It'd be easy to lay the blame for these software quirks on its dusting of a UX, but it's more likely that the company simply neglected to fully optimize its Tegra 2 core for this skinned OS. It's not as if sleeker, more responsive and critically praised slates aren't within reach.

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The new politics of pragmatism will be put to the test if, as is not impossible, Sinn Fein wins enough assembly seats to put Mr McGuinness within reach of becoming first minister.

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