The two companies plan to work on mid-size cars, a low-emissions city car, minivans and multi-purpose vehicles.

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Every six years or so, the EU has a big political fight about the size and structure of its next multi-annual budget.

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Typically, it converts multi-gigabyte files into ones that are only a few hundred in size.

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However, multi-platform distribution deals could act as a growth catalyst for these margins provided that the size of the revenues from such deals becomes substantial.

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That explains recent speculation about a multi-coloured rainbow alliance voting with David Cameron and company to cut the Commons down to size - an alliance that would probably have to include unionists, nationalists, independents and a Green.

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With a multi-touch display - no keyboard or mouse here -- housed in what looks in size and shape like a chic coffee table, the company hope that the table-style computer will change the face of computing at the office and in the home over the next decade.

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Devesh Garg, founder and CEO of Tilera, says his multi-core processors will lead to higher computing performance but at a fraction of the power, latency, size and cost of other solutions.

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Despite its compact size, it's packed with pro-style features like wireless control for fuss-free multi flash set-ups, simple bounce operation and Auto White Balance compensation for more accurate, natural-looking white balance.

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