Persistent tap-to-track also adjusts the camera exposure depending on any movement, helping avoid under- or over-exposure of the image's subject or background.

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In another industry first, the Chimera architecture includes persistent tap-to-track technology, which allows users to touch the image of a person or object to focus on within a scene.

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From there, they can tap into the school network and track their exercise routines, said Gary Murphy, the school district's director of information and technology services.

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According to Staney, LinkedIn benefits those with longer corporate track records, while Facebook allows inexperienced job seekers to tap into their well-established networks and more easily access personal referrals.

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Mr. Dolan said those agencies tap the database hundreds of times a week, but the FTC doesn't keep track of resulting prosecutions, financial penalties or other actions.

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British Airways started rolling out iPads to 2, 000 senior cabin crew in late 2011 and are now using them across their entire fleet to tap into customer data, check member status and record meal and beverage preferences, as well as keep track of transfer and final destination details.

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Since launching in December with Rdio, interactive mapping has become one of the most popular SoundHound features as users can tap on a SoundHound'ed song displayed on the map and link directly to Rdio to hear the full track.

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