"Maybe this suggests it was wet not so long ago and hasn't penetrated so far into the surface, " said Dr Marty Tomasko, head of the Huygens imaging instrument.

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So far, it has only scratched the surface, with a clutch of measures to free up the professions and such small businesses as taxi-driving.

ECONOMIST: The budget passes, but more troubles loom ahead

Microsoft so far hasn't released any data about Surface sales, feeding speculation that the device isn't faring well against the iPad or competing tablets that run on Google Inc.

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The company so far has not provided any pricing information on Surface tablets, indicating only that the ARM-based tablets will be priced comparably to other Windows RT-based tablets, and that the Intel version would likewise be priced comparably to similar devices from other manufacturers.

FORBES: Connect

The good news is that although sales of Surface and Windows 8 have underperformed so far, Microsoft has at least answered some critics who questioned the functionality of tablets in general.

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While the harshly negative noise level on banks seeped into their boardrooms investors so far fail to realize that the most bullish macro metric for banks lurks right below the surface, unremarked.

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So far, these sorts of shows have coasted on their bankability, and barely scratched the scholarly surface.

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