Besides being almost as thin as a credit card (not really), this award-winning ultracompact boasts a pretty impressive set of features, including a maximum ISO of 4000 (no word on noise at that level, however), 2.5-inch LCD, and Super Shake-Free image stabilization.

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Some think it comes from the Zulu word for "making noise".

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Several NTM agents, including publicly held The Knot and Noise, a word-of-mouth company, haven't yet closed new deals through NTM.

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Mr. Nordberg, who said he wants to make a lot of "noise" with a new product at the Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona in February, said there is no technological difficulty in launching a gaming-oriented phone.

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Their language is organized noise, like all of ours are, but for them each word is a funnel.

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