"We want to offer a viable, non-fragmented alternative to Android where both mobile operators and OEMs have a greater degree of flexibility for both service and user interface customization, " Mr. Collins said.
In addition to free VOIP, internet radio and wall mounted control stations for light , curtains and temperature, each room will boast three or more tablets to interface with room service and housekeeping, workstations with various international power outlets and chargers, and 3D flatscreen TVs set up to accept input (movies, Slideshows, presentations) from smartphones, computers, cameras, tablets or memory cards.
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To connect an iPad to the service, an Akamai rep simply signed into the web-based interface on both the TV and the tablet (though the service is generally compatible with any web-connected device).
And Facebook just revealed that it built a natural-language interface for its Graph Search service announced earlier this year.
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The safest option is to store your data off-site, and Mozy offers that very service all wrapped in a user-friendly interface.
Everybody knows the frustration of calling to a customer service line and having to deal with an automated interface.
Anything that needs a liberating interface could be an Apple product or service.
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The company's Kansas City effort is getting a full launch and now includes Google Fiber TV -- a "real" TV service with recognizable channels and its own, fully searchable interface that mixes DVR results with Netflix and YouTube.
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Get ready for the second major wave of video chatting -- not only is Apple about to bring video calling to the masses with the iPhone 4, but Skype today announced the SkypeKit beta SDK, which devs can use the SDK to interface their apps and devices directly with Skype's service starting tomorrow.
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Your wish just came true thanks to a new site called Pinstagram which provides a free service that lets you enjoy the best of Instagram presented in a Pinterest style interface on the web.
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Wednesday 17th April: Leading music streaming service Deezer has launched its brand new app for Windows 8, with a fresh interface and a host of unique features.
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Lumia smartphones will have some attractive features such as Nokia Drive, which is a full-fledged personal navigation service with free turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car user interface.
This represents the first time that a cable operator will make its entire video on demand (VOD) library available via a retail DVR and TiVo Premiere will become the first retail product to fully integrate a cable VOD service, along with linear television and broadband content accessible through TiVo's user interface and intuitive search capabilities.
Verizon customers who subscribe to both FiOS TV and Internet service can access the application via the Smart World section on LG's Smart TV interface.
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OnStar started out in 1996 as a wireless service for Cadillac owners that provided driving directions and emergency assistance but is now morphing into an interface between electric cars and the grid.
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"I believe the great point about this is that it creates a new interface for people to get their voices, their thoughts and their worries into the police service, " said Dr Savage.
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Apple launched iCloud.com for developers Monday, offering a sneak peek at the web interface for its iCloud suite of online services and revealing its pricing plan for additional storage on the service.
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In private beta for several months, the solution adds an easy to use service that bridges all the security, regulatory and authentication requirements of healthcare with the elegant simplicity of an email interface.
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Users are provided with hosting for their site and a Web-based interface where they can enter their posts. (Disclosure: Forbes.com uses the TypePad service to power its blogs, including one by the author of this story.) Six Apart also operates LiveJournal, a popular free blogging service, and sells Movable Type, blogging software which companies and individuals can install on their own Web servers.
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