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An over-the-air update (or OTA update), also known as over-the-air programming (or OTA programming), [1] is an update to an embedded system that is delivered through a wireless network, such as Wi-Fi or a cellular network. [2] [3] [4] These embedded systems include mobile phones, tablets, set-top boxes, cars and telecommunications equipment.
AT&T mobile users began experiencing "SOS" only functionality beginning around 3:30 a.m. as nearly 80,000 cell phone users now experience outage. AT&T mobile services interrupted for customers ...
So now you can have a thermometer in your home that is displayed on your phone that uses Wi-Fi technology. This technology is being developed right now so it will be available for thermostats in machinery and cars. Google is involved in this push towards technology since it acquired a Wi-Fi temperature company called Nest. [18]
A home automation system typically connects controlled devices to a central smart home hub (sometimes called a "gateway"). The user interface for control of the system uses either wall-mounted terminals, tablet or desktop computers, a mobile phone application, or a Web interface that may also be accessible off-site through the Internet.
Mobile phones have a fixed identification code, the IMEI. A telephone reported stolen can have its IMEI blocked by networks , preventing them from being used as mobile devices. [ 11 ] iOS offers a similar "Activation Lock" feature via the " Find My iPhone " security software, where a device can be remotely prevented from operating (even after ...
Microsoft Software Updater (earlier Nokia Software Updater and Ovi Suite Software Updater) is a Windows [1] [2] and OS X [3] (though the Mac version is only in Beta) [4] based application launched in 2006, [5] that enables customers to update and recover their mobile device firmware [6] of a S40 or S60 or Lumia device from any Internet enabled access point.
This may be beneficial to the owner for medical emergencies. For actual break-ins, the speaker phones allow the central station to urge the intruder to cease and desist as response units have been dispatched. Listen-in alarm monitoring is also known as Immediate Audio-Response monitoring or Speaking Alarm Systems in the UK.
Cellphone spying software [11] is a type of cellphone bugging, tracking, and monitoring software that is surreptitiously installed on mobile phones. This software can enable conversations to be heard and recorded from phones upon which it is installed. [12] Cellphone spying software can be downloaded onto cellphones. [13]