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AMD to launch Code-named Barcelona Processor this week
2007-09-10 14:38:00
This week, AMD is going to celebrate the launch of company's first major upgrade to its microprocessor technology in more than four years.Code -named Barcelona , the much-awaited and delayed quad-core computer processor is designed to be the calculating engine of corporate server networks -- a high-profitable area in the microprocessor segment where AMD's much-bigger rival Intel Corp. has stepped up its game the past year.Barcelona, which began shipping recently, is named after a stop on the Formula One race circuit. Like a race car, AMD, a Ferrari sponsor, needs Barcelona to hit on all cylinders. There's a lot riding on it.Barcelona is a significant step in AMD's bid to improve its microprocessor roadmap, which analysts earlier this year chided for lacking direction. Beyond Barcelona, AMD plans to roll out new quad-core technology for desktops and laptops as well as other chips for portable electronics.AMD is playing catch up with Intel, which released its quad-core server proce...
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Intel Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series Launched
2007-09-10 14:29:00
The six new Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series processors can deliver more than twice the performance and more than three times the performance per watt over the company's previous generation dual-core products. They complete the company's speedy transition to its innovative and energy-efficient Core microarchitecture in less than 15 months. This platform's energy-efficient performance, coupled with enhanced virtualization capabilities, will enable customers to significantly lower their total cost of ownership.The energy-efficient 7300 series includes frequencies up to 2.93GHz at 130 watts, several 80-watt processors and a 50-watt version optimized for four socket blades and high-density rack form factors with a frequency of 1.86GHz. The Intel ® 7300 chipset with Data Traffic Optimizations provides a balanced platform design with several new technologies that enhance data movement between the processors, memory and I/O connections. HP* delivered a new blade world record** for SAP® Sales a...
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Zune Phone coming soon...
2007-09-05 13:50:00
Rumor has it that Microsoft may soon start developing a device billed to be a potential Apple iPhone killer.The software major has reportedly stated that a mobile phone based on it's Zune digital media player "is not an unreasonable move".The phone will likely to be called the "Zune Phone" and will be a competitor to Apple's iPhone. The iPhone is currently available only in the US exclusively from AT&T.Talks about a Zune-based mobile phone from Microsoft are not entirely new. Ever since the launch of the Zune, there's been a buzz doing the rounds of industry.The device is described as being used for ?consumer broadband access and networking?. Microsoft goes on to say that the device would use OFDM as its communications protocol, not WiFi or Bluetooth. Well, why not? The standard OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) is a modulation scheme that is used widely in upcoming 4G standards of the future. But with wireless access gaining momentum, and the all-around arms ...
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Interesting Bugs in Microsoft Softwares!!!
2007-09-01 21:14:00
Bugs in Microsoft Windows:MAGIC 1An Indian discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON" (without the quotes). This is something pretty cool..... and unbelievable.....At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn't answer why this happened!TRY IT NOW!!!MAGIC 21). Open an empty NOTEPAD file.2). Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes).3). Save it as whatever you want.4). Close it and re-open it.What is this.....???TRY IT NOW!!!Bugs in Microsoft Office:MAGIC 1It was discovered by a Brazilian.Open Microsoft Word and type=rand (200, 99)and then press ENTERNow see the magic.....TRY IT NOW!!!
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Orkut's new look: Coming Soon
2007-08-27 00:38:00
A new design is scheduled, and it looks very fresh. The Orkut design team hasn't stated when it will be completely rolled out, but they have said that randomly selected groups of users will start to see changes. Its about time things started moving at Orkut, Google has a potential (Facebook) goldmine with this, and they have really been letting it slide. Ok, so it's big in Latin America, but what about North America, Europe and the rest of the world?
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Sky in Google Earth has launched!!!
2007-08-27 00:27:00
Forget about going to a planetarium, Googl e Earth has expanded its view and is starting to focus on the stars.Sky in Google Earth has launched. This new addition to Earth enables viewers to check out different areas in the universe, from distant galaxies light years away, to constellations and planets. You must download the new version of Google Earth to get the features, then you're on your way to checking out planets in motions and supernova explosions.This data was partly built with Google's NASA partnership and through the Hubble Space Telescope Observations.
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Canon 40D DSLR coming soon?
