And -- surprise, surprise -- this refresh adds a USB 3.0 port and Intel Sandy Bridge processor, which the company says should bump the rated battery life to a max of 11 hours, up from eight.

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The device contains a lithium battery pack that charges to the max in about three hours (my only complaint), giving your iPhone 4 another six hours of talk time.

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Terry Fogarty, in charge of unmanned systems at Kaman, says that the single-pilot-manned K-MAX can be flown up to 12 hours a day on logging operations, requiring a change of pilots.

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For two extraordinary hours on May 24, 1987, Max Roach (1924-2007) made music live on the air from the Jazz 88 Performance Studio at WBGO in Newark, N.

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All Max needed to do was sail north for a few hours and keep his eye on the dim glow of the city in the distance.

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After a few hours I was able to purchase and upgrade multiple buggies and max out a few of my powerups without spending an actual dime, though your mileage may vary.

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That followed several hours of talks on Friday between them and later with FIA president Max Mosley as they seek a resolution to the current crisis rocking the sport.

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Max held the rudder steady, and the sail had a constant bellyful of wind, but as the hours passed the city grew smaller.

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