Their working model is a shoebox-sized package of electronics and liquid-filled tubes, with a silicon chip at its core.

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Instead it was loaded up with Ice Cream Sandwich, which the slate's dual-core OMAP silicon kept humming smoothly during our brief time with it.

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As we said, the main differences you'll see between these US-centric models and the original version are the processor and amount of RAM used: the American variants all make use of a dual-core, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 chip and 2GB of memory, while the I9300 runs on quad-core Exynos silicon and one gig of RAM.

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Craft Silicon provides bespoke, cutting-edge software in core banking, microfinance, mobile, switch solutions and electronic payments for customers on four continents.

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Samsung Open Innovation Center, located in Palo Alto, will be a core entity to discover innovative startups in Silicon Valley, provide space, funds and effectively leverage them for innovation of Samsung's products through equity investments, acquisition and strategic partnership.

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Japanese researchers say the basalt in NWA 011 suggests the body from which it did originate had a core of molten iron with an outer covering of silicon and aluminium that formed a basaltic crust.

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That bubble would burst, of course, but during the great inflation Silicon Valley stopped funding technology companies, got greedy, reached beyond its core competency and began funding business models.

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At the beginning of the year, Eric Savitz, one of the most highly respected reporters in Silicon Valley, took over as our San Francisco bureau chief, building not only a core team of full-time staffers, but also a group of qualified contributors in the technology space.

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