There's WiFi connectivity with a dedicated Mobile Device Connect button, for direct access to an ad-hoc sharing mode.
The Bobsled Facebook chat is part of a broader move by T-Mobile to connect traditional phone calls with VOIP services.
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At that time, Verizon Wireless's terms of service required all customers who wanted to use their phones for tethering to subscribe to the company's Mobile Broadband Connect service, at an additional charge.
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Openwave Systems shares are trading sharply higher after the company announced that it has sued Apple and Research in Motion both in federal court in Delaware and before the U.S. International Trade Commission asserting that the two companies violate various patents covering the way mobile devices connect to the Internet.
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Splash is a plug-in for mobile game developers to connect with their friends across mobile games and notify them of what their friends are doing on various games.
Free calls and texts over WiFi using your home number via the Xfinify Connect Mobile app.
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With the Xfinity Connect Mobile app, you can also forward calls to iPads and iPod touches.
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Riders can create posts via their smartphone, and the robust ride data's already there, thanks to the interface with Garmin Connect Mobile.
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Today, we have powerful smartphones and tablets, 3G and 4G networks and easy-to-use mobile apps that connect directly back to the server.
Other functions not specific to the hybrid drive will also be available as options for other Panamera models via the Porsche Car Connect mobile app.
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And even in times of emergency, with potential power outages and people often away from home, consumers increasingly are turning to mobile broadband to connect with loved ones and gather news and information.
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You can now also connect them to your smartphone via Bluetooth so the Garmin Connect Mobile app can add some additional features, including live web tracking if you know anyone that wants to watch you two-wheeling around a 2D map.
They can connect their Samsung TV to a Samsung smartphone via a mobile Fitness app, or connect to a WiFi-enabled scale to manage their weight goals.
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Users wanting to connect via a mobile service will have to link their tablets to a BlackBerry device and connect through that.
And your extended enterprise will connect via mobile and social applications and use cloud services.
In addition to what we connect, mobile also changes how businesses connected.
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Picocells could also be of interest to enterprise IT departments seeking to cope with employees trying to connect their mobile devices to corporate networks.
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Skype works on PCs and most smart phones and tablets, and you can avoid roaming charges if you connect your mobile device to the Internet via Wi-Fi.
Over the years, Sprint has introduced non-phone devices such as USB modems, PC cards and "mobile hotspots" that connect other gadgets to 4G, but people continued to clamor for compatible phones.
Looks like Nokia's announced their new E60, E61, and E70 3G (WCDMA) phones with WiFi and mobile mail targeting mobile business users (yes, it's got GoodLink, Nokia Business Center, Seven Always-On, Visto Mobile, and BlackBerry Connect support).
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So clearly mobile is changing what we connect in terms of devices and in terms of corporate supported assets.
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For merchants, digital offers are a way to connect with the mobile customer.
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Banks should look at mobile as a way to connect with customers, not as a separate channel for payments.
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More than half of Tumblr's users connect through the mobile app and engage in an average of seven visits per day.
Virginia based company Laser Light Communications plans to launch a constellation of 12 satellites to connect remote and mobile platforms like ships to internet via lasers.
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Mobile Hotspot allows users to connect up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the nation's fastest wireless network via an application available on the ThunderBolt by HTC.
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In fact, a recent IBM study revealed that 73 percent of business leaders surveyed currently allow mobile devices or tablets to connect to their corporate networks.
The Panamera S E-Hybrid also includes an entirely new range of convenience functions which can be activated and operated by Porsche Car Connect, a mobile app available for Android and iOS-powered devices.
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"In addition to allowing consumers to bring in and connect to personal mobile devices, the vehicle will also act as its own mobile device, enabling embedded vehicle capabilities, " said Mary Chan, president, global connected consumer, General Motors.
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