Today, wounded veterans and active duty military receive prosthetic devices from the VA or TRICARE at no cost.
Microsoft has secured a patent deal with the world's biggest consumer electronics manufacturer to receive fees for devices powered by Google's Android and Chrome operating systems.
The vast majority of these devices rarely receive software security updates.
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OracleMobile.com and Strategy.com, respectively subsidiaries of Oracle, a database supplier and MicroStrategy, a data-warehousing firm, allow users to select information they want to receive on their wireless devices from corporate websites.
Once consumers have connected their Samsung Smart TVs to other devices in the same wireless network using built-in wireless connectivity features, they can easily send and receive images and audio between devices.
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Dr. Vaccaro said he doesn't receive royalties from Medtronic on devices he personally implants.
The industry has now adapted the Wireless Application Protocol, or WAP, enabling companies to distribute Internet-ready information to wireless devices equipped to receive it.
Devices will also receive the ability to change the home button's LED to correlate with contacts, pause and resume video recording, color emoticons and refreshed QRemote functionality.
Its PIPA Touch scanner can add biometric authentication to phones' lock screens, websites and other tasks through a developer kit, and a modular design lets it slip into cases for the Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices that should receive support.
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To tap money for such devices, villagers can receive small loans under the GreenVillage Credit program.
Use of these white spaces will allow devices to transmit and receive wireless signals for applications such as broadband access for rural communities, Wi-Fi-like services or new 'machine-to-machine' networks.
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Open and secure NFC-connectivity makes it possible to share and receive content by tapping with compatible devices, or make secure payments using the Wallet application in Windows Phone 8.
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Asked whether he ever tells his patients of his ties to Medtronic, Dr. Foley responded in an email that he doesn't receive any royalties from Medtronic on devices he has contributed to when they are implanted in patients by himself, members of his practice or hospitals where he has admitting privileges.
AllShare Play automatically notifies the Galaxy Note 10.1 of other devices on the same network that are ready to receive video files (Samsung HDTVs, mobile tablets, laptops and other consumer electronic devices).
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Note: Devices running DI07 will not receive a network notification to update nor will it be available from client side request.
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In its purest sense, I associate the Nexus name with unlocked devices that are quick to receive the latest versions of Android.
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On Monday, the Election Commission activated another of Nadra's SMS software devices that enables voters to receive their serial number on the electoral rolls and the name of the polling station where they are to vote.
The innovation announced today takes advantage of the machine-to-machine capability and expands it to other devices on the network that can receive IP based commands.
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As well as offering the benefit of being able to receive high-quality streamed video, the devices linked to these networks will be formidable business tools, capable of running advanced applications and shifting vast amounts of data securely on corporate intranets.
This is particularly important for secondhand or other mobile devices that you might buy or receive as a gift, and want to activate on the wireless network that meets your needs -- even if it isn't the one on which the device was first activated.
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For the first time, TU Go enables O2 customers to make and receive calls and text messages on a range of devices rather than being tied to their handset.
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Users can be logged into the service on up to five devices at once - meaning all will ring if they receive a call - including handsets using Sim cards associated with different networks and internet enabled gadgets such as iPods.
Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, said the number of cell phones that can receive rich media ads is going to triple in the next couple of years.
Given the personal nature of mobile devices, people want to be in charge of the messages they receive.
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Despite the smaller displays of mobile telephones and devices such as the PalmPilot, users will be able to send and receive e-mails, perform e-commerce transactions and get real-time updates on such things as share prices, travel, weather, news and sporting events.
But he looked ahead toward the Haswell generation of Intel Architecture, which will come out in 22nm after Ivy Bridge, as the point at which Intel and its partners will be able to offer devices that can remain in standby mode, but still connected to the Internet (to receive, for example, phone calls or alerts) for 10 days without a recharge.
Not surprisingly for a company that makes phones and tablets, the hearing aid wouldn't always have to do the heavy lifting, either: iOS devices could handle some of the on-the-fly conversion, and pre-recorded speech could receive advance treatment to speed up the process.
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