The claim that businesses will return to centralized device model is badly flawed.
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Only then did we learn Samsung had chosen not to support newer versions of the OS on our device model.
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Currently, airlines complain that they have to test each model of device individually, on every single plane in the fleet, and with a separate empty flight used for each test, before they're allowed to relax the rules for that model.
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The Chromebook Pixel, which boots up in a matter of a few seconds, has 32 gigabytes of storage on the Wi-Fi-only device (the LTE model has 64 gigabytes) and comes with one terabyte of storage space in Google Drive online file-storage program.
The device bypasses the traditional console business model by allowing consumers to purchase gaming apps online and play them on the device.
Google develops Android under an open-source licensing model, allowing device makers to tweak the operating system to fit their products.
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It, too, is based on the same five-device-per-user model as ProPlus.
Next came Amazon with the Kindle, an entirely new device, and a new business model.
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Below you can see an alternate fullscreen version of the phone (a hardware reference model, not a device you can expect to buy anytime soon) up and running its browser app.
So Microsoft shifted gears and developed the Extender model which put a CE device at each TV with the real brains of the operation on a PC hidden away back in an office -- where PCs belong.
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As MacRumors noted yesterday, a look at the download options for the latest Apple TV software update also revealed a new "AppleTV3, 2" model, which it speculated could be an international version of the device -- although it of course remains to be seen if it and this model are one and the same.
The iPhone 4 debuted 15 months ago and the hiatus between that launch and today marks one of the longest periods without a new model in the history of the device.
He installed his device into a Ford Crown Victoria, the model abused by so many cops and cabbies, and slammed the door 100, 000 times to see if vibrations would wear it down.
Steve not only envisioned a highly portable music device, he pioneered a new and fair pricing model for music that was made available through the iStore.
In one particularly nifty instance, they used a mouse model to demonstrate that an implanted medical device could accelerate wound healing and kill bacteria, then dissolve once the job was done.
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At the moment, the lion's share of the payment model (for content) goes to the device maker.
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Driving this was the worldwide release of its Galaxy S i9000 converged mobile device, as well as its bada-based Wave model.
Boston Scientific's next model will be the meeting point of the medical device and drug businesses.
But it is attacking with a radical business model: inexpensive flat-rate wireless data for any device (it plans to add voice service soon).
For this equipment, you must create an imputed model of energy usage based on what you know about the device.
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In his model, a program called a management agent is installed in each device.
The Defy XT is a chunky device with a lower-resolution screen than any current iPhone or leading Android model.
Sony is not the first to release a water-protected model, but appears the company believe the feature will add to its device's appeal.
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And if you already have the device, you're going to be getting the best parts of the new model for free very soon (or for a small charge to those who own an iPod Touch).
And although in some cases what they delivered was a newly crafted content offering, this model did nothing to re-architect the proposition of magazines on a connected device.
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The device will also be available with 4G LTE connectivity, further enhancing accessibility from anywhere (touch model based).
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The iPhone 5 is a nice device, particularly for those who did not yet have an iPhone or were still using an old model.
The device will go on sale in the third-quarter of the year but will be in working model form earlier, in the second-quarter, says Lin.
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For the enterprise, Apple first added business email, then decent security, then enterprise device management hooks, and now a B2B app store and soon a decent over-the-air software delivery model.
That the costliest Lumia model is selling so well is a big positive for Nokia, which is looking to return its mobile device division to operating profit as soon as possible.
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