And via the exclusive Eco-Mode application which will be provided with the software upgrade, users to manually shut down any of the Tegra 3's cores for even more control over power consumption and performance.

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And, if application-rich smart-phones become the standard, where does this leave RIMM other than in catch-up mode?

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The nearest thing the GSM networks have to i-mode is a service known as Wireless Application Protocol, or WAP, launched at the beginning of this year.

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