As a vehicle progresses on its route, the SmartGPS accesses the cloud-based Smart Ecosystem to deliver a rich variety of location-relevant information "squares" that are displayed on the SmartGPS screen and graphically flip between service establishments in the vicinity.

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On the flip side, a plan to launch service in an "additional attractive European market" in Q4 is expected to result in temporary losses, but we'll find out more about those plans later in Q3.

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The flip side of this is that lousy customer service is a lost opportunity.

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The key, he thinks is whether a site becomes popular enough to flip part of the model to a pay service, such as an iPad application.

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According to an Irving police report, Brent was behind the wheel of a car at 2:21 a.m. when it hit a curb, causing the vehicle to flip at least once before coming to rest in the middle of a service road.

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On the flip side, both sides gave reverse weights to the softer side of customer service.

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