While stock prices can move quickly and dramatically when estimates have a material change there is still a lag effect as analysts and Portfolio Managers evaluate the numbers and related material.

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That 21-month lag has a big effect on the spending limit.

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Performance-wise, its lack of a dual-core setup is heavily apparent, since there was a considerable lag between our touch input and onscreen effect.

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With new money on the table, the result was a feeding frenzy as providers scrambled to put in place systems that would qualify them for meaningful use incentive payments, and avoid payment cuts that are set to take effect in less than three years for those that lag behind.

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It is even more sobering to realize that obesity is estimated to show a lag time of about 25 years before its total effect on premature death and disease is seen.

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Effect any of the hard Android navigation keys on the bottom and you'll notice a bit of lag before the OS kicks into action.

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Technically, column C should also account for the lag between stocks going ex-dividend and the dividend payment, but this should not significantly effect the calculations unless the dividend in question is a significant part of the change in your portfolio value on any given day.

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Hardware acceleration of both 2D and 3D UI elements -- shown off to great effect by Google's Hugo Barra, who managed to scroll through three lists simultaneously without inducing any lag on the Motorola Xoom -- should make Honeycomb as delicious to look at as it sounds, while our personal favorite, the new tablet-specific email interface, should be part of Gmail yesterday.

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