The software lends a hand by making allowances for mistakes.

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An uncle occasionally lends a hand.

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If you don't have an AirPlay setup or cables to pipe content from your iDevice to a larger screen, the application also lends a hand when it comes to tweaking color and tint by leveraging a device's camera and a baked in color filter.

ENGADGET

If you don't like the term "empire" call it global reach, to which the English language lends a nicely helping hand.

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