The open device and application obligations were core conditions when Verizon purchased the C-block spectrum.
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Verizon Wireless bid at auction to acquire that spectrum, understanding that it was accompanied by open device and application obligations.
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For the time being, advertisers will have to depend on third-party identifiers such as Open Device Identification Number, Kamran says.
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Oracle provides a complete, integrated, and yet open device-to-data center platform that allows partners to capitalize on the myriad of new opportunities that the world of connected devices is bringing about.
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On Nov. 5 the Mountain View, Calif. search giant announced that it had cobbled together an alliance of 34 companies seeking to turn the mobile phone into a freely open computing device.
Water pressure keeps the device open, and steel rollers help it to bounce over tricky rocks and avoid getting snagged.
Upon cracking the device open, enthusiasts were surprised to find no copy protection to speak of -- just a lightly glued MicroSD card.
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The security industry has long warned that jailbreaking iPhones to install whatever unapproved applications the user wants leaves the device open to cybercriminals.
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After all, the company's open source, device-agnostic Ice Cream Sandwich software is largely responsible for driving down prices and getting tablets into more consumer hands.
Users can, for example, write or edit a document on one device, put that device to sleep, open the same document on another device, and pick up where they left off, right down to the cursor position.
Lifting your eyebrows makes the device open its grip, clenching your teeth shuts it and moving your lips to the left and right twists the claw, while other motions are currently handled by using a PlayStation 2 controller.
Using voice commands, the user can order the device to open files, check emails or zoom in with the camera to look in closer detail at what's in front of them.
You're now looking at the possibilities that have just been opened up by the Federal Communications Commission's vote Tuesday to mandate that a prime block of spectrum the U.S. government will auction off early next year be open to any wireless device entrepreneurs care to concoct, Sarva, the chief executive of wireless start-up Txtbl argues.
The device reportedly would open Facebook directly in the phone, without having to go to the Facebook app.
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Connect Push to your computer (via USB, no drivers, etc. required), open Ableton Live and the device springs to life.
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But force the owners of a nationwide slice of that spectrum to make their service open to anyone selling a device that meets certain specifications.
As a result, Linaro's resources and open source solutions will allow device manufacturers to speed up development time, improve performance and reduce engineering time spent on non-differentiating, low-level software.
Quick Response, or QR, codes are a type of barcode loaded with information that, when scanned with a phone or other device, can open a web page, social media site or video (users first need to download an app, available for iPhone, iPad and Android).
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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Teusink cracked open a Logitech R-R001 presenter device and the USB dongle that allows it to communicate wirelessly with a PC.
The software powering the device is built on the open-source Linux kernel and the open-source WebKit Web browser engine, Rathakrishnan says.
While many adults may read manuals for a new device, younger generations just open the box and start navigating and adding apps.
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" He also says Razer's whittled down concepts for the device, though he's open to "suggestions for specs, form factor, pricing, features, " and even "etc.
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Android operating system, which is used with an array of device makers and is based on open-source software, so it can be more vulnerable to security breaches.
There was, however, an even bigger conceptual breakthrough: the mobile device as general purpose computer, open to the world of software, powered by the resources of the cloud.
The phone we handled felt like a pretty standard low-end Android device, albeit running an HTML5 open source OS. Swapping between apps was quick and responsive, but the phone really wasn't doing too much.
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The operating system, which Mozilla today confirmed will use its Firefox brand, will power the launch of smartphones built entirely to open Web standards, where all of the device's capabilities can be developed as HTML5 applications.
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During Sunday's game, the relay device triggered, signaling a switch to open when it shouldn't have, causing the partial outage.
More than a decade ago, medical-device companies began introducing stents to prop open arteries as an alternative to traditional surgery.
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