And while the precious metals markets are seeing active price action late this week, daily trading volumes are still on the lighter side as many market players are out for the holidays.

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"Our innovative single-chip solution allows OEMs to offer industry-leading pen and multi-touch input while meeting market demand for lighter, thinner and smaller devices, " said Ronen Heldman, VP Marketing, N-trig.

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But so far the smaller airlines have benefited from being lighter on their feet and adapting themselves rapidly to changing market conditions.

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The latter flavor, which offers built-in WiFi (the D600 requires an adapter), packs a 20.2-megapixel CMOS sensor, and it's 20 percent lighter than the 5D Mark III, which will remain on the market, targeting professional users.

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Intel announced a new version of its low-end Atom microprocessor, but aimed at the market for tablet computers, as well as for a new generation of netbook computers that are even lighter than the ones being sold today.

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So if you can pry yourself away from the hype surrounding a slightly thinner, faster and lighter phone, you can appreciate the fact that Apple has a powerful, functional and good looking phone on the market right now.

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