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Research In Motion lost big chunks of market share in all regions, which is why the company is desperate to bring its entry-level devices in emerging markets.Today, the Canadian company announced the immediate availability of the BlackBerry Curve 9220 and BlackBerry Curve 9320 in Kenya. Although the handset maker did... |
14 July 2012
17:11 GMT |
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After a long time, summer is finally here (at least in the Northern hemisphere) and with it PC gamers welcome not just heat waves, but also sales sprees on all sorts of digital distribution services for their platform. We already admired great offers from websites like GOG or Amazon, but also from cloud networks, li... |
14 July 2012
15:21 GMT |
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I confess to having not finished Resonance, the interesting indie developed adventure title that we reviewed at the start of the month, and I can also tell you that, from time to time, I feel a little bad for having played the game, writing a review and then abandon the game for so long. I tell myself that I will su... |
14 July 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Canadian carrier Bell is silently pushing updates for two of its Windows Phone devices, HTC HD7 and LG Optimus Quantum.Both smartphones have been introduced in Canada for quite some time now and they will probably continue to sell at least by the end of the year.This is possibly one of the reasons that Bell decided t... |
14 July 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Major carrier Verizon Wireless and Exent have just announced the immediate availability of a new Android gaming service, GameTanium.The new mobile gaming service requires monthly subscription and is available for both Android smartphones and tablets.Those who wish to subscribe to Verizon's new GameTanium gaming ... |
14 July 2012
13:01 GMT |
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We all have at least one friend that's against everything mainstream and with a serious case of Government paranoia. This statement is also true for developers. At least one of our programmer friends is against all the mainstream scripts and technologies, always in a constant search for underground alternatives ... |
14 July 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Google Translate is always a life-saver. It can come in handy on the web and it's even more useful on a mobile device when visiting a foreign country. While it's great when trying to understand a language you know nothing about, plenty of the times you'll use it to translate from a language you're... |
14 July 2012
10:51 GMT |
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We already reported several hours ago that Rogers and and Bell Canada owners of Samsung Galaxy Note have already reported that an Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade is available for download.Fortunately, there are good news for TELUS customers as well. According to MobileSyrup, the Premium Suite for TELUS Galax... |
14 July 2012
10:31 GMT |
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The International Olympic Committee regularly makes the RIAA or the MPAA look like reasonable fellows. The IOC's stance on anything having to do with copyright, trademarks, endorsements and so on is draconian to say the least.With the London olympics coming up, the IOC is ramping up on the "crazy" or, at least, ... |
14 July 2012
10:01 GMT |
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One of the most dreaded words in the world of professional cycling is “transitional stage” and, unfortunately, the organizers of Le Tour, called the Amaury Sport Organization, were unable to avoid using one in this year’s competition. Stage 12 starts off in a very promising fashion, with two Catego... |
14 July 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Infinity Ward has just posted some details about the downloadable content that will be released this month for owners of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the Xbox 360 who have a premium Call of Duty Elite subscription. Modern Warfare 3 came out last November and developers Infinity Ward & Sledgehammer Games, not to... |
14 July 2012
09:31 GMT |
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Fans of the first two Daniel Craig James Bond films might have been wondering where Q, his aide in the tech department, was all along. He's making an appearance in “Skyfall” and above is the first official picture. Played by Ben Whishaw, Q is definitely much younger now though, one might hope, no ... |
14 July 2012
09:11 GMT |
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The moment she started dating Kanye West, people wondered whether Kim Kardashian would ever be friends with Beyonce and Jay-Z. Now that they are, there's a lot of talk about the damage the association can do to the image of these two. According to a new report in the latest print issue of The Enquirer (story vi... |
14 July 2012
09:11 GMT |
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David Letterman may have accidentally revealed the ending of the most anticipated movie of the year, Chris Nolan's “The Dark Knight Rises,” if the video above – and what fans are saying online – is any indication. Anne Hathaway, who plays Catwoman in the third and final Batman installme... |
14 July 2012
09:01 GMT |
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It's been more than a month since Sony Mobile officially unveiled the Xperia go and Xperia acro S waterproof smartphones, and the devices have yet to make their debut on the market.Sony Xperia go is available for pre-order in the UK since early July and it has been confirmed at O2 UK. Today, Indian retailer Flip... |
14 July 2012
08:56 GMT |
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Fans of a good fantasy film got their fix the other day at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, where Disney premiered the first official trailer for the upcoming “Oz the Great and Powerful.” You can see it in full below, embedded at the end of this post. Starring James Franco as a carnival magician who accide... |
