On the bright side, such substantial time frame suggests that the upcoming fix should also address other bugs like incompatibility with the desktop suite, weird loading behavior in the browser, and missing WMV video playback functionality.

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That includes support for photos from Facebook, Picasa or Flickr (more services are also promised), a built-in Twitter client, a video inbox feature to receive videos shot with cellphones (or any other internet-connected device, for that matter), and even its own Gmail address to let anyone easily send photos straight to the frame.

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Professor Schwab describes the event at Davos as "bringing together the key decision makers from all walks of life to address the challenges on the global agenda, " and each year the event has a broad theme within which to frame the sessions.

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