Most people nowadays can't remember their friends' phone numbers -- in spite of being in constant contact with them -- and correct spelling is growing largely irrelevant when doing a Google search with all those ultra-smart (okay, sometimes they can be real dumb too) suggestions.

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"Our view is that in spite of the fact that we haven't been as convenient to buy, we've gained tremendous ground, " says Chief Executive Danny Shader .

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Performance might be an issue, in spite of the 1GHz Cortex A8 processor inside, but price likely won't be.

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And in spite of the buzz on Capitol Hill about reforming earmark spending, don't expect it to stop anytime soon.

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So you could rely on the future good will of EA in spite of the disdain their actions show currently, but I certainly wouldn't put money on them putting in that additional effort.

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This isn't to take anything away from Blunk or the other two heroes, but to illustrate that, in spite of shortcomings, men can still recognize what it means to be a good man and act like one.

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Alas, in spite of having an F2.2 aperture on the N9, Nokia hasn't managed to replicate the heroics of its earlier device: the N8 shows its advantage in consistently picking out better color balance and in also being sharper throughout the frame.

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