Overall, its port selection is quite generous: USB 3.0, an Ethernet jack, VGA, HDMI and a headphone connection line the left side, while the right edge is home to that disc drive along with two USB 2.0 ports.

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Mr Port's application for an injunction to stop the selection process for his successor was refused by a high court judge.

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V:port also has a music-on-demand service and a selection of games, some of which (such as a trivia quiz) support multi-user play between passengers.

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The selection process was threatened when the current chief constable, Mr Port, mounted a legal challenge to the decision by the commissioner to open up his job for interview when his existing contract runs out on 26 January.

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