In response, Waze asked its users in the area to report details of lines and prices when they came across a station.
Herrman points out that in response to the claims that the NYSE had been flooded with three feet of water, social media users in the area uploaded photos of the building looking high and dry to combat the rumors.
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The iA Plus mode lets users adjust the defocusing area in the background, exposure compensation and white balance for more flexible control.
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But the London force is also reportedly using software that masquerades as a mobile phone network, allowing it to intercept communications and gather data about users in a targeted area, such as a demonstration.
Each post is linked to the other, so users can jump to their area of interest.
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The pivot is a smart one because mobile location data is one of the hot growth area, with users increasingly using their mobile devices to search for products and services.
We wrestle with questions such as how we can best serve thousands of users in a relatively small area, and how we can allow exhibitors to bring their own wireless systems to their booths or demos.
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Certainly, the Replicator marks a big step over its predecessor, the Thing-O-Matic, introducing dual-extrusion for two-colored printing and a much larger printing area, letting users create standalone objects roughly the size of a loaf of bread.
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Users in the Seattle-Tacoma area pay the lowest interest rate, with a 9.72 percent APR.
The UpMyStreet site allows users to find information on their area, such as ambulance response rates, chemical releases and hospital waiting lists.
However, wireless spectrum is shared spectrum, meaning that the more users there are in a given area, the slower the speed and the less bandwidth there is available for each person.
Class A: Most prestigious buildings competing for premier office users with rents above average for the area.
Another challenge for Alltel is a possible reduction in revenue it gets when users of other networks roam into its area.
Each site expands the number of cellphone users that can be served in a particular area.
One small area of difference: Serve allows users to fund their Serve accounts with a credit card for a fee (2.9% plus 30 cents).
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Class B: Buildings competing for a wide range of users with rents in the average range for the area.
The bonus is that the iPad--when equipped with certain apps--also lets users do things like track their hikes and identify area attractions.
However, the Highways Agency is warning road users of the risk of poor visibility in the area while the fire is still burning.
What makes the business unique, Winebaum says, is a tool that lets price-sensitive users compare the rates that member dentists in their area charge for common procedures.
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"These plans will improve the experience of travelling into Hemel Hempstead, encourage more bus and taxi users and will also bring new businesses into the area, " he said.
The 600-room ITC Grand Chola opens in Chennai, India on 1 November and ITC released a mobile app for Blackberry and Nokia phones from which users can get details about the hotel and surrounding area.
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Specifically, Microsoft committed to make available for five years (i.e. until 2014) in the European Economic Area a "choice screen" enabling users of Windows to choose in an informed and unbiased manner which web browser(s) they wanted to install in addition to, or instead of, Microsoft's web browser.
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Pages users have liked in a more central and easier to access area, and provides info pulled in by services linked to folks' Facebook IDs.
Chatter is a cloud-based social collaboration application through which enterprise users can create profiles with professional information like personal contact data, area of expertise, and work history.
Christopher Brescia, president of Midwest Area River Coalition 2000, a lobbying arm for waterway users, is betting seven lock replacements will be needed over the next 25 years.
Frank Shaw from the Solihull and Leamington Rail Users Association said the plans would make "a huge difference to this area".
Nextdoor.com focuses on neighborhoods, allowing its users to connect with fellow neighbors and both quickly exchange information about the area and arrange neighborhood events.
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Google's push into social games represents the latest attempt by the Web-search leader to capture users and advertising dollars that are increasingly flowing to social networking, an area dominated by Facebook, Twitter Inc. and others.
Given that all tablet users will already have a smartphone in their pockets, giving up precious display area to fit a tablet in our pockets is clearly the wrong tradeoff.
"Given that all tablet users will already have a smartphone in their pockets, giving up precious display area to fit a tablet in our pockets is clearly the wrong tradeoff, " he said.
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