That definitely makes you feel more confident using the phone, and gives it a vaguely upmarket appeal.
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Another idea on the docket: using the phone as a second or third factor for other bank channels.
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Now, owners of these devices will automatically be upgraded, while having the option to continue using the phone edition.
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Using the phone's camera viewfinder, Nokia City Lens basically turns sight into the next interface for searching the world around you.
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In addition to causing performance to suffer, TouchWiz adds layers of complexity to using the phone that we found extremely annoying.
Casasanta says his most popular app, "Where To, " which locates points of interest using the phone's GPS, is currently ranked No. 20.
Last year the owner of one cafe told me he had been plagued by connection problems when using the phone network to get online.
The 360 app will take pictures using the phone's built-in five megapixel camera, and will act as a method of establishing the satellite's position.
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You can view or download videos, pull up your contact lists and even send and receive messages, just as if you were using the phone itself.
Drivers can opt to send the Glympse to other users via the app, using the phone's existing contact list, or their personal social media feeds (Facebook and Twitter).
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For instance, by using the phone's camera and face-detecting software, the bot can follow a listener around the room and position its "ears, " or speakers, for optimal sound.
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I've noticed that when I'm using the phone (no service, just listening to MP3s) in the subway, the people here perk up as they are very aware of this phone and its capabilities.
From here you can take shots using the phone as a trigger (which is how I'm mainly using it) to avoid those self-portrait reflections, but there's a stack of other options that many will find useful.
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The driver claimed to be using the phone for mapping purposes and argued that the state's distracted driving laws shouldn't have applied (he says he was looking at a map on the phone while holding it in his hand).
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As we have discussed above, the police may not storm the post office and intercept a letter, and they are likewise forbidden from using the phone system to make a clandestine recording of a telephone call unless they get a warrant, that is.
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"The police may not storm the post office and intercept a letter, and they are likewise forbidden from using the phone system to make a clandestine recording of a telephone call unless they get a warrant, " Judge Danny Boggs wrote in the 98-page opinion.
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With a virtual 6 x 9 inch color VGA display, a small joy stick and mouse buttons operable by the index finger when using the phone during a conversation the StarTac phone provided the ability to viewed shared subject matter, photos or documents while talking, 15 years ago.
It can distribute a digital subscriber line (DSL) throughout the home, using the internal phone line wiring in the walls.
The idea of using the cell phone to make-in-the-moment offers is finally getting mainstream.
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That gives the con man everything he needs to make a credit card transaction online or over the phone using the victim's information.
But using the First Phone device, he knew within a few seconds that the cushions were in stock at a nearby Home Depot.
As handsets become more capable from battery and speed perspective, the migration of customers using the cell phone as a primary source of engagement is increasing quarter over quarter exponentially.
Mr Balls was caught by the police using his mobile phone while driving during the 2010 general election campaign.
It protects its highly portable assets with a GPS system, which tracks the location of each car and transmits it back to head office using the mobile-phone network.
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Vonage, which competes with eBay's Skype , currently dominates the home VoIP market in the U.S, with some 3.9 million households using the home-phone service in January 2006.
The Ascend Mate also integrates a new navigation service into the phone using augmented reality, but Huawei did not go into detail about the service.
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Blogs and anti-immigration organizations used the Web to tap into the growing discontent over the immigration bill, using the Internet to organize phone and fax campaigns to urge senators to vote against the bill.
There are some signs that the first Motorola phone using it might hit the market around December-January period, though probably missing the bulk of the Christmas season.
Furthermore, the team is looking into the possibility of enabling the same technology to allow cell phone conversations using the system.
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