14 July 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Google is celebrating the 150th birthday of Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt with a doodle depicting one of his most famous paintings, modified to fit the common doodle theme, i.e. the Google logo. While that may sound like a bad idea, Google did it rather tastefully and the actual logo is only slightly visibl... |
14 July 2012
08:43 GMT |
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It looks like Motorola plans to launch a new Android smartphone in the United States after the ATRIX HD, which has just been officially unveiled earlier this week.An unannounced Motorola XT907 has been recently spotted in China, but the smartphone has been branded with Verizon's logo. Moreover, the smartphone wi... |
14 July 2012
08:42 GMT |
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As rumored for some months now, Jennifer Lopez won't be returning for another season of American Idol. Confirmation comes from the star herself in an interview with Ryan Seacrest, which you can find embedded below, at the end of the article. Only a couple of days ago, Jennifer was still saying that she might o... |
14 July 2012
08:31 GMT |
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It appears that HTC made a promise earlier this year and stated that it will no longer build low-end devices. The company confirmed this statement several times in the past few months.Although the company decided to focus on releasing only mid-range and high-end products, smartphones like Desire C makes us wonder if ... |
14 July 2012
08:22 GMT |
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Firefox has just gotten support for getUserMedia, i.e. the ability to use webcams and microphones. With this addition, three major browsers now support the API which is the cornerstone of the upcoming WebRTC technology which would enable real-time communications, audio and video, in the browser. GetUserMedia is now ... |
14 July 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Valve, the owner of the largest digital distribution service in the world, Steam, has no plans to change the platform after the European Court of Justice ruled that licenses for digital products can be resold without any opposition from the actual developer.The European Court of Justice ruling from last week mandated... |
14 July 2012
07:41 GMT |
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When NASA sends its astronauts to near-Earth objects (NEO) and the surface of Mars, it will do so using the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and the Space Launch System. The latter, a heavy-lift rocket, will be powered by the J-2X engines, which recently passed an important review. The thrusters, attached to a test ... |
14 July 2012
07:35 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new, large-scale scientific investigation, it would appear that the world's oceans contain more than 1.5 million different plankton taxa. The number is still preliminary, as it is based on early analyses of samples collected from a variety of locations. The samples were harvest... |
14 July 2012
07:25 GMT |
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The next-generation Intel Atom CPUs and corresponding chipsets look nice on paper, but that is where they will stay for a while yet. We're certain Intel will soon have some samples to play with, if it doesn't already, but the Valleyview chips and BayTrail platform won't be out until late 2013, accord... |
14 July 2012
07:00 GMT |
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Though located at and around the South Pole, far outside regular shipping lanes, and protected by extreme weather, the Antarctic is still endangered by human activities, as well as a host of other factors. This is why researchers in the United States are currently asking for more protection of the area. The call was... |
14 July 2012
06:56 GMT |
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Russian security researcher Alexey Borodin, also known as ZonD80, has found a way to bypass the in-app purchasing restrictions present in Apple’s App Store, allowing anyone with the proper know-how to upgrade applications for free. The method presented by the hacker doesn’t require any advanced skills or... |
14 July 2012
06:54 GMT |
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On the 29th of July, numerous celebrities will gather up at a private villa in Laguna Beach, California, where they are expected to take part at this year's SeaChange Summer Party. Although it may be that guests to this event are in fact attending a party, the main drive behind this event is so much more than ... |
14 July 2012
06:52 GMT |
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The federal lawsuit between Apple and Samsung is set to begin in about two years’ time, which means that the preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus might have to last for the duration. Fortunately for Samsung, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided to allow it to appeal the ban soon... |
14 July 2012
06:42 GMT |
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Scientists are reporting an unusual condition among chicken grown in Australia. They say that the viruses introduced in the poultry in small amounts, as part of a vaccination campaign, appear to have recombined inside the animals, leading to a severe type of infection. As the new organism starts to attack the chicke... |
14 July 2012
06:40 GMT |
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Today is a good day for fans of Showtime's “Dexter” because the network brought its hit killer series to San Diego for Comic-Con 2012 – and premiered the first 2 minutes of the new season. Check it out above but, useless to say, *be warned that it contains spoilers. As you must know, since ... |
14 July 2012
06:32 GMT |
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Not too long ago, the section for refurbished items on Apple's store suddenly became strangely empty, and stayed so for about three days. All people got when visiting the page was a message saying “Sorry there are no products available, please check back later.” There was no explanation for the occ... |
14 July 2012
06:24 GMT |
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A few days ago, researchers in Africa announced the discovery of a hominid ancestor who lived more than 2 million years ago. The fossilized remains of this individual are very well preserved, and contain extensive bone fragments, which scientists will now analyze thoroughly. The remarkable discovery was made by expe... |
