But for the rest, the Note is just too large to go without a more reasonably sized phone, which defeats the one-device argument.

WSJ: Personal Technology: A Mobile Device That's Better for a Jotter Than a Talker

His stance amazes some locals, who note that in the rest of the world telephone companies have been forced to give up their monopolies.

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The rest of the industry ought to take note.

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The study does not identify the specific causes of these job-related attacks or whether firefighters have an overall greater risk of dying from heart problems than the rest of the population, but does note the unique hazards of the profession.

MSN: Firefighters' heart attack risk soars at the scene

The rest of Syria's opposition should take note.

CNN: Cartoons that scare Syria's leader

If you are a politician and are any kind of a wit at all - even half of one - you can expect to be lionised in the press by bored political correspondents who will guffaw at your bon mots because the rest of what passes for gaggery generally strikes a bum note.

BBC: Can comedians ever be taken seriously?

And, with South Africa having left over 20 leading players at home to rest ahead of the competition, they seemed certain to leave on a winning note.

BBC: Australia 25-17 South Africa

But do note that any ban would only apply to the US market and the rest of the world is still a pretty big place.

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Bernstein writes in a note to investors that the drug company has more presentations at ASCO this year than the rest of the biotech industry combined.

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And speaking of touch navigation, this Sony phone separates itself from the rest of the Xperia pack with the inclusion of floating touch technology -- much like the Galaxy Note 2.

ENGADGET: Sony Xperia sola: a pint-sized Android handset with floating touch (hands-on)