You can keep the movie data on your drive up to 14 days without re-downloading it.

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Lots of apps these days will push out information about you without your knowledge.

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The backlit display also flips out if you wander too far from your mobile, essentially doubling as a nifty cellphone finder after a long night of partying, and considering that a full charge will last you around five days, you can survive a week off without your AC adapter.

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Art collector or starving artist, you spend your days navigating Berlin by bicycle and your nights gliding in and out of parties without lines and insider-y night spots (like the unmarked Tausend, hidden under an overpass).

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You might find that you can easily reach your financial obligations and goals by carpooling three days a week with a coworker, without having to give up the little pleasures like a scone and coffee or a weekly manicure.

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So while you won't buy much horsepower for half a grand these days, Everex's latest StepNote can get your feet wet with Vista without breaking the bank, but waiting on that CPU to catch up with your clicking finger just might negate any value that was here.

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If this small sum of money is unimportant (no money is really 'unimportant' these days but I mean that you reckon you could afford to lose it without compromising your standard of living) to you and you don't mind if you lose it or not then the Stock Market might be the place for you.

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You may not spot any chimps on your first try, but it is rare to spend two or three days in the park without seeing one.

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