The decision to go ahead with a formal inquiry is thought be based on e-mails found during an initial investigation.

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What's more, the tech has use outside of robotics and can even be levereged for more secure e-signature verification based on speed and pressure of a user's handwriting.

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He also indicates that it is rather challenging to figure out how to apply the same tax to e-cigarettes since the excises tend to be based on weight of tobacco.

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Another change was a spell checker that keeps an eye on every bit of text typed in almost any Firefox browser box be it in a web-based e-mail program or an add-on that lets people post blog updates directly.

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If this (topdown) manufacturing process is to be based on the most modern forms of deposition (including epitaxy), e-beam or ultra-deep UV lithography and precision etching, the mainstay of microelectronics and optoelectronics fabrication, then there are strict limits described below for which one-off fabrication is possible, but manufacture is not.

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The digital products can be accessed through its Kindle range of e-readers and tablets as well as other devices based on iOS and Android platforms.

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