14 July 2012
06:19 GMT |
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Quite often, raccoons, squirrels and other similar animals choose attics as their nurseries, as apparently this part of a house is sufficiently secluded and insulated to both give them a sense of safety and help keep them warm. However, construction materials such as fiberglass and asbestos can seriously impact on ... |
14 July 2012
06:16 GMT |
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Word has it that, after hearing Kate Moss say last year how sorry she was she couldn't be in his hit “Freedom” video, George Michael came up with a concept for his latest clip, especially for her. He's just released a teaser for the video, which will be in support of his brand new single, &ldq... |
14 July 2012
06:15 GMT |
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Until recently, many Anonymous supporters saw WikiLeaks as a great ally, but it turns out that not everyone was satisfied with the site’s “services.” As a result, an alternative – Potentially Alarming Research: Anonymous Intelligence Agency (Par:AnoIA) – was initiated. Launched in March... |
14 July 2012
06:08 GMT |
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Google announced last month the next version of its mobile platform, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The operating system will make its way onto some of the top tier smartphones and tablets that are already available on the market, though there are no additional on the release dates for the moment.The fist device to run Andr... |
14 July 2012
06:04 GMT |
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A few weeks ago, Microsoft made official a new offering specifically designed for students and teachers, namely Office 365 for education. The new service is meant to provide students and educators with the possibility to easily work in real-time on their assignments, while also offering them the option to group pro... |
14 July 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Apple had to have known that pulling out of EPEAT, especially on such short notice, would have repercussions, but whatever preparations it made to cope with the response don't seem to have been enough. EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) is the main global environmental rating system for e... |
14 July 2012
05:55 GMT |
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Paul Edwards from the University of Michigan recently made it public news that, according to his latest research in the field of climate change and nuclear weapons, the technologies developed and tested during the Cold War are in fact currently used to tackle present days' issues such as climate change. Entitl... |
14 July 2012
05:51 GMT |
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A new type of amplifier developed by experts in the United States could soon be used to unlock the mysteries of the Universe and the quantum world. The instrument could also lead to the development of advanced electronics, its creators say. Scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California In... |
14 July 2012
05:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that it is going to celebrate the upcoming Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promotion next week by offering free content for two impressive games, in the form of Minecraft for Xbox 360 and Trials Evolution. The Xbox Live Summer of Arcade kicks off next week, on July 18, when the first game in the o... |
14 July 2012
05:41 GMT |
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As expected, this week's tabloids are still focusing on the Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes split. The National Enquirer, for one, claims to have an exclusive from one of Katie's relatives on how her life with Tom really was: just a more elegant form of captivity. The second image attached to this article is the... |
14 July 2012
05:38 GMT |
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Operation save the Arctic – a campaign led by Anonymous – has reached its second phase, the hackers revealing the names of four other companies whose systems have been targeted. According to the hacker CyberZeist, the new victims are Shell, Gazprom, Rosneft and BP Global. “We know we’r... |
14 July 2012
05:30 GMT |
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A few days ago, we reported on AMD being enlisted by the US government for its new Extreme Scale computing project, and Intel has now followed suite. Advanced Micro Devices may have gained attention by somehow getting the word out first, but Intel is in no way going to be cut off from the FastForward program. Ind... |
14 July 2012
05:23 GMT |
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Valve has announced the details of a new patch for their MOBA title DOTA 2, adding a number of fixes to the game experience and introducing a new hero, called Lanaya, which is described as a Templar Assassin. The description of the hero mentions that she is best used by players who like using long range traps to lur... |
14 July 2012
05:21 GMT |
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Just yesterday, representatives of environmentally-friendly organization Greenpeace gathered around Shell's headquarters in Houston, Texas and blocked company employees from entering the building. This latest protest organized by Greenpeace members is part of their “Save the Arctic” campaign, which... |
14 July 2012
05:18 GMT |
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Steven Tyler is done with American Idol. After two seasons as judge on the panel, the rocker has decided it was high time he went back to his first love, his band, Aerosmith, he says in what can only be described as the most epic press statement ever. Just as rumors were starting to pick up that Jennifer Lopez might... |
14 July 2012
05:18 GMT |
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One of the most recent methods of storing data on magnetic platters has yet to persuade the HDD manufacturing community that it is a worthwhile investment. Toshiba took some time out of its schedule recently to reveal some things about HAMR and what its plans for it are, if any. HAMR stands for heat-assisted mag... |
14 July 2012
05:02 GMT |