2007-08-25 12:46:00
We've already had a few indications that Canon would be releasing its still-unannounced EOS 40D DSLR sooner or later, but it looks like that day could now be fast approaching as the shots supposedly taken of a Best Buy computer showing the Canon EOS 40D DSLR in their database with an ?in-stock date? of 09-02-2007. If this database entry is accurate and you?re after this new camera, there?s not much more of a wait ahead.Price is indicated at $1599.99 USD and specifications look pretty desirable. Packing in a 10.2 megapixel sensor, 2.5-inch LCD, DIGIC III image processor, and an ISO range from 100 to 3200, the rumour looks pretty solid.Canon 40D Detailed Specifications:*10.2 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor* 5 fps and 30 large JPEG frame burst* Integrated Cleaning System* 2.5", 230K pixel, 170º wide viewing angle LCD screen* Picture Style image processing parameters* Spot metering and High Precision 9-point AF system* DIGIC III image processor with 0.15 sec start-up time* Digital Pho...
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Google Spending Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Developing Google Phone
2007-08-08 10:57:00
For a while, Google was outright denying that they were working on a cell phone. Now word has emerged that the development of the Google phone is costing the search engine giant hundreds of millions of dollars. They seem very interested in this project and have a fairly significant team working on it at a Boston facility. The handset must be able to display "all of Google's mobile applications at their best."In reports released by Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, they say that there are several Google Phone prototypes kicking around, including hardware that has been produced with partners like LG Electronics. HTC of Taiwan is reportedly working on Linux-based handset (with Google apps) for launch in Q1 2008.What's more, just as the iPhone has a special version of Safari, Google is "working on a sophisticated new Web browser for cellphones." This is conjecture on my part, but the mobile web browser could be based on Firefox, given the pre-existing relationship between Google an...
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NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 Ultra: World's Fastest GPU
2007-08-08 10:52:00
Really, it's hard for us to imagine sticking anything as loud and power hungry as the GeForce 8800 GTX into our precious desktop, no matter how great the latest games look on it, and we're having an even harder time envisioning NVIDIA's new 8800 Ultra anywhere near our motherboard. The new children-eating card starts at $829, and includes premium versions of the GTX's components, overclocked to fairly unreasonable degrees: a 612MHz core clock, 1500MHz shader clock and 1080MHz memory clock. Unfortunately, all that Ultra-ness only leads to a 10-15% performance increase, which isn't horrible, but hardly worth ditching your current 8800 GTX SLI setup for a couple of Ultras. But if that's not enough to dissuade you, or if you've been holding out for the best of the best from NVIDIA, you can pick one of these up.
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Nokia Aeon Concept Mobile Phone - Full Surface Screen
2007-08-07 21:48:00
Nokia's research and development team have kicked it up a gear with an attractive "aeon" concept phone showing up in the research & development section of the company's website. The most prominent design feature of aeon is a touchscreen that stretches over the full surface area of the phone.
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30-inch OLED TV from Toshiba in 2009
2007-08-07 21:46:00
Toshiba has announced plans to ship an organic electroluminescence (EL) display in 2009. The target size will be 30 inches, which beats most manufacturers' prototypes currently under development, like Sony's 27-inch OLED plans. Toshiba had previously planned 2015 as the launch window for OEL (more commonly known as OLED) sets, a launch timeframe which put them in that magical future land along with SED and FED displays. While Toshiba doesn't expect to compete directly against the behemoth of LCD at first, they believe the technology's superiority -- which includes lower manufacturing costs, and better viewing angles and contrast -- will be recognized as volume goes up.
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Gorgeous Sony OLED tv phone
2007-08-07 21:40:00
This Sony Ericsson phone concept by Karsten Willmann has all the basics of ?phone concepts 101? down. You?ve got the high contrast OLED display. You?ve also got the really thin form factor. And then there?s the number key pad and soft keys sitting nearly flush with the surface.
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Hitachi's DZ-BD70 and 30GB DZ-BD7H hybrid Blu-ray camcorders to go on sale
2007-08-07 21:37:00
In case you didn't believe 'em the first time, Hitachi is back with more, much more, on the world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorder. First off, we're looking at an August 30th launch in Japan (rest of world, October) of two models: the DZ-BD70 and DZ-BD7H hybrid which packs both an 8-cm BD writer and 30GB disk are priced at ¥160,000 (about $1,347) and ¥190,000 (about $1,600), respectively. As we heard, each packs a 5.3 megapixel CMOS sensor delivering 2.07 megapixel videos or 4.32 megapixel stills. That translates to about an hour of 1,920 x 1,080 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video on a single-sided, single-layer 8-cm BD disc or 4 hours to disk -- more if you dial-back the resolution. Both feature HDMI and Firewire USB 2.0 jacks while the hybrid packs a convenient one-touch dubbing function to share your vids with all those gaming grannys with Blu-ray players of their own.
