They retooled their factories to sell new front-loading washers, which use half as much water as their top-loading counterparts.

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The flat resting system features a manual release top-loading system, which will look to provide owners with a longer lifespan, since it relies on less electronics to power the loading and ejecting of discs.

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You may not notice the glossy facade at first, however, as the biggest hardware change in the new PS3 is where you insert disc-based media: a top-loading slider gets moved to the left, revealing a space for your brand new copy of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Game of the Year Edition (bundled with the 250GB console).

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Citi retorts that giving its customers access to top-branded stores at privileged prices, and loading them up with special offers, will keep them happy and loyal.

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Of the firms that are already listed, components-maker KR Precision gets top marks from Thai fund managers, who have been loading up on the stock during the market slump.

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To answer your queries, loading time from the live tile menu to the top tweets page above is approximately three seconds, while scrolling is basically identical to the perfection available on WP7's own apps.

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