Reading mode and Smart Remote are clearly the Note 8.0's two biggest software features, but to make the tab just a bit more alluring, Samsung's pre-loading two other applications suited to the Note 8.0's form and function.

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The express mail program that is supplied with the device is minimal and provides a limited usable screen size for reading mail in landscape mode.

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The camera tilts and zooms, and has a zoom mode high resolution enough for reading text.

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This ratio is in decline mode, dropping from its June 6 reading of 1.16 as calls continue to be added at a faster rate than puts among near-term options.

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However, this ratio has been in decline mode for the past several weeks, falling nearly 19% from its July 18 reading of 1.32.

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