The first mobile phone became available for automobiles in the 1940s, but was bulky, consumed high amounts of power, and the network supported only a few simultaneous conversations. In 1947, AT&T commercialized Mobile Telephone Service (MTS), and from its start in St. Louis AT&T introduced MTS to one hundred towns and highway corridors. With this technology the calls had to be set up by an operator and the caller had to depress a button on the handset to talk and release to listen similar
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In a time and age where over 4.6 billion mobile phone subscriptions reach across the globe (The Associated Press, 2010), it is no surprise that personal health records; also known as PHRs, are coming to the forefront of health care. Much like the cell phone, personal health records are a great communication tool. Wager, Wickham Lee, and Glaser (2009), define a personal health record as “An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability
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Company was founded in 1880 in Rochester, New York and engages in the imaging technology industry. The company operates in four segments: Digital and Film Imaging Systems, Health, Commercial Imaging, and Graphic Communications. For most of its history, Kodak focused on film technology and became a world leader in film and film camera sales. In the mid-1970s, Kodak controlled 90% of the film market. With the advent of and increasing demand for digital imaging technology throughout the 1990s and
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run for your cell phone? Most of us would choose the last option, but without power, most cell phones become useless due to lack of service. Imagine, no connection to the world outside your house. No FaceBook, no Twitter, no Instagram or Pinterest. For most, including myself, that would be a nightmare. As much as it pains me to admit, I am an avid user of all of these social networks. It is interesting to think that there once was a time when writing letters, using only home phones or physically
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In today’s world, smart phones play an important role for many people and businesses. People use smart phones because it allows them to do many tasks on the go, checking e-mail, viewing bank statements and balances even social networking. For many it has also become a status symbol. To own the latest iPhone or Android is no longer about just function, many of the phones features are never even understood or used. It is about the bragging rights. To stand amongst your friends and family and hold
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History See also: Android version history Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California in October 2003 by Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger),[31] Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.),[32] Nick Sears[33] (once VP at T-Mobile), and Chris White (headed design and interface development at WebTV)[13] to develop, in Rubin's words "smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences".[13] The early intentions of the company were to develop an advanced
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home.” (United States History) Hundred Thirty-five years later people are leaving home with their phones, sending emailing; webcam (Skype), and now we are able to holographic for a business conference. As we leave the information age into the fast approaching digital age, the greater need for technological advancement over the existing plain old telephone lines has never been greater. Plain old telephone line has become prehistoric and expensive, but still essential phone service to its consumer’s
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contact, and more in common, with his counterpart in Taiwan than the person in the next cubicle. He tries very hard not to take too much work home with him, preferring to work late on site, but the international nature of his work means he is on the phone at midnight and at dawn. He is grateful for E-mail and voice mail since they can fit his schedule. Realistically, he thinks about work problems constantly, in his garden, and in his car. He talks about his work all the time with his wife and volunteers
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Q1. Why was Samsung so successful in Asia? Samsung Group was founded in Daegu, Korea on 1st March 1938. Its founder, entrepreneur Byung-Chull Lee, whose start-up capital was only 30,000 won ($2000), named company «Samsung» which means Three Stars. One of the most plausible versions of the origin of the name tells us that the entrepreneur had three sons. This story also tells us that the company, in lieu of many Asian companies, has remained a family business, thus passing multiplying layers of relatives
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