Krulwich counted at least five Microsoft patents related to determining phone location using wireless access points, radio beacons, device movements and other radio signals.
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When Detective Northrup visited each of the addresses, she determined that all had unsecure wireless networks that would allow someone parked near the location to access the internet through their unsecure wireless connection.
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Some Wi-Fi installations, such as the Cisco MSE, can determine the location of any wireless device in the building.
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Some of you might have experienced different performance of your wireless devices in the same location in the winter than in the summer.
With wireless broadband, GPS, location services and new apps, we will see innovation across all areas of real estate, transforming the way we work.
The Lumia 920, which features new camera technology, enhanced location services and wireless charging, and Lumia 820, with exchangeable shells, were introduced at a media event in New York that included a quick appearance by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
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'Signing the deal with Samsung highlights TomTom's ability to deliver the map and enhanced content needed to enable the location based services for wireless users' said Charles Cautley, Managing Director TomTom Automotive and Licensing.
Verizon Wireless cellphone bills, which report the location of each call based on the nearest cellphone tower, provide a detailed substitute for the destroyed timesheets.
Another Thomas brainchild: a wireless gadget that can sense its physical location, match it to a geographic database defining the various frequencies in use and then adjust its transmissions to avoid interference.
Competitor Skyhook Wireless, which until recently provided the location backbone for every iPad, iPod and iPhone device Apple shipped, has been doing this since 2003, before many homes had wireless access points.
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At the launch event New York this morning, the company unveiled the Lumia 920, which includes a 4.5-inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, wireless charging, new camera technology and enhanced location services, as well as the lower-tier Lumia 820, a 4.3-inch model model that features exchangeable outer shells.
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An important aspect of the project is to try to imagine what kind of location-based services (and other wireless services) will be appropriate in a high-tech city 20 years from now.
The sleek and stylish smartphone comes with the latest high-end Nokia Lumia experiences, including Nokia Music, the HERE location suite, and the option to add wireless charging with a snap-on wireless charging cover.
The patents also include wireless communication technologies and key smartphone technologies including wireless email, proximity sensing, software-application management, location-based services and multidevice synchronization.
First, the weak link in any wireless or radio system is the antenna, its effectiveness and its location.
However, the technologies to determine location, extract relevant information and deliver it via a wireless connection are only just starting to come together, and so far in rather primitive ways.
Barr also works as a social media consultant to Location Labs, a provider of mobile safety apps to wireless carriers, and she is occasionally paid by other app developers to review their products.
Using location-based technology, the app guides users to the nearest Verizon Wireless Communications Store, where they can easily drop off devices and accessories for donation.
Users will be able to make and receive calls from their Bluetooth-enabled mobile, Cisco Unified IP Phone, Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone or Cisco Cius and can switch among the endpoints as they change location.
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Its method uses location-finding to steer users until they're close enough for the wireless power source to reliably do its job.
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In addition to built-in wireless charging, the Nokia 920 also comes with Nokia City Lens, the latest addition to the Nokia location suite and the start of a new augmented reality experience that also enhances Nokia Maps.
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The wireless connectivity does not require a line of sight, so home theater devices can be stored neatly away in one location, and wirelessly send content though walls to another room within the home.
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