It features improved performance throughout the system, including faster orientation changes, faster responses when switching between recent apps, and smoother and more consistent rendering across the system through v-sync and triple buffering.

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The system determines whether an orientation is supported by intersecting the value returned by the app'ssupportedInterfaceOrientationsForWindow: method with the value returned by the supportedInterfaceOrientations method of the top-most full-screen controller.

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The Class of 1998 posed for its official picture on the Capitol steps in the morning before a day of closed-door orientation sessions that ranged from a general introduction to politics to logistical issue like the House bell system, how to vote and the layout of the sprawling Capitol Hill complex.

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The Wii U controller contains the same motion tracking hardware as a Nintendo Wiimote, which means the system can track its relative position at all times, and update the controller screen depending on its orientation.

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