The PlayBook, in contrast, has been in the public eye since last fall when it was demonstrated at a RIM developer gathering and a conference held by partner Adobe.

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Fearless Prediction: This fall one of the hapless makeover subjects in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the hit cable show on Bravo that also runs on NBC, will likely be deemed to have inadequately gleaming teeth.

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As good as they've gotten, the imaging chips in traditional digital cameras still fall far short of the human eye, and even film, when it comes to dynamic range.

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Other African countries need to keep an eye on the telecoms development in Nigeria so they do not fall prey to the sweet talk on new technology.

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