Access to basic phone functions, such as date and time or missed calls.
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Plus it lets you control basic phone functions such as the music player.
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The iPhone turns out to be a bit of conundrum, excelling and even revolutionizing certain phone functions, while utterly failing at others.
Apart from that neat touch, which in practice, is a bit awkward to properly use, the phone functions exactly as it should for the low-to-mid range it occupies.
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Developed by Sharp and launched by Vodafone's Japanese division, it is intended mainly for mobile gaming, but other phone functions can be triggered using a pre-set pattern of arm movements.
However, he said, many security researchers were getting interested in the sensors that came as standard in smartphones largely because the data they gathered was not subject to the same controls that governs other phone functions.
Riley Hassell and Shane Macaulay, two researchers with mobile security-focused Privateer Labs, plan to present two theoretical attacks on Android at the Black Hat security conference next month, both demonstrating new ways that a piece of mobile malware downloaded to a phone can surreptitiously exploit unexpected functions to gain control of the device, steal data, or make expensive phone calls.
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Once the security problem is licked, communal Wi-Fi microcells will take over many of the wireless Internet functions that phone companies hope to offer, Carrico says.
But the more functions cell phone manufacturers add, the greater the amount of power the phones use and the less practical running them on lithium batteries becomes -- so the race to find a viable alternative is on.
Its Wi-Fi functionality also lets shooters use their connected phone to control basic camera functions including shutter release, zoom, flash mode and more.
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When an app wants access to data or functions on your phone, such as your contacts list or the ability to send text messages, it can signal potential security or malware risks.
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Virgin said it did not have the rights necessary to offer it over 3G or 4G phone networks - although other functions such as setting a Tivo recording from a remote location would be possible via cellular connections.
But it did mean the phone could still be operated with one hand for a lot of functions and could be slipped into more pockets than a larger phone could.
The two Gulf states have announced the bans on some functions of the Blackberry mobile phone, claiming security concerns.
Microsoft said on Thursday the Q1 is not meant to replace your iPod or your phone, but does combine all these functions into one.
Once connected, the phone can be stored away and all functions can be operated using the vehicle's iDrive controller, steering wheel buttons and on-board monitor.
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The universal communicator is a mobile phone that also has onboard personal digital assistant functions, a video camera, several different wireless technologies and can stream audio and video to other devices.
We're keen on the fbt, a phone designed for braille text messaging, and the Tap, which is shaped like a light switch and functions like one too -- when you tap it, the phone turns off so you can live once again in peace.
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And without privacy, sharing a single shower, many of the men had lost their sense of the normal social barriers - they were around each other continuously, using the toilets, speaking to loved ones on the phone, and, presumably, indulging in other physical functions.
They also show that one phone looks a lot like an other and that adding extra functions to a device isn't always the path to a good user experience.
It also features several Nokia-only functions designed to make it stand out from other Windows Phone 8 devices.
The homescreen itself only functions in landscape mode, and doesn't re-orient when you flip the phone sideways (though we don't know why you'd ever use it that way).
This enables you to setup the functions and apps you want your children to have access to in an area of the phone that is design just for them.
"A phone that's an Internet appliance, an MP3 player, a camera and a whole bunch of other functions doesn't make a lot of sense, " he said.
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