Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 release

Maybe this is arguably a long wait for the owners of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 gadgets. A collection of hackers called Chronic Dev released a tool that can get rid of restrictions provided by Apple on iPhone 4S and iPad2 devices. The Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 application is called Absinthe iOS 5.0/5.01 A5 untethered jailbreak. Remember if you do, you eliminate the warranty of the Apple products you own.

The Absinthe program will perform some of the process and restart the device when the jailbreaking process has been completed.

Upon successful completion and will be featured Absinthe icon in the iPhone 4s / iPad 2, click the icon (it will restart again) then the program will be installed cydia.

When the phone or iPad can not reboot, go to Settings -> Network -> VPN and VPN set to ON. Error message will appear, wait a minute and the device will reboot.

Tips for those who want to jailbreak the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, make sure you use a laptop with good battery condition. This is so the jailbreak process is not interrupted because of power failure. Also make sure the firmware is at version 5.0 for the iPhone 4S and 5.0.1 for the iPad 2. To download the jailbreak tools, you can visit the Greenpoison official website at http://greenpois0n.com

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Cheap Ultrabook HP Folio 13

Are looking for a cheap Ultrabook? Maybe you should look at the HP Folio 13. Ultrabook is not just having a thin laptop designs at a great price to follow the MacBook Air. Ultrabook has a long battery life with fast performance using SSD storage. Surely Ultrabook are trademarks of Intel processors and VGA so using chips from Intel.

Ultrabook usually have a price range of $ 1,000 to $ 1,500. The HP Folio 13 provides a fantastic price and cheap, priced at $899 with all the advantages possessed by the Ultrabook. In addition to the slim design, the HP Folio 13 has a formidable battery life, comfortable keyboard, and 128GB of SSD storage.

Indeed, in terms of weight and size of thinness, the HP Folio 13 bit violate Intel's patern. But if you do not care about the weight and size is almost, it is clear this cheap Ultrabook is suitable for you. The Hp Folio 13 using the low-voltage Core i5 processor, 128GB SSD storage, 4GB of RAM, and 13-inch screen size.

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Video: Asus Eee PC R051BX Netbook Leaked

Info Tech - A few days ago, Asus released the Transformer Prime which is a continuation of their best tablet. Do not forget the Netbook market, Asus is also ready to launch the Eee PC R051BX which is the economical Netbook for their users. The Eee PC R051BX has a standard specs like other netbooks:

- AMD Dual-Core C-60 1.0GHz
- 1GB of DDR3 RAM
- 320 GB of Hard Drive
- 10-inch LED WSVGA screen
- GPU Radeon 6290
- HDMI Output & VGA Output
- USB 2.0 ports, Audio Jack, SD Card Reader, Ethernet Port
- 2200 mAh Battery

The Asus Eee PC R051BX Netbook is expected to be priced at a price of €250


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HTC Flyer Gets Ice Cream Sandwich Update?

Recently the HTC Flyer (and the EVO View 4G) get Honeycomb updated. However, the update is not entirely by users like Flyer, one of them because of the absence of the HTC Sense.

Because of that, many Flyer users who intend to return to Gingerbread. For users who are already quite an expert, of course it is not difficult, simply by downloading the firmware & flash congenital (Bill), then the HTC Flyer will return to Gingerbread.

For the novice user, the affairs of flashing felt quite daunting, especially there is a possibility that such devices (Flyer) will be bricked (not used at all). Therefore, the HTC-Hub.com (one blog about HTC) took the initiative to ask how to downgrade the Flyer to Gingerbread to the HTC, and get an answer that is quite surprising.

HTC Party stated that the Flyer users can bring their tablets to Customer Service to downgraded to Gingerbread. Then, the HTC gives another answer, that advise users to wait for the Ice Cream Sandwich updates on their Flyer tablets. It could be good news for the HTC Flyer users, given previous HTC parties through their Facebook accounts to tell the list of devices that will be gets the Ice Cream Sandwich update, but without the name HTC Flyer in the list.

There has been no official confirmation of the HTC does indeed the Ice Cream Sandwich update will be available for the Flyer, but at least their side (through customer service) to answer the 'hidden' about the Ice Cream Sandwich update.

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iPhone 5 wrapped with Metal Back

A new rumor says the next generation iPhone will use quite a lot of layers of metal on its back (the back of the iPhone 5).

As quoted from Info Tech, Thursday (12/29/2011), Boy Genius Report says the new generation Apple's smartphone is likely to be present in the autumn of next year.

In addition, a new construction that blends aluminum on the back and the material is made of rubber or plastic on the sides, will connect the front and back of the iPhone 5.

Of course, this is not the first time Apple is rumored to be pairing with the metal back to its iPhone in the future. Citing sources from Foxconn, who did not want to be named, a report from 9to5Mac in March last year, that Apple when it was brewing a device model that has a flat back and made from metal.

