Although cloud storage is a mainstay of modern teamwork, there's any number of problems that come along with trusting it explicitly: the limited space for the money, the heavy dependence on a constant connection and the risk that a hack could expose sensitive projects.

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But when we carted the old blue and white box upstairs to the same floor as the base station, the connection was constant.

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Another reason why apps have proved popular is that, unlike websites, they do not need a constant connection to the internet.

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Is constant connection to the internet realistic for all users?

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That white dome atop the van, which is similar to the device that'll soon be mounted on JetBlue's fleet, maintains a constant connection by rotating instantly as the van moves -- if the vehicle's heading changes, the antenna array will turn, too, so it's always pointed directly at the sat in the sky.

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"Gartner talks about the Era of Nexus and I like this because it describes the coming together of big data, constant access and connection through mobile and social and new delivery capabilities through the Cloud, " said Mr. Bussmann.

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Of course, leaving a smartphone's display on for multiple hours as you traverse Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and California isn't wise without a power source to sustain that type of abuse, so it's worth mentioning that I traveled with an AC inverter in order to keep a constant power connection to the Lumia 900.

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Little is known about the new device so far, though rumors that it would require a constant Internet connection have led to a flurry of outrage online.

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