Had I downloaded a bait file that reported me directly to the MPAA?

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More recently, Amazon told me I downloaded a book too many times and therefore couldn't read it on a new device, even though it was no longer on the old ones.

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Having signed up with Ovi earlier in the week I have downloaded a few apps including a game called Need for Speed shift, and on my initial go come in first place.

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As a test, I downloaded files from HDtracks.com, an online retailer specializing in hi-res audio, plugged a device known as a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) into my computer and listened over earphones.

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So I downloaded this anatomy app, showed them a screen with a skeleton on it, and encouraged them to fiddle around.

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On one hand, the phones themselves can practically do everything short of making a double espresso (although if I downloaded the right app, my new Samsung might do that for me, too).

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I've downloaded an episode of David Attenborough's Frozen Planet in about a minute and viewed YouTube videos in the middle of London without a hint of buffering.

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As I downloaded my e-mails at 5:00 am in Beijing on Tuesday, I noticed that a friend of mine from New York City had asked if he could speak to me that morning.

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When I downloaded your ebook about the 31 ideas, for example, it just about knocked my socks off to get a call within 60 seconds asking me how I was enjoying the book.

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