Then, in August, when it was rumored that states the next iPhone comes with a screen smaller than 4-inch, DigiTimes also reported on the back of the iPhone device will be converted into a metal chassis, instead of glass.

In fact, that occurred in October is the unfolding of the iPhone 4S, with some increase in hardware and software. But not different from its predecessor, the iPhone 4S still using glass materials for the back.

The iPhone 4 and 4S users who are interested in using the metal back on his smartphone, can get it from third-party chassis manufacturers. These options as well as other unauthorized modification to open the device, thereby removing the iPhone warranty.

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Infinity Blade II Game officially available in App Store

Infinity Blade II is now available on the App Store. After introduced last October at the Let's Talk iPhone, the game is back showing off the chart that is used both in mobile gaming devices and other iOS based on Unreal Engine 3 code base.

Although the game is compatible with the iPhone 3G, iPad 1 and iPod Touch third generation (32GB & 64GB), but the Infinity Blade II game is more advisable played on the iPhone 4 or above and the iPad 2, where the two devices that have a dual-processor chip and and higher graphics capabilities. For now the Infinity Blade II games available exclusively only for the iOS platform users.

Epic as the manufacturer of this game highly recommend playing the Infinity Blade II in IOS 5. the Infinity Blade II game is sold at a price of $7. For parents who do not want the bill because they conceded their children purchase items in this game, there is the option to disable the feature in-app purchasing.

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Lenovo LePhone Windows Phone Coming in 2012

Lenovo currently confirmed that they plans to lunch smartphone based on WP7 OS. Reportedly, the Lenovo LePhone Windows Phone release date in second half of 2012. The Lenovo smartphone development with Windows Phone is indeed already had preached since leaked pictures of these phones, but this time the rumor has been confirmed officially by Yue Chen, the LePhone Product Manager.

Chen was also leaked that his party already have the release date for the Lenovo LePhone Windows Phone. On another occasion also spread rumors that Microsoft is also waiting for vendors from China, to release Windows Phone smartphone for the upcoming 2012 collaboration with retailers from China that is Suning, which has nearly 700 stores around the corners of China.

“We are indeed currently considering a Windows Phone-based LePhone product, and we already have a clear release schedule,” said Chen. “It will be released during the second half of 2012,” he added. As reported by Info Tech.

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7 Tips How to Choose an External Hard drive

The need for large data storage very often arise because of the files that are large with video or audio formats. External hard drive is now a device is needed, especially for those who enjoy collecting songs, videos or any other data that require large storage capacity. With the external hard drive, the need for more storage media is resolved, let alone external hard drive has a Plug & Play system, making it faster, practical and easy to use.

In the market or online computer stores are so many different kinds of brands and variants of the external hard drives, a wide range of advantages offered to the consumer. Sometimes we only consider one aspect in choosing the external hard drive that is "capacity". But there are a few things to note in choosing an external hard drive, the following can be used as a guide before you decide to buy an external hard drive:

1. Capacity
Choose the capacity of external hard drive to fit your needs. Currently, external hard drive has been available for capacities ranging from 40GB up to 2TB, but the capacity will affect the price of the device. If you are a desiner or engaged in video graphics, then you can choose the capacity of 1tb external hard drive. However, if only for storing data with a capacity that is not too large, it is better to choose a medium-sized external hard drive.

2. Hard Drive Rotation Speed
Disk rotation speed is determined by the rate of data and for the hard disk expressed in RPM (Rotation Per Minute). Generally portable hard drive spins at speeds of up to 5400 RPM, but at this time has been outstanding as well as a portable hard drive with speeds up to 7200 RPM. The greater the RPM, then the sooner the process of data transfer. So, it is better to choose a high-speed hard drive.

3. The amount of Buffering or cache
The amount of buffer, representing the amount of memory to be cached, or stored which can be handled by a drive when it awaits the next request from the system. The amount of buffer range from 2MB to 16MB. If the larger size of the buffer, so the more data that can be stored and the faster delivery of data. However, the greater the buffer size is packed in an external hard drive, the more expensive the price of the external hard drive.

4. Recovery features
For the safety data on an external hard drive, it helps if you buy a hard drive that has been equipped with backup and recovery features. The existence of this feature will help you when your files are damaged or lost data caused by several things, one of which is due to a virus. By using the recovery feature, the files that are damaged can be restored.

5. Plug & Play capabilities
Choose the External Hard drive is easy to use. You can try it by plugging the cord into the USB port of the computer and then the external hard drives can be directly used without installing a driver.

6. Casing
Choose the casing with a good material because it will affect the safety of the components in it. Choose a soft casing that is protected from shaking that could make the drive to be frequently in error.

To increase your understanding of how to buy an external hard drive, you can read this external hard drive review.

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Call of Duty Elite for Mobile Launch postponed

Activision said it will postpone the launch of the Call of Duty Elite for mobile until the traffic on the network can be added.

