known as an atomic-force microscope.
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The next stage sees air sucked in through the nose of the turbine via a device known as an "air blower".
The article is mostly interested in the iWatch as a device controller, much as the Pebble functions when paired with a portable music player.
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These TV breaks, which also popped up throughout "RoboCop" -- and are not unlike television commercials -- provide a narrative device as well as comic relief.
The company has been considering designs for such a device since as early as 1983, and some smaller consumer-electronics companies already have rolled tablet computers onto the market.
British oil company BP, one of the firms operating the rig, has not been able to activate a device known as a blow-out preventer, designed to stop oil flow in an emergency.
Three high-performance MIPS computing cores--or brains--can be crammed into the same space within a phone or mobile device as a single Intel Atom mobile processor core without increasing the device's power draw.
The origins of the pencil date to the ancient Romans, who used to write with a device known as a stylus--a metal stick, usually lead, which was used to scratch words onto papyrus.
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