An Ubuntu-equipped phone would plug into a dock connected to a keyboard and monitor, and the result would be a desktop computer of genuine value.
You plug a phone into the jack, and calls are carried over your broadband Internet connection.
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In addition, instead of having to plug a phone into a computer, then transferring photos to the computer, then uploading, more and more people will simply upload via their phones, Gil says.
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Not only can you take your phone with you, but anywhere you plug it in, you get your own phone number.
Just plug in your phone via USB for a top-up - even when the computer is switched off or in sleep mode.
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Just place a hot object (a mug of cocoa) on the red side or a cold object (iced coffee) on the blue, then plug in your phone.
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Up until the moment Nokia pulled the plug and went for Windows Phone, Symbian OS was maintaining a health market share that Windows Phone right now would kill for.
To buy text for the SoftBook, you plug the unit into the nearest phone line, and it then dials into the proprietary SoftBook download server.
If it can live up to the hype, users will be able to plug into the Net by PC or phone anywhere in the world and be greeted by name.
On Valentine's Day, HP settled claims by four reporters involved in a spying scandal that erupted in late 2006, and eventually saw HP admit that its investigators obtained the private phone records of reporters and board members in an effort to plug boardroom leaks.
The phone service will only be available to AOL members, who will need to plug a telephone adapter into an existing broadband connection to make calls.
So, all you need is a phone line and a battery, I mean, a power outlet and the grandparents plug it in and everyday they can look forward to new photos that have been sent to it via pretty much e-mail and you can even send it from your camera phone, too.
And in case you don't log onto the online store, you can check out the phone on Google's home page, which rarely features ads but which now showcases a prominent plug for the Nexus One.
As well as trying to come up with growth-enhancing measures, British treasury chief George Osborne will be under pressure to plug a hole in the public finances after an auction of the next generation of mobile phone licenses reaped less than anticipated.
Using her Treo 600 smart phone from PalmOne (nasdaq: PLMO - news - people ), she'll plug in a headphone and listen to streaming audio from radio stations around the world.
In one final negative note, the phone takes one of the worst pages out of the Palm book and put plastic doors over not only the USB plug but the microSD slot and side-mounted headphone jack as well.
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