On Thursday, however, after pressure from Sarkozy and Merkel at the G-20 sumit in Cannes, France, Papandreou scrapped plans for the referendum.

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Sumit Agarwal, one of the paper's co-authors, says the study found both.

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Sumit Gupta, product lead for high performance computer at Nvidia, recalls the amused interest the company faced at the U.S. Supercomputing conference three years ago.

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"Customers will enjoy optimized experiences for touch, typing and viewing on the Iconia W510 tablet PC, " said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing for Acer.

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"Acer took a fresh approach to the design and development of the Aspire S7, using premium construction methods and materials, " said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing for Acer.

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"As the worldwide leader in the netbook market, we designed our new 11.6-inch AO751h after careful consideration about how customers use and most enjoy their netbooks, " said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product management for Acer America.

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While apps like Siri and SayText do offer a good deal of assistance, 2011 TED Fellow Sumit Dagar had an idea for a more effective solution: a smartphone that's specifically designed for people who have trouble seeing.

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