"With other water-soaked smartphones, consumers instantly move into MacGyver mode attempting to beat the odds with dry rice, Ziploc bags and other home remedies that rarely work, " said Andre Smith, vice president-Boost Mobile.

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Nasdaq is betting that regulators will ask banks that now trade these instruments over the phone to move them to exchanges where pricing will be instantly available to everyone.

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After making the move to fencing from swimming, she was instantly transfixed, rising through the ranks to make her Olympic debut at Athens, Greece, in 2004, aged just 20.

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The conversations can move more quickly and we can address a problem (and fix it) instantly.

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The idea is that when users are messaging one another, they can instantly start playing a game within the app, without having to move to another separate app or request that the other party download it.

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