That's still well below the 268 million iPhones Apple has sold in the same period, but Samsung's sales rate is catching up.

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But Munroe came back into the fight in the fourth as he upped his work rate, catching his opponent with an accurate left hook midway through the round.

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There are two parts to his question - one, what do we do about the perception and then two, what do we do about improving our detection rate - catching the offenders?

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And those economies are catching up at a faster rate: average growth in GDP per person was 3.3 percentage points faster than America's growth rate in 2000-07, more than twice the difference in the previous four decades.

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With an astonishing 480Hz refresh rate, LED local dimming, 2D THX Certification and its eye-catching super-slim frame, the LX9500 makes for a stunning display whether the power is on or off.

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Our own experience also found that the refresh rate of the Nook (with its latest software update) is now about on par with this new Kindle refresh rate, so it's fair to say that some of the competition is catching up.

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