Another element that might concern some companies, according to Cable Digital News, is a "monitor application" that the cable company uses to control how devices use processing resources.

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But he immediately saw that the same feature, which allows an application to monitor when other applications launch, could also insert a look-alike login screen, just as a phishing website would.

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Without any objections forthcoming, it was left to Andy Burnham, then a junior health minister, to sign off the relevant paper work and pass the application off to Monitor, the body that makes the final decision on FT status.

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The EEG monitor communicated directly with a computer running an application that triggered the do not disturb setting through the API.

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React to outside power grid risks and demand response requests: To reduce risk of application outages, data centers must be able to closely monitor the facility and surrounding environment as well as their IT equipment.

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According to a report from the Verge, Microsoft is developing a cross-application exercise-tracking app paired with a heart-rate monitor for the Kinect.

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The heart rate measurement feature lets you monitor your resting heart rate and transmit all that to the Withings Health Mate mobile application via the built-in internet connection.

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Mr Perkins told the court that Flintshire council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) had indicated a decision to terminate their contracts for residents at Greencroft and to monitor it on a daily basis, so CSSIW did "not anticipate the need to proceed with this application".

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