The open device and application obligations were core conditions when Verizon purchased the C-block spectrum.
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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.
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.
Connect Push to your computer (via USB, no drivers, etc. required), open Ableton Live and the device springs to life.
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Water pressure keeps the device open, and steel rollers help it to bounce over tricky rocks and avoid getting snagged.
The software powering the device is built on the open-source Linux kernel and the open-source WebKit Web browser engine, Rathakrishnan says.
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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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.
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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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 device reportedly would open Facebook directly in the phone, without having to go to the Facebook app.
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Social will be an option for those who make use of it, and will likely open the door for an increased use of the PS4 as an eSports device.
There is a potential future for magazines on the tablet that is more open, collaborative and connected, but readers, not the device or the marketplace, must be at the heart of the next evolution.
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However, as digital course materials progress and achieve the full creative, open, interactive manifestation that they can, competition to be the device of choice for education will become more and more intense.
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With DIAL-compatible TVs the prompt shows up as long as the target device is on (whether or not the app is open), while on the PS3 the Netflix app will need to be open for it to pop up.
With DIAL-compatible Google TVs the prompt shows up as long as the target device is on (whether or not the app is open), while on the PS3 the Netflix app will need to be open for it to pop up.
During Sunday's game, the relay device triggered, signaling a switch to open when it shouldn't have, causing the partial outage.
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.
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.
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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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.
The second was the news from the team working with the open source elements of WebOS, who have the former Palm operating system running on another Nexus device, the Nexus 7.
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Simply open the box, plug in the xPrintServer via USB cable, and print wirelessly from any iOS device running iOS version 4.2 or later, to virtually any USB or network-connected printer.
Precisely where the art resides, and who are the artists, are questions without definitive answers in the case of Newstweek, especially since the open-source plans allow anyone to modify everything, from the headlines to the capabilities of the device.
Teusink cracked open a Logitech R-R001 presenter device and the USB dongle that allows it to communicate wirelessly with a PC.
" 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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It's understandable -- Miracast is a very recent open standard that lets you echo the display from an enabled device like a smartphone or tablet onto your TV (think Apple's AirPlay Mirroring).
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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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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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