It will be necessary to create a framework for keeping our defense capability in the current economical situation.

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This concept emphasizes the ability of new weapons, sensors, and unmanned systems to expand the reach, capability and persistence of our current manned ships and aircraft.

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But, with its system-of-systems modernization approach, branded as FCS, moving from the drawing board to the testing field and its first spin-out of new capability to be integrated with the current force occurring next year, the Army is laying the groundwork for success.

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Another important factor in the latest round of thin vs. thick (lots more storage and processing capability) clients is that the current generation of mobile devices offer light weight attractive packaging, fast access to content (no wait for boot and application changes) and reasonable battery life (although this is an area of much needed development).

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With the capability to offer a more interactive experience right inside the current Twitter service, Twitter eventually could offer brands more creative tools beyond surveys, such as rich media, video, commercial message sharing with followers or others on Twitter, or even the ability to buy products without leaving Twitter.

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The SL version of the Nissan Leaf will now come standard with fast-charging capability, an option that most of the 4, 000 current Nissan Leaf owners ordered.

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And they are not becoming something better in skills, capability, and knowledge for the time they have spent in their current role.

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Cable, for example, is considering technologies extending the reach of its coaxial cable networks above the current 1 GHz threshold, and Verizon has demonstrated 1 gigabit and 10 gigabit capability on its existing FiOS network.

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