Nokia is currently evaluating how many units it should prepare to ship at launch.

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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) has taken 17 years to prepare for launch.

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That left only a few months to prepare for the launch of the new system.

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U.S. intelligence reports indicated Pyongyang was taking steps to prepare for a launch, but the timing was unknown.

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Chrysler is currently adding 1, 100 jobs at its Toledo, Ohio, Jeep factory to prepare for the launch of the next-generation Jeep Liberty.

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But the officials said the activity was very preliminary, with no missile parts seen, and any launch would take a lot more time to prepare.

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As we prepare for HTC's official launch event today, we're starting to see some details appear on HTC's own website of the much rumored Hero.

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The launch of Europe's first dedicated channel comes as key actors prepare to meet in Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, one of the world's leading technology fairs.

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