To answer your queries, loading time from the live tile menu to the top tweets page above is approximately three seconds, while scrolling is basically identical to the perfection available on WP7's own apps.

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Regulators had focused on firms' ability to operate without unsecured credit for as much as one year, and it was basically assumed that secured credit would always be available, even if at higher rates--a focus that was, in retrospect, inadequate to handle a crisis, Cox said.

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It's only available in the UK right now, but basically the program lets you shave a little bit off the price of a new Gizmondo if you're willing to deal with three 30 seconds commercials per day which are delivered wirelessly over the console's GPRS connection (they swear that they won't interrupt gameplay with any ads).

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The technology is made possible by commercially available sensors for recording electroencephalograms (EEGs), which are basically the electrical outputs your brain produces while it thinks.

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Basically, for them to have 300 units ready does not mean that they are available to the public.

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"Those who are skilled and highly-skilled are basically employable on the global jobs market, so they will tend to go where jobs are available, " says Chauzy.

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