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After admitting that its Contributor Network was hacked, Yahoo! has come forward with another statement to reveal the security measures that have been implemented to ensure that such incidents will be avoided in the future. “We have taken swift action and have now fixed this vulnerability, deployed additional ... |
14 July 2012
05:01 GMT |
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Using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) instrument aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers was recently able to focus down a narrow portion of the disk surrounding the large spiral galaxy NGC 4565. The study resulted in the creation of one of the most detailed images of this structure e... |
14 July 2012
04:41 GMT |
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The water-holding frog is a species most often found in Australia, where it seems to thrive both in forests and in swamps. Due to its high adaptability to environmental conditions, it is estimated that its population is relatively large. What makes this frog such an interesting creature is that it has evolved to sync... |
14 July 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Officials at NASA have just released a series of images detailing how the recently-subdued wildfires in Colorado and New Mexico expanded when they were at their peak. The two comparative images, which can be viewed here, allow you to get a sense of the devastation. According to statistics, the High Park Fire in Colo... |
14 July 2012
04:28 GMT |
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The online journal PloS ONE just published a new study which focuses on present days global fisheries and on what can be done to help boost their economic value, while at the same time keeping an all-attentive eye on the well-being of marine ecosystems. Apparently, high officials around the world tend to invoke lac... |
14 July 2012
04:16 GMT |
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With the new Nintendo Wii U just a few months from launch, a number of developers have speculated on the exact capabilities of the device and whether it was more powerful than the current generation from Sony and Microsoft. Jeremiah Slaczka, who is the chief executive officer of 5th Cell, has told Game Informer that... |
14 July 2012
03:59 GMT |
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While NVIDIA is investigating the data breach that affected its forum, company representatives admit that up to 400,000 encrypted passwords may have been stolen by the hackers, CBS News reports. In the meantime, a group of hackers – The Apollo Project – has taken credit for the data breach and to demonst... |
14 July 2012
03:50 GMT |
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As we wait for more CPUs, APUs and graphics cards from Advanced Micro Devices, we naturally end up spotting matters that are only partially related, if at all. The one we will speak of here is quite important for all prospective customers of the Sunnyvale, California-based company: video card pricing. If what VR-... |
14 July 2012
03:44 GMT |
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Scientists working with the University of California recently took to investigating how rat poisons typically used by people who illegally grow marijuana impact of the wellbeing of the fisher population in this country. For those unaware, fishers are a species of rodents belonging to the weasel family. These anim... |
14 July 2012
03:43 GMT |
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Sylvester Stallone's 36-year-old son, Sage Stallone, has been found dead in his LA home. His body was discovered by either his girlfriend or a maid, with paramedics pronouncing him dead at the scene, TMZ reports. The celebrity e-zine was among the first to break the news: Sage was found unresponsive inside the... |
14 July 2012
03:25 GMT |
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The SimCity reboot is designed to only work when connected to an online infrastructure, and despite the recent bad experiences that PC gamers have had with the system, the development leader at Maxis believes that her team can implement it right. Lucy Bradshaw, who is leading the SimCity development team, has told V... |
14 July 2012
02:41 GMT |
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Sony is preparing to debut a brand new version of its PlayStation 3 console later this year, presumably the rumored PS3 Super Slim edition, and now the first images of the new device have been leaked on the web thanks to a Brazilian website. The PlayStation 3 has been around for quite a long time and it already went... |
14 July 2012
02:21 GMT |
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Funimation and Prodution I.G. have released an official trailer for the Mass Effect anime, called Paragon Lost, which is set to be launched on both DVD and Blu-ray support on November 13 all over the world. The trailer is narrated by the voice of Vega, one of the new squad mates introduced for the third game in the ... |
14 July 2012
02:14 GMT |
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Patrick Verner announced last evening, July 5th, that yet another maintenance release of his Parted Magic Linux operating system for partitioning tasks is available for download. Including the latest and greatest GParted 0.13.0 software, Parted Magic 2012_07_13 comes with the following updated packages: XOrg Server 1... |
14 July 2012
02:13 GMT |
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4J Studios, Mojang and Microsoft have just released a brand new update for Minecraft on the Xbox 360, bringing a whole array of new features, including the oft-requested pistons, as well as plenty of fixes for the downloadable game. Minecraft impressed millions of PC gamers for quite some time and a few months ago i... |
14 July 2012
01:11 GMT |
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Gears of War: Judgment, the upcoming prequel to the events in the original trilogy of shooters, is going to appear in March, 2013, at least according to an G4TV which interviewed the studio’s director of production, Rod Fergusson.The Gears of War franchise has been around for quite some time and, after the tril... |
14 July 2012
00:31 GMT |
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