It has an extra button for changing tracks and fast-forwarding through music CD selections.

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This is opposed to TV viewers fast-forwarding through commercials, or other online video ads being skipped or stopped.

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While the majority of the industry is focused on devices and their integration, other are fast-forwarding this data trend.

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That's handy, because rewinding and fast-forwarding MPEG-encoded content gives blockier and less precise results than you get with traditional camcorders.

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But when fast-forwarding to today, things are starkly different.

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Prof Imre Leader, a maths fellow from Trinity College, Cambridge, has assessed Cameron's maths skills, and believes there is no point fast-forwarding through exams and qualifications unless someone is achieving 99% on every exam.

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Fast-forwarding through commercials of VCR-recorded programming is common.

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