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rcush

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    Comment #9224837

    Just to show this is anecdotal, I have been using Apple notebooks for many years and have only ever had one problem. That problem was a defective trackpad. The Apple Store replaced…

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    Comment #8251808

    I acquired a Nexus 4 from a friend after it had fallen into a (clean) toilet. She sent it to me to attempt to fix, and I too started with silica gel, moved onto placing it near the…

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    Comment #5803236

    Graduate software engineer jobs in the UK hit £30,000 at the very top end. From the experience of friends in the industry, £24,000-26,000 seems more realistic.

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    Comment #5267363

    I like the idea. I'm not sure how long Facebook will allow it to operate for, but it's a good tool for those of us conscious about the amount of data shared on social networks. How…

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    Comment #5199921

    Of course the graph is fake math. It's only a representation of the long term goal, not a literal indicator of what will occur. I think that Orchestra are being fairly open about t…

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    Comment #5198288

    It seems that Apple, for whatever reason, doesn't care about this emulator on the App Store. It's been there for weeks now. http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/26/fully-functional-mam…

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    Comment #5183877

    I downloaded it from the UK store, but I had to download it through the link in this post, as the Apple search cache probably hasn't updated yet on the App Store.

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    Comment #5183613

    The Verge have posted a review of the app, claiming it has, "just fixed email on the iPhone." - http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/7/3961544/mailbox-app-for-iph... It will be interesti…

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    Comment #5109310

    I have read several posts about ditching smartphones in recent months, and the writer invariably states that they were not addicted. However, if their behaviour pattern cannot be c…

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    Comment #5036284

    Why would someone pay for a TV license at all in that case?

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    Comment #5016858

    > How is luring a thief into your apartment considered a good idea? This is the most important question. Thinking of the potential fallout is absolutely terrifying.

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    Comment #4963416

    G/Never. I don't have an account, nor do any of my friends I might be interested in following. Also, I think those photograph filters look terrible so the service itself doesn't re…

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    Comment #4944759

    It will buy them a lot of influence with potential purchasers or investors. Being able to say that they were able to sell old games in such a high volume is unusual for a company i…

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    Comment #4922144

    A significant amount of what is written on the Internet seems to cater to the extremes of opinion. Therefore it can often be difficult to find something rational, well thought out …

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    Comment #4907278

    The author of the article highlights one reason why users might be unlikely to fall for this scam - the act of entering a phone number would arouse suspicion - but in just a couple…

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    Comment #4892117

    It looks as though this site is not able to track individual people, but only companies. I'd guess they're doing this by querying each visitor IP with a database of known IP addres…

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    Comment #4866571

    I actually don't think the UX was that bad. Certainly not bad enough to be considered a major factor in the failure of the venture. My own take would be that the costs were too hig…

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    Comment #4858849

    On the one hand this chap, "[downloaded] an infinite number of games and software - all illegally," while also refers to people who pirate out of greed as - and this is verbatim - …