Armed with guts--and the product to back them up in battle--some upstarts pick a fight with a bigger competitor.
Of course, there is still quite a bit of work to be done to make this work: iPhones do not have removable batteries, nor do they support multi-tasking, meaning that some sort of ruggedized, battery-powered external case would be necessary to get this battle-ready -- as well some jailbreaking.
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The army, in particular, is overstretched, and the navy is being forced to reduce the battle-readiness of some ships to concentrate men and equipment in those on front-line duty.
But Nick Clegg did highlight his party's differences and flag up his readiness to do battle on some red-line issues.
Every year, it seems some battle-weary team receives an unexpected jolt from a lightly used squad member whose freshness, fitness and hunger plays a central role in leading his club to glory.
The reinforcements being sent by allies mean that America can start to bring home some of its battle-weary troops.
Ivangorod's town council, for example, has fought a lengthy battle to clear some Danish sewage-processing equipment donated to it through customs.
Even if a battle-weary Republican House manages by some miracle to pass pro-growth reforms on Social Security or estate taxes, liberal Republican senators such as Chafee and Maine's Olympia Snowe will have new powers to block them.
Even some of my most battle-hardened war journalist friends admitted the moisture on their faces didn't come from the rain.
Most web designers and developers use their own battle-tested mix of software tools in some kind of Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
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His British lawyers fought a long-battle to prove that London had some indication of his treatment before he was taken to Morocco.
If the show has the budget, they might do some re-enactments of a battle scene.
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Hence, perhaps, Mr Chirac's determination, earlier this month, to win his battle for a Frenchman to head, some not-too-distant day, Europe's central bank.
Severn Trent claims that WPD, the winner of the four-month takeover battle, plans to contract out some of Hyder's water services to United Utilities.
Located in Hanover County, 30-some miles from here, the Battle of Bethesda Church started on May 28, 1864 as a cavalry skirmish, grew into an infantry assault, climaxing with cannon blasting each other from 1, 200 yards.
Citigroup, for example, is in the final stages of a gruelling two-year battle to buy perhaps 20-25% of Guangdong Development Bank, a troubled institution (though some rivals also have an eye on it).
Some battle with the ambiguities of the Dodd-Frank Act in the US or the Basel III global capital standards.
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So when a team is in a cup final while also being mired in a relegation battle, it's inevitable that some will blame the energy-sapping cup run.
Certainly, social media provides some balance in the information battle with corporations who have multimillion-dollar public relations and advertising programs.
Some see a leftist group girding itself to battle a right-wing reformist People's Party (PP) government, led by Mariano Rajoy, that is likely to win power in the next election.
Who among those of us who are lucky enough to be insured against illness would not like to be able to understand, in advance, what it is likely to cost us out-of-pocket should we find ourselves engulfed in a battle with cancer or some other unpleasant medical experience?
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The battle has sparked some fiery words, at least by the standards of consensus-loving Japan.
But for some reason, some Republicans in Congress are still waging an all-out battle to delay, defund and dismantle these commonsense new rules.
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Some thought Greece could not be expected to enter such a battle - but Mr Reppas thought it could be "a great morale booster for the Greek people right now".
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Some analysts believe that while Blu-Ray may be winning the battle with HD DVD to be the next generation DVD format, neither will win the war, since future consumers will probably choose to download their movies and transport them on memory disk.
Some Democrats think their party's agonising selection process will produce a battle-hardened nominee backed by legions of fired-up supporters.
Set in "Some place calling itself Rome, " but filmed, very tellingly, in battle-scarred Serbia and Montenegro, "Coriolanus" imagines a modern state rocked by food shortages and border disputes.
Noble gave captain Parker some much-needed support in midfield and the two combined well to win the battle for possession.
But Mr Warden has also displayed some of the fire and fervour that has fuelled Microsoft's battle with those anti-trust authorities over the last decade.
Mercator took an early lead but, with some great serving from Karen Battle and Clare Guilbert, Rothschild came back to win the opening set 25-22.
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