Samsung took another step last year by adding a new line called Note, which Samsung says is a cross between a smartphone and tablet due to its larger screen, measuring more than 5 inches diagonally.

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International soccer will take a belated step into the 21st century by introducing goal-line technology in time for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, FIFA confirmed Tuesday.

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ZANU-PF has been widely accused of controlling rural people by threatening to withhold food aid if they step out of line.

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Not only that, but by building it in careful stages Hill kept the line profitable every step of the way.

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By measuring every move, heartbeat and step and relaying that to a coach on the touch line in less than a second, the technology enables a better understanding of the physical and physiological impact on the team, or any individual, during a game or training session.

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As he says, a lot of people will freak out this, but its another step along the same line of waste reduction as what we hoped The Times would eliminate (someday) by having copyeditors or writers tag their work once at the point of inception and bake that stuff into the files that flowed downstream from there.

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General Motors is doing its part to keep its factories humming and stay one step ahead of the competition in the hotly contested full-size pickup segment by offering hefty cash incentives on its broad line of Silverado and Sierra models.

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