However, all modern smartphones have Wi-Fi built in, and wireless networks are common enough in indoor spaces that an app could easily scan for known access points and calculate your position using trilateration.

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This app allows users to access bar codes and QR codes to scan for payment or admission.

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Computer geeks call it war-driving or Net stumbling: roving around with a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop to scan for nearby Wi-Fi access points, then trying to see if they can use them for free.

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We are confident that users will deeply appreciate the ability to print, scan, copy, fax and access Internet wirelessly, all through a single device that is incredibly easy to set up and use.

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More cleverly, a feature Apple calls iTunes Match will let a user scan their music library to unlock access to high quality digital recordings of the music that can be downloaded to any of their devices.

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McAfee Virus Scan enterprise features built-in, real-time on-access and automatic antivirus scanning and cleaning using the McAfee scanning engine.

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The absolute best thing about using RSS feeds is that after you have everything set up, you can scan the jobs in your reader from anywhere you have internet or mobile access.

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You can just scan someone's e-mail, or create a digital repository that someone has access to.

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Instead, the conditions present in the Diaspora Pathways Archival Access Project lined up and led him to create a quirky but effective robotic scanner that would allow small institutions to scan large collections of fragile documents on the cheap.

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