Not only are they a communications device, but more and more, they are becoming an entertainment device.
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Better still, the Wi-Fi circuitry makes every laptop not just a communications device, but also a router.
This isn't just a phone -- it's a mobile communications device that boasts few true rivals in the marketplace.
Google has designed a television that is also a supercomputing communications device.
In several ways, then, the printer becomes a two-way communications device.
There was the London primary school with a plan to recycle old computer components to turn the Raspberry Pi into a communications device for schools in developing countries.
Thus are cell phones, Blackberrys and Bose headsets treated as if one, though the Bose headsets differ from the first two in that they are not a two-way communications device.
"That would be the biggest mistake they could make--not sticking to their vision and getting off the page of 'this is not a phone, this is a new generation of communications device, ' " Rolston says.
Firefox has become one of the most important pieces of software around today as consumers shift from using their PCs to run applications living on their hard drives to a communications device able to connect with applications living on distant servers.
In the near future whether you are in the middle of the ocean or docked at a foreign port, your personal communications device (whether smartphone, Blackberry, laptop or tablet) will provide equivalent communications that we have all come to expect at home.
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The company's flagship device, VIVOplay, is the smallest commercially available mobile communications and location device designed to help families keep in touch in situations where existing location and communications technology fail.
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"After a frightening personal experience where I briefly lost my young son, Filip, in a mall, I realized that a communications and location device for children was not a nice-to-have but a must-have, " said Sten Kirkbak, founder and CEO of Evado Filip.
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Nokia is a world leader in the development of handheld device and mobile communications technologies, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent position.
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That's because the iPhone's severe design isn't about aesthetics: it's a solution to the very modern problem of how to combine computing, communications and mobility in a single device, says Mark Rolston, chief creative officer at Frog Design, which has worked on projects from Logitech devices to online services for Blockbuster (nyse: BBI - news - people ).
If employees are using the same device for work and personal communications, that means employers have access to staff all the time.
Investigators pulled the voyage data recorder, a device that records alarms, voice communications on the bridge, engine speed, navigation information and rudder angle, Cuty said.
Orange has installed systems to record BlackBerry, which is the most popular device in financial services because the communications go through a BlackBerry server which offers enterprise controls and security.
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So right out of the box, a customer will get a stunning device that is connected to unique communications, productivity and entertainment services from Microsoft as well as access to great services and applications from our partners and developers around the world.
Looking to solidify its dominance in the business communications market, Avaya on Wednesday unveiled a tablet device and new software designed to unite phone calls, instant messages and video conferencing in one easy-to-use platform.
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If this will suffice, then no problem, but even RIM admits that consumer focus is changing and tending toward a second communications link via 3G or 4G as a stand-alone device.
On Day 44 of the trek, both a radar device meant to measure the ice thickness and a satellite communications unit to relay the data are still not working - despite being brought back to the UK for repairs and then delivered to the team last week.
On the home front, the device could lead to rapid improvements in cable television and satellite communications.
Based on what I've seen and heard from fellow CEOs and business leaders, if organizations with more than 1, 000 smartphones or smart devices in use do not enforce mobility audit and cost management strategies and solutions, they can be sure their mobile communications costs will rise sharply, and so will the risks associated with device and data losses.
Kaspar Meuli, Head of Communications at the Oeschger Center, told CNN what people can expect from the device.
But can Nokia top RIM, which for all its problems, still is seen as the mobile device of choice for companies that want to make sure their employee communications are secure?
The patent application also explains that the streaming playback could be adjusted based on the type of communications network, and that there would naturally be various means to authenticate your device and ensure that you actually own the music you're streaming.
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This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.
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One uses embedded hardware in the form of a near-field communications chip (NFC) within smartphones, which requires an NFC-enabled merchant device to handle the transaction.
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The company has also developed a wearable communication device called the TalkTrac that allows users to carry up to eight messages or communications with them.
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For that reason you may decide that a tablet, and especially the iPad or even the new Nexus 7 tablet (if you have a WiFi connection), is a far better choice as a communications tool when you are overseas if you do not need the convenience of a smaller device with its obvious limitations as far as screen size.
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