The VF app offers the same scrubber, but its floating nav bar works only in portrait mode, forcing the user to switch out of landscape if he wants to bounce back to the Table of Contents.

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StreetPass, a feature that lets Nintendo 3DS exchange data automatically with other Nintendo 3DS systems within range, even in sleep mode once this feature is activated by the user.

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Photos from any of these locations can be enjoyed in slideshow mode simultaneously with music stored on the device or streamed from the user's PC in the background.

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Mike Lanman, chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless, said the company is addressing other user complaints in future releases, such as allowing users to type on a full keypad in portrait mode, rather than a keypad with multiple letters per key.

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Once the Cyberhoop is in app mode, firing up the game automatically "pairs" the two without any input from the user.

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