The 3D city and road views add dimension to the turn-by-turn directions VZ Navigator VX offers.
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Vertex plans to conduct additional studies of VX-661 to further evaluate its potential for late-stage development, pending regulatory discussions.
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Iraq has also failed to provide United Nations inspectors with documentation of its claim to have destroyed its VX stockpiles.
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There were three doses of VX-809 used, too, and the drug seems to get more convincing as higher doses are used.
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In patients who took VX-770, this FEV1 value rose 10.5 percentage points.
But Vertex just announced that the second corrector drug, VX-661, also improved lung function at its two top doses when combined with Kalydeco.
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Data from a small, midstage clinical trial with its protease inhibitor, known as vx-950 or telaprevir, were "nothing short of spectacular, " says Markowitz.
Unlike some of its premium stablemates, the VX utilizes a removable back cover that provides access to the phone's micro-SIM and microSD card slots.
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The VX doesn't offer a unibody design like some of its brethren, but HTC still tries to keep the visual interruptions to a minimum.
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HTC's mantra -- much of its sense of purpose -- circles around the design of its products, and the VX is no exception to that rule.
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An evolution of ordinary direction services, the 3D capabilities of VZ Navigator VX are available in six cities at launch, including: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Mo.
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The medicine, code named VX-770, has been shown to work only in patients with a particular genetic mutation, called G551D, which is present in only 4% of CF patients.
But the results of the trials of that drug, known as VX-809, were less positive, showing improvements in lung function, but not in how much chloride is in sweat.
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The VX is also compatible with HTC's Media Link HD and comes with 8GB internal storage -- plus the ability to add 32GB of extra space via microSD.
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And one thing that makes me concerned is that during the test of just VX-809, there is a lot more variability in the placebo group than in those getting VX-809.
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VX-661 was generally well-tolerated, both as monotherapy and in combination with ivacaftor, and most adverse events were mild to moderate in severity and similar between the treatment groups and those who received placebo.
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Palm, which spun off from computer giant 3Com last year, said it was having difficulties with a shortage of components for its popular electronic organiser, the Palm Vx and new entry level m100.
Powered by TeleCommunication Systems, VZ Navigator VX is unlike any other navigation service offered today, providing customers with 3D navigation views using enhanced 3D city models and true-to-life images of highway and exit signs.
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In a development that greatly bolsters its standing in the cystic fibrosis market, Vertex Pharmaceuticals late yesterday released data showing a combination of its existing Kalydeco treatment and an experimental medication called VX-661 greatly improved patient breathing.
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The back of the VX offers a rather minimalistic feel, with the 5-megapixel, rear-facing camera and LED flash on top, HTC logo smack-dab in the center and speaker grille down below just underneath the Beats Audio branding.
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"Verizon Wireless continues to add more to VZ Navigator, and VZ Navigator VX now gives our customers some of the most advanced mapping and navigation services available today, " said Kristi Crum, director, Consumer Solutions for Verizon Wireless.
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But Iraq never accounted for all the 100, 000 chemical weapons it produced for use in the Iran-Iraq war, and there are fears that thousands of them, filled with either deadly VX or mustard gas, could be squirreled away.
We reached out to HTC for more information on how the phone was designed, and were told that the battery actually rests below the board and behind the display, taking up nearly the entire horizontal space of the VX.
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If this sounds familiar to you, it's because the VX uses the same pyramid-like structure as the Windows Phone 8X and Droid DNA. Essentially, the reason for the back cover is to tuck away the micro-SIM and microSD slots and minimize the clutter on the outside of the phone.
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Which is why this slide, which shows the data for every patient in the study to received the 600 milligram dose of VX-809 both by itself (during a run-in phase) and with Kalydeco is the best argument so far that this combo is helpful to patients thought not as helpful as Kalydeco is to those who can get that drug alone.
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