That latter component takes the place of the RAZR's battery cover (as pictured after the break), with a tiny arm that plugs into the phone's mini USB port.

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And whether licensed or not, nearly all the grey market firms place orders with mobile phone component companies that work with major manufacturers as well, which keeps factories up and running especially as handset sales plummet amidst the economic downturn.

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The consortium, which includes Better Place, General Electric and automotive component companies, is now in discussions with other automakers.

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Because the place is so unforgiving, the luxury component comes not only in the comforting navigation of crackerjack guides and their surprisingly inventive campfire food, but in incredible discoveries.

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International companies cannot access an inventory of vital American satellite components and place orders as the need develops because each component must run the gauntlet of export controls.

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Of course, it remains to be seen whether computer software can take the place of the emotional coaching that makes up a major component of financial advisers' jobs.

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And a key component of that was making sure that we have a consumer watchdog in place who can police what mortgage brokers and payday lenders and other non-bank financial entities are able to do when it comes to consumers.

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In place of a rechargeable battery, it may use an ultracapacitor a more expensive component that stores electrical energy in the same way as a battery, but can retain it almost indefinitely and is not worn out by repeated charging and discharging.

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