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$599 80GB PlayStation 3 on sale online
2007-08-07 21:36:00
Yep, it's August, that means the 80GB PlayStation 3 is due to go on sale. Sony didn't previously give us a date or anything, but it looks like GameStop / EB Games is stocking the $599 80GB console (bundled with MotorStorm), and claims shipment in 24 hours. Granted, we're now officially back to square one with a lower end PS3 priced at $499 and a higher end PS3 priced at $599 (and no option to compete directly with the Xbox 360 Premium's $399 $350 price tag), but if you're thinking about upgrading that PS2, at least your options are better than they were a couple months ago.
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Dell XPS M1730 spotted in the wild?
2007-08-07 21:34:00
It looks like Dell is finally readying a followup to its M1710 speedster with the XPS M1730. The 17-inch laptop will of course be packing some Santa Rosa muscle, but according to rumors Dell's also going to provide that new Core 2 Extreme X7800 chip for the real speed demons / big spenders out there. For graphics the base models will be getting an NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS card with 256MB of memory, with a 512MB GeForce 8700M GT waiting in the wings. Other rumored specs include 4GB max of RAM and a 512MB or 1GB Intel Turbo Memory option, Bluetooth 2.0, Blu-ray and that welcome numeric keypad addition. The word is this one will go on sale August 27th, and while the paint job is bordering on "crime against humanity," hopefully Dell will have a few more acceptable options to decorate this gaming beast whenever it does hit the market.
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Apple's new iMac
2007-08-07 21:32:00
Who could've seen this one coming? Apple surprised no one this morning with brand new iMacs. Built from aluminum and glass, the new all-in-one desktops feature a complete redesign and will come in two sizes: 20-inch and 24-inch. There's the usual compliment of ports like USB 2.0, Firewire 400 / 800, a slot loading SuperDrive, iSight camera and so forth. The new look features a glossy display to match the majority of Apple's consumer lineup, and new keyboards are indeed coming along for the ride -- in an extended wired version as well as a mini wire free model, running the Bluetooth 2.0 spec. Under the hood Apple has up to a 2.4GHz Core 2 Extreme processor, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics, up to 1TB of storage, 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.0, with 8x SuperDrives and 1GB of RAM standard across the board. Prices start at $1,199 for the 20-inch, $1,499 for a processor and graphics bump, and $1,799 for the 24-incher. The full rundown of Apple's stock models is after the break.

TDK hard at work on 8-layer 200GB Blu-ray Disc
2007-08-07 21:27:00
Since Sony hammered out the Blu-ray Disc spec, there's been speculation, theorization, and discussion of an 8-layer 200GB disc. Sony even supposedly had some working 200GB BRD demos way back in 2004. Well, now those mammoth coasters are in the works over at TDK, who apparently hope to commercialize the first presumably quad-layered dual-sided discs (or possibly octo-layered single-sided discs -- yeah, right). They're not giving it up as to when these discs could come out or how much they'll cost, but right now we're more worried about just getting our hands on some players, you know?
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Fedora 8 Test 1 Released
2007-08-07 21:19:00
The Fedor a Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project. It is also a proving ground for a new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported product of Red Hat, Inc.The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community in order to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from free software. Development will be done in a public forum. The project will produce time-based releases of Fedora Core about 2-3 times a year with a public release schedule.Fedora 8 is promising new features like:? Optional replacement for GNOME panel that uses online services via mugshot;? Enhanced Bluetooth support;? Fedora 8 Bookmarks;? Make core dumps self-identifying enough to find the exact correct versions of all relevant    binaries and debuginfo;? Buddy Helper app promotes Free alternatives and guides users trying to play content under    restricted codecs;? Fix the dictionary proliferation probl...
