We also get a repeat of the DigiTimes report from last month about how this new phone was going into trial production.

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Rigorous testing took place before the first trial production in 2004.

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The rechristened Hilong Petroleum Pipe finally began trial production last year.

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Apple is expected to begin trial production of a new version of its iPhone 5, or iPhone 5S, in December with initial production volumes likely to top 50, 000-100, 000 units, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

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Last year South Korea's Agency of Defence Development halted production of trial versions of the K-11, as this rifle is called, and announced a redesign, following serious malfunctions.

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Over the past year Solazyme has been providing it with trial quantities of both from its production facilities in Pennsylvania and Iowa.

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We'd love to see either concept hit production soon, and if the Yokohama trial goes off without a hitch, then a standalone counterpart will definitely have a better chance of becoming a reality.

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The trial, along with a previously announced urban equivalent in Leicester, will depend on small-scale production of the vehicles.

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