The new iPad also is incompatible with 4G networks in Germany, where telecom operators have started to roll out LTE mobile networks in earnest.

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On Monday, the EU began punishing America for failing to repeal a set of tax breaks for exporters that were also ruled incompatible with WTO principles.

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Also a problem: incompatible mobile networks and cell phone operating systems.

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He cites the usual suspects (Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal) but also France as being incompatible with a single currency that includes Germany.

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Labour's home affairs select committee chairman Keith Vaz also said he believed her views were "incompatible with holding office".

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Chair of the panel Linda Read said she also breached confidentiality and her misconduct was "fundamentally incompatible with being a nurse".

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Ithkuil has two seemingly incompatible ambitions: to be maximally precise but also maximally concise, capable of capturing nearly every thought that a human being could have while doing so in as few sounds as possible.

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The budget bill also includes money to investigate whether green charities are engaging in political activities incompatible with their status.

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It also reflects a supercilious attitude toward U.S. security interests that is utterly incompatible with prudent and responsible defense policy.

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In their judgement, the judges also stated that "borrowing by the ESM from the European Central Bank" would be incompatible with EU law, but investors don't seem concerned by this, either.

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What is more, the Soviets also seek by this device to retain a veto over U.S. development and testing incompatible with their own interpretation of the requirements of the ABM accord.

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They need to prevent any actions that would undermine the security of their system and also they need to protect themselves from the user demands that can arise when someone has an incompatible hardware setup.

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Also coming is the Desire, which has the latest incarnation of Android and can switch between operators with incompatible standards.

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