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Toshiba Finally Unveils its Third-Generation HD DVD Players
2007-08-07 21:17:00
Although the new HD DVD technology has been around for a relatively limited period of time, the technological developments and breakthroughs achieved since then have already pushed it towards its third iteration. And the moment we've all been expecting for quite some time now has finally arrived, as Toshiba , the very creator of the HD DVD format, has announced its third generation of HD DVD players, which provideseveral important upgrades compared to the previous generation.Thus, all the devices from this latest line provide an improvement in video performance with 1080p/24 frames per second (24p) support, which is actually extremely important, considering the fact that movies are traditionally captured at 24 frames per second. Moreover, the new Toshiba machines will provide "CE-Link" (HDMI-CEC) connectivity which offers the capability to communicate with and control another CE device in a very innovative manner, enhancing the level of control exerted by the user, while making thi...
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Will We Be Extinct in 12 Million Years?
2007-08-07 21:11:00
There are immediate dangers menacing the human civilization, like terrorism and climate change. We may struggle to fight these issues which are in the end caused by the human race. But what can we do against the Universe?In May 2007, a team led by Mikhail Medvedev at the University of Kansas emitted a novel theory aimed toexplain the periodicity of mass extinctions on Earth, which occur about once every 62 million years. "Themotion of the solar system exposes Earth to an onslaught of cosmic rays on a schedule that is synchronized to the mass extinctions.", signaled Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy at KU.The Milky Way galaxy appears to have a good side and a bad side. The bad aspect of the Milky Way would be its dorsal side. The team says that the leading, dorsal side of the Milky Way emits a shock wave as the galaxy travels through the universe. When the solar system periodically reaches the proximities of the dorsal boundary of the galaxy, about once every 64 mill...
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Sony 1,000,000:1 OLED TV on sale in 2007
2007-08-07 21:04:00
Sony is once again showing off their beautiful OLED TVs we first peeped at CES. No surprise there, after all, we love to gawk at that incredible 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio just as often as possible. The real news is that Sony is finally ready to move an OLED TV into production. Sorry, not that bad-azz 27-inch model capable of Full HD 1080p. Nope, instead they'll be pushing out the 11-inch pup sometime "within 2007." We're talking 1024 x 600 pixels slathered across that wee 1M:1 contrast panel capable of 8-bit RGB color and covering more than 100% of the NTSC color gamut. Oh, and the display itself measures just 3-mm thick. Hot-freakin'-tastic. Unfortunately, it will likely suffer from a high price tag and short display life. Still, you'll be tempted, especially after seeing the set's razor-thin display in a profile shot after the break -- yeah, dramatic viewing angles too.
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Crysis release date announced
2007-08-05 10:47:00
Ready your $500 GPU?s for November 16 because that?s when the oh-so-anticipated Crysis will hit store shelves in North America and Europe. It?s been a long time coming but now we have a concrete date to look forward to which I gotta say is anything but bad.Here?s a few words from Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek, thanking the gaming community for their patience: ?Crytek is constantly striving to push the boundaries of both game design and technology, while maintaining quality at the highest bar. We?re thankful to our fans for their support and patience, and we?re excited to bring them Crysis this year. It?s going to be worth the wait.?I certainly hope so - Crysis is pretty much the only reason to own an absolutely top of the line gaming system at the moment.
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Quake Wars to strike soon
2007-08-05 10:33:00
So finally after a pretty long time, it looks like we are going to see Quake wars: Enemy territory striking stores. According to its publisher Activision?s financial report it looks like it will be out anytime between July and August. Activision so far has not revealed any details about this games release officially. Seems like they want to keep it a secret.The game will be released for the following platforms, Xbox 360, PC and the PS3. The great news for all the PC Quake fans is that it will launched first for the PC platform. Ummm sounds great, lets wait and watch for the official details though.Game details:-There are five unique classes in a battle which a player can choose, ie; either the Earth Defense Force which consists of humans or the barbaric alien Strogg armies.Quad-bikes, tanks, alien walkers for epic ground assaults, helicopters and anti-gravity ships to lend firepower from the air are to be used in the game.Bases, deploy defense structures, artillery, radar, & adv...
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Wi-Fi Helps in Bridge Rescues
2007-08-05 10:30:00
A new Wi-Fi network in Minneapolis -- only partially completed and just two months old -- is nonetheless giving the city critical help in responding to this week's collapse of the I-35W bridge. The network helped the city with communications, moving large mapping files to the recovery site, and is supporting wireless cameras that are being installed to help with recovery operations.The city is deploying the Wi-Fi network via a contract with US Internet Corp. throughout its 60 square miles. While only part of it is now up and running, one of those areas is in the downtown area near the scene of the bridge collapse Wednesday evening."Thank goodness we had it in and that this piece of the network was already up and operational," said Minneapolis City CIO Lynn Willenbring. "We could not have been as effective if it were not for that."Willenbring was at a soccer game when she learned of the disaster. The IT department immediately went to work to provide basic support and desk-side servi...
