In the TechRepublic story, the consultant managed to add macros to a Word document in a Dropbox that an executive used and once the document was opened the macros allowed the consultant to take over the PC.

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Moreover, it can reportedly "reprogram the steering ratio and amplify the intensity and quickness of the steering response" to keep motorists safe, but there's no word on whether or not a retinal scanner add-on will be available to automatically adjust user preferences depending on which driver hops in the seat.

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Annotations: Users can add graphical notes to any item in Word, Excel or PowerPoint with a single tap.

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Add to this the fact that the previous Democratic presidency was a by-word for partisanship, and Mr Bush has licence to be as partisan as he likes.

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For example, if someone always preferred to spell "thanks" as "thx, " SwiftKey 3 would learn this behavior and add "thx" in as a word rather than continuously trying to correct it.

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