The Wave's high-speed CPU ensures swift, smooth application experiences and multi-tasking, making the device an always-on mobile multimedia companion.

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The explosive growth in high-speed wireless Internet is spurring a new technology wave.

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Hybrid Propulsion System: Wave-powered and solar energy storage with an auxiliary, vectored thruster for extra speed to address high currents, doldrums or to quickly accommodate changes in mission operations.

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Good timing, perhaps, for card-processing giant Visa to wave the flag in Myanmar for card payments, with an emphasis on the potential for mobile-phone transfers to speed up the rollout of financial services.

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