Major airlines always have the ability to switch you to another carrier, but they are loathe to do this as it means passing your ticket revenue onto a rival.

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"I used to go around to see my nan on Sundays and she would always switch it on, although she used to call it 'Heartbreak', " says Barlow.

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It also comes with a Toshiba-branded file manager and Swype pre-installed -- though, as always, you can switch to the stock Android keyboard.

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