Germany's DNP has unveiled the Supernova Flex Screen, which claims to deliver "ten times" the contrast and "double" the brightness compared to standard screens when used in daylight.

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This was in sharp contrast to Unilever which reported double digit sales growth.

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Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Prada have all reported double digit sales growth in recent months, in stark contrast to the retail industry as a whole.

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By contrast, the Knicks used successful pick and rolls to nearly double their entire first-half output during the 12-minute span, including a crowd-silencing three from 26 feet out by Felton that pulled the Knicks within three, 68-65, as the teams entered the fourth.

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In the United States, by contrast, it was 5.7, with the Mexican rate roughly double that.

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By contrast, the engine designs for a putative Concorde 2 had a revolutionary double-fan arrangement that would have gone a long way to cutting the noise.

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By contrast, Microsoft, one of the most successful companies on the planet, has only managed to double its share price over the same stretch of time.

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At 80 percent brightness, Liao says the device's 4200mAh rechargeable battery gives it 4 to 5 hours of spreadsheet slinging bliss, and those buttons on the right side might be used to control more than brightness and contrast -- should the company adopt wireless USB as originally planned, Liao intends to have them double as arrow controls, allowing you to cut the cables and still have basic e-reader functionality.

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But, in contrast to last week, the 21-year-old made numerous unforced errors and hit as many double faults as aces.

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