There are some things we can glean from the specifications of the device, however, including the lack of a front-facing camera on the 8S. Given that the Microsoft-owned Skype looks likely to be a core feature of the new Windows mobile OS, it seems a shame to not include -- if not the wide-angled front-facer of the 8X -- then something a little tamer.

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Adebayor, who worked hard during his shift, was also unlucky not to score moments later when his low angled shot went two yards wide of the Timisoara right-hand upright.

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Kickstand design is clever but maybe not so smart: Microsoft incorporated a swing out angled support piece that allows the tablet to stand in landscape mode and then it folds back into the body when not in use.

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Sunderland cheers turned to relief when Florent Malouda struck the crossbar with a sweetly struck strike but Anelka was not to be denied as he found the top corner with an angled drive to claim the Premier League's golden boot award with 19 goals.

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The sinuous or angled wall, the curve, the fan that dominated his plans were not arbitrary gestures, they were responses to a particular place and program.

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Bendtner dragged an angled strike wide before the Tyneside outfit almost punished Wenger's side for not making more of their chances.

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West Ham looked promising in the early stages but they could not carve out many clear openings and the closest they came to scoring was through Ba's angled drive that rebounded to safety off the near post.

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