As a standalone unit, the Sony XBR-84X900 TV already upscales all video inputs, including the more than 7, 000 Blu-ray Disc titles currently in distribution, to a near-4K resolution through the use of Sony's proprietary 4K X-Reality PRO three-chip picture engine.

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The FUJIFILM X-E1 follows in the tradition of the award-winning FUJIFILM X-Pro1 and utilizes the same proprietary 16.3 Megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensorTM and the same X-Mount for use with FUJINON XF lenses, all in a body that is 30% smaller than the FUJIFILM X-Pro1.

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The San Diego trumped the dual-core RAZR and its TI OMAP 4430 engine on several of our tests, despite having a slightly higher 600 x 1024 resolution and running Orange's proprietary skin (including gestures) on top of Android.

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Chi-X Global, a subsidiary of Instinet, recently received a proprietary trading system license from the Japan Financial Services Agency.

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