Many expect the two to come together as Windows 8, which will handle multi-touch interfaces, a feature poorly supported in the current version of Windows but which is key for slates and tablets where the chips are likely to find a use.

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Laying the groundwork for such an effort is another feature of the broadly supported DRIVE legislation virtually certain to become law this year.

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Because of the Swap Force feature the original Portals are no longer supported.

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The Great Britain football team will potentially also feature players from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- though those nations have not supported the concept as they fear it may hurt their independent status.

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The processing power is supported by 8GB of Internal memory and 1GB of RAM so that users can play feature-rich games, multitask and consume limitless media.

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