The lack of a notification center, combined with an interface that periodically overwhelms function with form (such as the highly stylized but limited email view), only compounds problems if it's genuinely vital that you spot and deal with an emergency in minutes.

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In-dash or on-dash, the rich multimedia, touch user interface and powerful computing capabilities of the SiRFprimaII SoC combined with CSR connectivity and audio technologies enable OEMs and ODMs to focus their limited resources on creating highly differentiated, feature-rich navigation and entertainment systems at competitive price points.

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Combined with iOS software and Siri, the potential interface for a TV or improved Apple TV box could be groundbreaking.

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He said the touchscreen interface with the Wii U Gamepad controller, combined with the main-screen action on a television, opens up options that have never been possible.

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