Tablets are taking off faster than any new technology since email, said TL Neff executive vice president at Verivo, which has developed a platform that allows users to deliver applications across multiple mobile platforms including iPad, Android and BlackBerry.

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The Osprey's tiltrotor technology makes it the world's only transport plane capable of taking-off and landing vertically and converting in-flight to fly at speeds comparable to conventional turbo-props.

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With a few smaller gaming companies already in place, a number of yearly conventions that focus on technology occurring, a lot of support companies which sprang up when the film industry started taking off, and the support of the of state and local organizations in their commitment to fostering the industry, there is certainly a strong foundation for a successful future.

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