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Google Plans YouTube Antipiracy Tool in September
2007-08-05 10:25:00
Google Inc. aims to deliver in September a long-awaited and much-promised technology to combat piracy in its YouTube video sharing site.During a hearing Friday in the copyright-infringement lawsuit that Viacom Inc. filed against Google, a Google attorney told the judge Google was working "very intensely" on a video recognition technology, the Associated Press (AP) reported.The technology will be as sophisticated as fingerprint technology used by the FBI and Google plans to roll it out in the fall, "hopefully in September," attorney Philip S. Beck of Barlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP told U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton, according to the AP. Fall runs from late September to late December.Viacom sued Google in March in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging copyright infringement from YouTube and seeking US$1 billion in damages.The video recognition technology will allow copyright owners to provide a digital fingerprint that within a mi...
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'Doom' Creator Unveils 'Rage'
2007-08-05 10:20:00
The creator of classic computer game "Doom ," id Software, unveiled on Friday its eagerly anticipated next game, "Rage ," in which players fight an oppressive government in a post-apocalyptic world.The new game will be released for computers running either Microsoft Corp's Windows or Apple Inc's Macintosh operating system, as well as Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 video game consoles."It's a bit of a classic story and you are the outsider who comes in and tries to turn the tide in favor of good," id Chief Executive Todd Hollenshead said in an interview."Rage" is being built with all-new graphics technology designed by id co-founder John Carmack, who showed off the game at id's annual "QuakeCon" event in Dallas, Texas.Privately held id did not give a release date for "Rage" or the name of the publisher. Activision Inc, the second-biggest U.S. video game publisher, handles other id games such as "Doom 3" and the upcoming "Enemy Territories: Quake Wars."Since th...
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LG Prada Is Apple iPhone Killer?
2007-08-05 09:53:00
One clear indicator of the fact the iPhone is going to do very well is the fact that Apple ?s rivals are already starting to push ?iPhone killers.? Much like in the case of the iPod, which five years later and countless devices down the line has not been bested, these iPhone killers are nothing of the sort. The LG Prada is considered an iPone killer, mainly because it also features a full side touch sensitive display, but the similarities are onlyskin deep.Reviews comparing the two products, such as the recent one written by Brian Lam for Gizmodo, finds the iPhone competitor sub par. Not only is the touch screen interface not used to its full potential, but the menu system is not made to take advantage of it, being very similar to those on the other high end LG phones. Furthermore, the Prada?s sync is rudimentary, only allowing you to transfer contacts and calendar appointments, and it lacks many of the useful features of the iPhone such as coverflow, weather and stocks widgets, as ...
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Google Phone coming?
2007-08-03 10:09:00
Is Googl e entering the crowded cell phone market? That's what the rumors say, and this might just be what it's going to look like. Supposedly, the "GPhone " will be manufactured by Samsung with Google branding (much like Helio's phones). It's said to come loaded with all of Google's services, such as Gmail, Google Maps, Blogger, et cetera. In addition, it will supposedly have a QWERTY keyboard, a 2-megapixel camera, WiFi, and 3G web connectivity.What's especially exciting about the potential of a Google phone is that reports state that the big G will shy away from forcing users to choose one wireless carrier, instead allowing for people to buy the phone and then use it with the carrier of their choice. This is the route we wished Apple had taken with their iPhone, and it has the potential to do wonders for the domestic cellular industry.
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New Spy Shot of Sony Ericsson M610i Lizy Phone
2007-08-03 10:07:00
Sony Ericsson Lizy phone model has been seen on very few occasions up to this point. From this reason, the new image that has been going by for the past few days has naturally opened the door for speculations and discussions on the phone's features.Unfortunately, there is little information available on the Sony Ericsson Lizy phone. Among the few sure things known about it is that it supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. This places it among the cellular models that offer a large amount of information to its users at fast and reliable transfer rates. Moreover, it is a tri-band phone, which supports GSM900/1800/1900 networks. The cell phone follows the path line set by theSony M600i model when it comes to design. Instead of plastic, it now has a metal case. Even more, it shares the same keypad with the M600 phone model, as to provide QWERTY keyboard on the number buttons. Considering its simple design, this promises to be a considerably practical phone model, that will come as...
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