The familiar desktop view has been pushed to the background to make room for a colorful, touchable, swipeable Start Screen, which acts as your home base.

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Idle noise was 35.1dBa, which was only a couple of dBs above background noise in the living room.

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With music by Gluck, her favourite composer, in the background, the softly lit room is lined with portraits of the queen's inner circle (including handsome Count Axel Fersen, with whom she may have had an affair).

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They appear to be resting on an elegant countertop with out-of-focus furniture in the background, like we're glancing at a room in your house.

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At Araxi, also in Whistler Village, the dining room decorated with fresh flowers and original paintings sets a romantic background for a dinner of freshly caught Pacific seafood like halibut or white prawn risotto served alongside local tomatoes, beetroot or mushrooms.

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When Rafik brought afternoon tea into the living room, K.K. could hear the typewriter clacking in the background.

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