Credit card transactions are stored on a central computer which covers a four-day period.

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On the top edge are waterproof covers for both the micro-USB port and micro-SIM card, while the headphone socket, located between the two, is left open to the elements.

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That said, the rotating magnetic aluminum door that reveals the SD card and SIM slots is slick -- far easier to open and close than the plastic port covers found on most other slates.

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Rep. Louise Slaughter, a Democrat whose congressional district covers Buffalo and other parts of western New York, plans to take the fight against credit card companies up a notch by pushing legislation that would cap all credit card interest rates at 16%.

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