Yet there was nominal interest in single-function gadgets like e-books (growth to 9% from 8%) and GPS devices (from 9% to 11%).
Much of the growth can be credited to Nextel's push-to-talk service, the walkie-talkie-like function that allows users to page and call friends instantly with a single button.
CDM's imaging system, it passes first through conventional optical elements, and then through a lens moulded into a shape of a cubic-like function (ie, with a surface which, instead of being spherical, is relatively flat in the centre but has scalloped edges).
In reality, creativity and innovation function a lot like WD-40: with a little elbow grease and a healthy dose of persistence.
But as yet there is no smoking gun - a protein involved in regulating brain function, say - that may have caused our ape-like ancestors to branch off from chimps.
Though nobody is quite certain, it looks as though the Hartle-Hawking wave function may behave rather like Dr Page's model.
After that, you either have to empty the camera into a computer -- awkward on holiday -- or buy memory cards that function like extra rolls of film.
This "user intent" is then put to use, launching an additional app or performing the specified function, while non-speech input (presumably like the ability to correct your requests in text form) get a brief mention.
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The trial project is essentially a five-story brick edifice specially constructed to function like a honeycomb.
Since they look and function more like a traditional phone service, line-powered voice-access systems may be more palatable to consumers than other VoIP products.
To the function-based repurposing of natural-wonder materials, like silk and cashmere.
End-users and departments are choosing their own devices, selecting and using Software as a Service applications and other cloud resources, and generally doing end-arounds to bypass the IT function whenever they feel like it.
The FreedomPop iPod touch 4G Sleeve snaps onto any fourth generation iPod touch, enabling a seamless connection to FreedomPop's free high-speed 4G network and allowing the iPod to function like an iPhone.
In terms of functionality, there's a new panorama mode, that allows picture stitching for multiple images into one larger shot (a whopping 28 megapixels in total) -- it looks like the 4S is getting this function as well, though it's unclear if it'll be via iOS 6 or what.
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Google's Gmail currently lacks a calendar function, and some believe the firm would like to add one - albeit perhaps a limited version that could serve home users well without meeting the requirements of corporate users, thus avoiding a head-on challenge to Microsoft's business model.
S., Face Detection, Intelligent Scene Selector and the Pre-Rec function, all which maximize shooting results and minimize common issues like blurring.
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The Tactile Pro 4 closely matches the layout of a standard Mac keyboard - complete with an Fn key and special function keys that work just like those on an actual Apple keyboard.
And while some of the latter may look like automatic military-style machine guns, they do not function in that manner.
The DualShock 3-esque placement of those analog sticks isn't helping either, but sadly that doesn't look like it's changing -- the sticks are where they are for function's sake.
It analyzed what was wrong with competing services and sought out sites that were best-in-class when it comes to things like displaying beautiful photographs or creating a search function that produces highly effective results.
In addition, there is only limited standardization in what these menus and buttons look like and how they function, contributing to confusion and frustration on the part of end-users.
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Land-based wind turbines are reasonably cheap but function best in the sort of windswept beauty spots that locals like to keep unblemished, so many have stalled in the planning process.
At the same time, they must be sensitive enough to transform even weak TV signals into clear images and function in sheltered places, like garages, and at moderate speeds, such as on trains or in fast-moving cars.
The GRAMMY.com-based microsite will function as a resource for consumers and audio professionals to learn about the wide array of technologies that make life-like digital audio possible, and help them enjoy music the way the experts intended.
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Along with the search function, which encompasses Web, news image, video and map content, like Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ), the site hosts job listings and professional profiles.
Dr Ma even suggested that the robots could behave like many real insects and assist with the pollination of crops, "to function as the now-struggling honeybee populations do in supporting agriculture around the world".
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Dr Ip looked at which genes were active in the gill-like structures of the mouth and found one that appears, from its similarity to genes of known function from other species, to encode a urea transporter.
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