So when America wants to intervene abroad it may expect its allies to provide troops, but offer high-tech equipment as a quid pro quo.

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"Precision Black Pro" display tech is to thank for the high contrast ratio, and colors really do pop -- even without Samsung's grand display of fireworks.

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The Lennon Bus is a hi-tech mobile recording studio that includes Pro Audio, HD video recording, the NewTek TriCaster 850 Extreme and the TodoCast-provided satellite system.

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Pro forma earnings are oxygen to unhealthy companies, especially tech ones.

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Then, as unprofitable tech outfits caught the popular imagination, creative minds began monkeying with pro forma to show how wonderful the cool upstarts were without all that distracting stuff like acquisition and restructuring expenses.

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One way is through its professional package Xtion PRO, which gives developers the tools to create new gesture-tech apps.

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"What's inescapable is that this first version of the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro isn't a winner when it comes to price and performance, " wrote Mashable senior tech analyst Christina Warren in her review.

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