Sentences with phrase «connect to the device instead»

Cell - site simulators, also commonly known as IMSI catchers or stingrays, masquerade as legitimate cell phone towers, tricking phones nearby into connecting to the device instead of the tower operated by the phone company.

Not exact matches

The new phone will likely use a faster A11 processor, and you might be able to charge it by placing the device on a pad instead of connecting a cable.

Pandey believes his company's big advantage over competitors such as VMWare and NetApp is that Nutanix uses flash memory devices located inside individual servers instead of connecting computer servers to separate storage systems.

Instead of helping a user backup their iPhone, however, the program covertly installs «malicious apps on any iOS device that is connected to the PC,» the report said.

Instead, the company decided that not having hardware aligned better with their strategy — having Netflix on every device on the planet that's capable of connecting to the Internet.

Instead, an employer can allow any sort of device to connect to Jiff's back - end system, and Jiff will create a social and gamified experience that works across the devices.

Dissigno, the San Francisco — based company that distributes the devices, has one prototype up and running in Haiti and next hopes to install a «grid» in Tanzania connected by a network of pedalers instead of power lines.

The patent describes a system where instead of always connecting to one network, a phone, laptop or other wireless device invites all available networks to bid for your business.

Instead, Intel is proposing that bleeping audio tones could make connecting devices to Wi - Fi routers easier.

Instead, you can connect the device to your PC via USB or to the Internet via 802.11 b / g wireless.

This device does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a speaker, instead you will have to connect up a pair of headphones via Bluetooth 4.0.

Instead, those interested in upgrading their devices will have to do by connecting their phones to their PC, using the Samsung Kies Mini software.

It means reaching behind your TV and grabbing the standard HDMI cable you might already have plugged in to a device and connecting your Thrive instead of ordering a min - HDMI cable for one device.

It does, however, annoyingly require you to go into Bluetooth settings to connect a device after it's been shut off, instead of reconnecting automatically like most other tablets.

All have apps that connect to Barnes and Noble's ebook store over WiFi for downloading ebooks and periodicals directly to the devices without the need of a computer, except the Canadian models that connect to the Kobo ebook store instead.

Nintendo's biggest challenge, as the March launch of the Switch draws closer, is to convince consumers to pick up a Nintendo console instead of or in addition to the multitude of existing tablets — some of which feature amazing graphics (for a mobile device) and can connect to televisions.

The coming Internet of Things (IoT) promises to offer a brave new world of remote monitoring, control, and automation of our devices, and while some of these connected devices can help with conservation of resources, many other IoT applications, instead of solving a problem, are more like a solution in search of a problem.

Instead of charging the internal battery and using the battery to charge the connected devices, by allowing pass - through charging the amount of electricity needed is reduced.

In a different scenario, someone (again a US citizen) chooses to instead infect their computer with malware which is programmed to spread to any connected devices (say, if border agents connect USB devices with forensic tools to collect data).

Instead, a device connected to the 2.4 GHz network can get a maximum of 450 Mbps or 600 Mbps.

Instead, you can connect your device to a computer with Internet access.

Instead, you can connect your device to a computer with internet access using your USB cable.

Instead of getting a separate SmartThings hub to manage all your smart home devices, such as a Honeywell Lyric thermostat and Philips Hue lights, the Samsung Connect Home Smart system can do it for you.

Instead, the Connect device, which hasn't changed, must still be permanently plugged in to a nearby electrical outlet.

So, instead of waiting for these third - party companies to integrate Cortana and offer compatible features - like they currently do with Amazon Alexa, for instance, via Alexa Skills - Cortana can simply find «recipes» that already exist on IFTTT and connect them to their Cortana - enabled devices.

Instead, it's a battery - powered device that can operate independently and wirelessly, and you can even get a handful of Wi - Fi - connected chimes (sold separately) to plug in all around your house.

Instead, users can set it up wherever antenna reception is best and use an app to connect the device to their home network.

For example, with the Snapdragon 845, you'll be able to connect through Bluetooth to multiple devices, instead of just one.

Instead of connecting a DVR box to your Wi - Fi network, and then streaming video to other devices around the house, the DVR app runs on one box — in this case, the Nvidia Shield Android TV — that hooks up directly to the television.

Instead, these connected devices let you use your smartphone to lock and unlock doors, as well as to provide temporary access to guests.

This opens the door to certain older connected home devices adding support through a firmware update, instead of requiring users to purchase a new hardware model.

Instead of trying to do it all, Amazon is tapping various developers to build on the Alexa API, connecting third - party devices and services to the system for as much user functionality as possible.

Instead, in order to work with the game's Alexa skill, it needs to be connected an Alexa enabled device.

Instead of having to manually remove the device and plug it into your phone to sync, the FitBit will periodically wake up and connect to your phone, keeping your stats up to date.

Apple introduced its MFi Program specifications in June last year, which allows third - party manufacturers to launch headphones that connect to iOS devices via the Lightning port instead of the headphone jack.

Just select File > New Movie Recording, click the menu button next to the record button, and select the connected iOS device instead of your Mac's built - in webcam.

Instead, Plex is connecting the media stored on your network to its own servers in the cloud to make it easier to stream to any of your connected devices, including in this case your TiVo.

You can navigate around the application just like you would as if you were connected to your home server: your media will have the same layout, same menus, and same metadata with the small (but important) difference that it is stored right on your device instead of the server.

Instead of relying on the apps on an individual's phone, anyone in the house will have equal access to the devices connected to the Brilliant switch.

Roku doesn't plan on manufacturing specific devices that support Roku Connect, such as surround sound receivers and sound bars, and is instead leaving integration of the functionality up to third - party manufacturers.

Apple has sneakily introduced a specification that will let manufacturers make headphones that connect to an iOS device via a Lightning connector instead of the 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Instead, the speaker is limited to Bluetooth and 3.5 mm aux connections, which isn't much, but will connect you to 90 % of devices out there with an adapter or two.

The reveal of iOS 11.3's key new features today may have made HomeKit's updates almost a footnote, but the decision to allow for software authentication instead of demanding third - party manufacturers add hardware to their connected devices before it can hook up with Apple's smart home system is a significant one.

Instead of a Wi - FI passphrase you have to enter on devices you want to connect, you'd have to manage a RADIUS server that handles the authentication and key management.

Instead, you can connect just about anything to anything else, including — and especially — Bluetooth devices.

Alongside the G5, LG is announcing new «Friends» that work with the smartphone; while some of these actually connect to the device, others don't and this is why LG kept to the Friends name (instead of calling them modules).

Instead, you'll want to connect the device to the rest of your smart home.

This way, instead of having to connect a separate device to compensate for your smart TV's lack of smarts, you get Roku right out of the box.

Apple's new patent describes a revamped wireless communication device that connects to a receiver module via Lightning or standard headphone jack, only instead of broadcasting to other devices using cellular it uses point - to - point ad hoc networking.

Instead of activating tethering on the phone, and then going to the second to device to set up a connection, users can just turn it on and connect in a single step from the device that needs to get online.