But passing the compatibility test is not enough to call your device an Android device, because Android is a trademark.
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Although the software supposedly lets the device call out for mail as often as every 15 minutes, it never did so in my tests.
While many have already started to call the expected device a Sony PlayStation phone, the handset is likely to carry Sony Ericsson's Xper ia brand, another person familiar with the matter said.
Security officers cleared the building at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) following the anonymous call which said the device would explode at 9.20 a.m.. The all-clear was given 15 minutes later.
The new handset shares a handful of specs with the Ascend D2, and although it's not as equipped, you wouldn't call it a low-end device.
Sun's new device, which its makers call the "ultimate thin client, " could pose a threat to IBM's business and add more zip to Sun's revenues.
Users can quickly, safely and easily place a hands-free call directly from their SmartGPS when the device is paired with a compatible phone with a Bluetooth connection.
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On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, a researcher at Motorola, made the world's first-ever call from a cellular telephone, a device he helped to create that weighed two pounds and had a mere 20-minute battery life.
Mr. Elop said in the company's third-quarter conference call that Nokia would launch its first MeeGo device this year.
In addition to the missed call log, the new tech-savvy device allows students to screen (translation: ignore) as many as 100 stored phone numbers.
The Audible Pairing Assistance feature reveals the connection status when another device is connected, while Vibrating Call Alert notifies the user of incoming calls.
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Its products include "Call Grabber, " which allows a user to transfer a voice or video call from a land line to a mobile device or broadband-enabled TV.
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With roughly 1, 700 employees, Genband has developed dozens of VOIP-related products and services over the years, including "Call Grabber, " which allows a user to transfer a voice or video call from a land line to a mobile device or broadband-enabled TV.
This meant that users were free to swap the CableCARD to another device without so much as a call to Verizon, and more importantly, it meant that all the content was accessible via features like TiVo To Go and Media Center Recorded TV sharing.
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The myTouch 4G Slide's entertainment experience also can be shared with the whole family with T-Mobile KidZone, a built-in feature that allows parents to restrict what applications their kids can access on the device without worrying about them making a call or accessing inappropriate material.
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Sceptics might suggest that these last-minute countermeasures call into doubt the reason for a radio-chip device in the first place.
Research in Motion is working on a touch-sensitive device, dubbed Thunder, that its engineers reportedly call the AK, for Apple Killer.
Configurable triggers such as removal or tampering of the drive, removal of device from a resting GPS point, cellular telephone call, or even a change in temperature will release a "chemical mist" into the drive (not the computer) destroying it layer by layer.
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Perhaps its coolest new trick is the ability to share your phone's screen with the person on the other end of the call (if they're also on a BlackBerry 10 device), so you can review work documents or enjoy photos together without having to e-mail or upload the files.
To call it a big difference seems to be a disservice to a device that is essentially completely different from its forebear.
While mobile is a "nascent source of revenue for us, " Yahoo sites get more than 200 million monthly unique visitors from mobile-device users, Ms. Mayer said on Monday's call following the earnings release.
Philippe is a longtime mobility analyst with IDC and Strategy Analytics - so no finger quotes when I call him a true influencer, especially in the key area of mobile device management (MDM).
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Get a device (personal emergency response system) your parent can use to call for help if needed.
Users are also able to access their device's local address books and see all their conversations and call history in one timeline, synced across all devices.
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Similarly, he says, hackers can write short programs to access a device's internal phone book, initiate or respond to a call, or do whatever else a legitimate user could do.
For retail workers, the device can access product information, look at inventory or be used to call another employee inside or outside the store for assistance.
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When consumers see the joyn brand they will know that the device is RCS enabled, which means it automatically 'knows and shows' ways to share with contacts via chat, video, call or files, at any moment in time, regardless of the network or device used.
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While making a phone call is, after all, where all this started, the phone aspect of a device is now almost tertiary in the selection process of what the consumer values most.
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