Fashion changes and the next fashion will be to treat phones as a utility device.

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What about a possible inflection point that is arriving when most consumers will consider their phone simply as a utility device and not as a fashion accessory?

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Using the wireless network manager utility on your device, search for "Push2TV" wireless network name (SSID) and connect.

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In a hearing Friday before the New Orleans City Council, the president of Entergy's New Orleans utility division repeatedly blamed a faulty device and said it was "premature" to levy blame.

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It's pretty rare that a portable solar-based device offers much more utility than impressing your friends, but PiSAT Solar's K-Light won't only make you the coolest kid on your block: it might actually prove useful the next time you take a hike or find yourself hanging out in a developing country.

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Sinofsky did also, of course, describe the Surface as a touch-first tablet device, but also emphasized its utility and productivity.

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Canadian company KSR provided a similar device to General Motors for use in its sport utility vehicles.

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Apple today updated its Find My iPhone utility with driving directions, providing users on the hunt for a lost iOS device or Mac with an exact route to its last known location.

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Jain: What we need in India -- and in other emerging markets -- is a low-cost access device which can make the Internet a mass-market service, a utility service.

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