Sentences with phrase «phone was more of»

The phone was more of an experiment rather than a product, as it did end up failing in the market with its disappointing sales.

That mobile phone was more of a consumer product than a business phone, with its friendly rounded edges and 32 GB of memory for music and video.

Most importantly, if you do not have your phone password protected, along with apps containing client data password protected, and some form of remote wipe option, your phone is more of a liability than helpful.

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«If you think of your iPhone, its utility is fundamentally more than just the phone and the camera,» Flannery said.

They were also more likely than millennials to stay on their phones at the dinner table and spend more time on every type of device — phone, computer, or tablet.

GoPro has burned through the pros, the enthusiasts, and the super-picky and price - insensitive people and now they're staring into the consumer chasm and facing a world of competitors (including all the phone manufacturers whose offerings keep getting better, cheaper and more waterproof).

Discovery, like many traditional media companies, is working to get more of its content online as viewers increasingly go to their phones or other mobile devices to view programs.

TV viewership is slipping in parts of the world, with more and more people live - streaming matches on their phones.

The idea of vacation is (unfortunately) antiquated when you are carrying around a phone with more power than the Apollo space mission had.

But future generations of Wi - Fi VoIP phones should be more business - friendly.

Apple, for example, has established one of the most valuable brands because they relate with young generations who are buying their first phone or computer, but more so because they produce outstanding products.

That's because, as he explains in more detail on an October episode of his show, when you're stuck at your desk, «you're getting a lot of stimuli that you didn't ask for — like other people's conversations and phone calls.

Although it's not popular, you may want to block some of the more addictive well - known social media sites from work computers (for the non social media managers) and draft a new agreement regarding cell phone usage at work.

Mobile phone proliferation, cloud services and social networking have coalesced into the perfect pressure situation, where people are now more aware than ever that they are generating a good deal of data that can be turned against them.

Asked if that points toward hazard for humans, he said phone providers are «moving more and more toward lower power exposures to humans» as new generations of mobile service come become available.

The simpler and more utilitarian your logo is, the more it shows up on the screen of a mobile phone.

This is stark contrast to its previous handset business which in its heyday manufactured more phones than any other company in the world and employed tens of thousands.

In a little over two years, the service has registered 31 % of Zimbabwe's adult population, a group responsible for more than $ 200 million in transactions per month — that's about 22 % of the country's GDP — using their mobile phones.

More useful to investigations was the discovery in the shop of what was described as a «master book, filled with names and phone numbers of foreigners.»

With monthly payments on the order of $ 30 and mobile service at risk, phone owners should be far more likely to stay current on their payment plans than overburdened homeowners at the height of the housing bubble.

The question is if people buy into the idea that (1) smartphones really do harm their ability to take in the world (or, at least, are more «harmful» than «entertaining»), and (2) that they don't have the willpower to keep their noses out of their notifications, and thus need a phone that is designed to preempt most apps altogether.

As even more employees download work - related information and data onto their personal phones, these three factors are conspiring to make company data a potential casualty of biometric technology's legal protection problem, Bond says.

A just - released report shows that more than 36 percent of the complaints filed in 2013 were for scams that started with a phone call.

Its price tag makes it a couple of hundred dollars more expensive than the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 +, both of which are fantastic phones.

While many consumers may be kicking landlines to the curb in favor of cell phones, most growing businesses are behaving more circumspectly.

Affordable unlocked phones are much more powerful than they used to be, and any of our top picks would make an excellent first smartphone for a kid or young student who just needs a reliable cheap phone.

I now have more piece of mind in the event that I ever lose my phone, which is obviously something I'd never really put much thought into before.

In other words, just having your phone in your line of sight can be distracting, lead to reduced attention and hamper your performance during a task, especially for tasks that require more attention and concentration.

The beginning of the video ad reads «Are you more connected to your phone than your partner?»

Not only has the use of mobile devices to access the internet risen sharply in the last few years, but so have mobile sales, as customers are more and more comfortable shopping from their cell phone.

Back then, this mysterious, magical piece of smart technology seemed like the gateway to only fun and positive things: Words with Friends, a star chart app and an archaic version of Instagram, at the time designed for nothing more than applying cool filters to your low - res camera phone photos.

The Qualtrics study found that when Millennials are awake, they rarely go more than five hours without checking their phone, which is a sign of addictive behavior.

The concept of phubbing (using your phone while someone talks) centers around the fact that we think there's something more interesting in life.

Some programs use speech analytics to capture phone conversations, converting them into data that can be used to create more accurate profiles of both customers and agents.

If the store's site were upgraded to provide descriptions of the 3,600 - item catalog and easy ordering, Lehman would be able to solve the phone glut and generate even more new business.

Business decision makers, on the other hand, typically consume about 12 pieces of content throughout the purchase process, and they're more receptive to tried - and - true marketing channels, such as email, phone calls and physical mail.

Panic and confusion in Hawaii lasted more than half an hour Saturday morning, after an alert was pushed to people's phones warning of an incoming «ballistic missile threat.»

The company also made sure to have more product available during the holiday season to avoid out of stocks and was well positioned to take advantage of heightened consumer interest in products like mobile phones and video games.

Honda keeps sending me letters offering to update the built - in GPS for $ 150, which is more than the cost of a new GPS, even if my phone didn't do GPS, which it does.

This requires being more like a consultant and spending time with customers to educate them on real - world applications of high - value features — on the phone, via video conference or in - person.

And don't dismiss the idea of picking up the phone first and trying to directly reach an editor or associate editor, depending on the size of the media outlet, especially if you've identified more than one writer who would be appropriate for your story.

It may be trivial, like placing a phone call, or might be more substantial — agreeing to a reduction of an owed amount to finally get paid.

What's more, many users are still including the sort of personal information that's a hackers» dream: birthday (61 percent); hometown (52 percent) and cell phone number (17 percent).

But that kind of screen resolution is more or less standard these days for premium flagship phones.

Still, it does have a few things going for it: The «fast delete» button lets you quickly scrap whole words at a time; there's a one - handed mode that lets you crunch the keys over to one side of the screen; and, when your phone is in landscape mode, it splits apart like an ergonomic keyboard, making it feel a little more natural for your thumbs.

And, to be fair, the process of using an accessory built specifically for your phone is generally smoother than hooking up a more general piece of hardware.

Even though there would be more phones coming, many customers simply preferred to shell out the cash and put forth more than the average effort to get one of the first ones.

Although most consumers surveyed are skeptical of the new phone, Note 7 owners — i.e., the ones most affected by the recall — appear more than willing to forgive Samsung.

According to Beshara, more than a third of Americans use their phones as their primary internet device, and that number is growing.

More people are using laptops remotely than ever before, and some of us have figured out how to real work on a phone (usually with a Bluetooth keyboard).