Companies want to port software and services to mobile devices so their employees can work more flexibly and efficiently, says Antieri.

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With LG supposedly both looking to replace its existing NetCast smart TV platform and unhappy with Google TV based on its rate of adoption and Google's terms, engineers have been working to port the software to its dual-core L9 chipset.

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The cylindrical speaker features two high-performance drivers, a built-in bass port and digital signal processing software to extend frequency response on the high end while providing tighter low ends for deeper bass response.

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Cars will book themselves in for servicing, hospitals will consult online diaries before scheduling an appointment, and fishing boats will sell their catch at market before reaching port, all thanks to these software agents.

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And because the needs of a mountain climber differ from those of a hiker or someone who just wants the ultimate headlamp for rummaging through a wine cellar you can connect the Nao to your computer's USB port and fine-tune the settings using Petzl's software for Windows and Mac.

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The MaxxScan 6120 and 6150 scanners come integrated with both the USB and parallel port connections, and all models include Xerox TextBridge optical character recognition software.

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To attract broad developer support, the software giant also needs to communicate how it plans to upgrade WP7 and port it to non-phone devices, he says.

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Plug the printer into the base station's USB port, and all the users on the network can access it using Apple's Rendezvous software (which, be warned, needs Mac OSX version 10.2.3 or later).

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Russian flight controllers reloaded a software upgrade into the computers of the Zvezda module to prepare for the arrival of the docking port.

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