As for widgets, you get the same old battery indicator, task manager and PadFone Station Assistant (for setting the charging mode and how incoming calls are handled), along with both the old version and a new version of the ASUS weather widget.

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"Mitch has been a regular contributor to BBC London, calling into our phone-in shows, " said the station's assistant editor Justin Kings.

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"Now saying, 'I was underground' is not a good excuse, " said Isabelle Simone, 23 years old, an assistant costume designer who admits she once ate lunch in a subway station to avoid being reached.

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