Those digital assets will also create a "context" around you that will make it possible for your devices to know and recognize your preferences and needs, so that when you go to buy a new mobile phone or PC, everything you need to get up and running will be instantly on tap.

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Culvahouse, had his first extensive interview with Palin on August 27, one day before McCain made his decision to tap her as his running mate.

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In his talk, Teso demonstrated an Android application he built that allowed him to redirect a virtual plane with just a tap on a map application running on his Samsung Galaxy phone.

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SMBs are very similar in that as the cost of running their infrastructure becomes cost prohibitive compared to the cloud, they will also tap into these specialized services and may not even be aware of it, as their hosters will shield them from the complexity.

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This will be the gesture most familiar to PlayBook users, and is one of the few that survived. (Swiping from the left or right bezels to switch apps, for example, isn't possible here.) Up to eight apps can be kept running in the background on this screen and bringing one back to life just requires a tap.

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