Like Apple, Amazon has built a tablet that mixes hardware with tightly integrated electronic storefronts, according to Wu.

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The planned voluntary rules would cover "integrated electronic devices, including mobile phones".

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The UK will move towards an integrated electronic border security system, linking biometric passports and visas with electronic checks on entry and exit, helping to track and intercept terrorists and criminals and to stop illegal immigration.

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Moving forward, Esrailian says he would like to see patient intake information integrated with electronic health care records.

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Meanwhile, high-tech exports such as electronic integrated circuits and phones jumped 64 percent and 21 percent, respectively.

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Specialized engineers focused on three critical areas: the battery, motor and electronic interface as integrated components of a complete machine.

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As more and more of us transition to integrated systems and, importantly, work on electronic health records, the measured will become the majority.

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Launched in 2002, it was meant to revolutionise the way technology was used in the health service by paving the way for electronic records, digital scanning and integrated IT systems across hospitals and community care.

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Glasslike silicon dioxide has been the insulator of choice in electronic chips since 1959, when Bob Noyce cobbled together the first silicon integrated circuit--wires and switches etched into silicon insulation.

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Each electronic component, he decided, could be made of the same type of material and integrated into a whole.

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