Call of Duty Elite is one game that is sure to interest many people. Tracking network statistics / social networking overwhelmed when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for mobile version was launched last week with many new players that play simultaneously. Similarly, as quoted by Digital Trends, Thursday (11/17/2011).

The next effort is to bring some games for free services and some other services have to subscribe, it's all back on the slow-moving online. Until now, the website is moving slowly and the content itself is still limited, but every day the website performance continues to increase.

When the creators of Elite, the Beachhead Studios struggle to bring the full version of the this game online, but the speed of the network should also be adjusted to support this game. This is what makes Activision's difficult to make some decisions.

FAQ recently posted a statement of the publisher that answer all common questions of the fans and bring some new information to support the Call of Duty Elite game better.

"At a time when many people curious and eager to play Call of Duty Elite to the mobile version, we plan to release it for the IOS and the Android platform, but we should be able to handle the traffic network and add capacity so that this game can be played well," the FAQ post content.

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Google Music Service Officially Launched

Google finally introduced the Google Music to the public in the Android event, in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Google Music offers the same price with its rival, iTunes.

Android handset users in the United States (U.S.), can get access to Google Music, who has worked with major music labels, except for Warner Music. This service is not available outside the U.S., because Google has not completed negotiations with record labels, to allow selling songs elsewhere.

Unfortunately, Warner Music not included in the Google Music service, which means that Google will lack the famous names, such as Led Zepelin and Prince, which is available on iTunes.

Google Music comes to offer exclusive content of the Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Busta Rhymes, Shakira, Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band.

Reported by the Guardian, Thursday (11/17/2011), analysts say, online music sales can provide an additional revenue of Google. But they reveal, Google needs to make sure Android based mobile devices can match the offerings of its competitors.

Android is an operating system number one in the world, with approximately 200 devices worldwide. But without the music service, Android-based smartphones and tablets may not appeal to consumers looking for deals on media experience.

Google offers more than 13 million tracks from Universal, Sony Music and EMI, as well as a thousand independent labels. "You can buy songs or albums directly from a computer or Android device, and will be directly added to the Google Music Library that can be accessed anywhere," said Google.

Google Music can be used on the Android 2.2 and above. To help jump-start their new music store, Google will offer a free song for consumers who download every day. Google is also trying to increase the power of Google+, the buyer can later distribute music through social networking. That is, other people can listen to the song once for free.

This technology giant also announced that the new web version of the Google Music is compatible with all browsers, including iOS.

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Sony to launch Cable TV Service

According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, Sony is planning to launch its own cable TV service. This service will use Internet connections to deliver content to the PlayStation 3 and other devices that connect to a TV.

Sony is also reported to have expressed this idea to NBC Universal, Discovery Communications and News Corp. although full details were not informed of the idea. By delivering the content itself, Sony can save the cost of their television operations, which currently are declining condition with respect to the loss of company money every TV they sell.

Sony has not confirmed about this, so maybe we can only wait how far this will go. Whether to bring the company to a better stage or even vice versa.

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Nokia Lumia high-end and Nokia Tablet coming in 2012

Paul Amsellem, Head of Nokia France, told a local newspaper Les Echos cited from Mon Windows Phone (My Windows Phone) confirms that the Nokia Lumia 800 high-end being worked on by Nokia and will not take long to be released.

Paul analogize that the Nokia Lumia 800 just like the BMW 5 Series, which means it is a good car, but not the most good. He said there is still a Nokia product that is equivalent to the BMW 3 Series and 7 Series that will accompany the Lumia 800, could have the smartphone is the Nokia 900. Nokia 900 is said to have a 4.3-inch screen, NFC, and LTE.

Paul himself does not say that the Lumia 710 is a BMW 3 Series, which means there may be more mobile Windows Phone lower classes which will be released by Nokia. Rumored Windows Phone Tango can support a lower resolution screen and a QWERTY form such as a Blackberry.

In addition to the smartphones, Paul alos said that Nokia will enter the tablet market by releasing a Windows 8 based tablet in June 2012. The Windows 8 for tablet will work with the ARM architecture and for Nokia is likely to rely on Qualcomm SoC. Because Windows 8 vendors likely will have similar specifications, then the design will be the main selling of the Nokia tablets. Nokia will be making something unique and original so that it can compete with iPad tablet on the market.

Finally Paul says that Nokia's market share in France has fallen far enough, from a previous 25% to 16%. He predicts that the combination of Windows Phone and Nokia will make the manufacturer will reach 22% market share.

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Kindle Fire 2 release date

Amazon reportedly is preparing the release of the second-generation Kindle Fire tablet in the second quarter (Q2) 2012.

According to reports from Apple Daily, Quanta Computer as the largest computer manufacturer in the world, had given orders to begin production of the Kindle Fire 2. As reported by Tech Radar, Tuesday (11/15/2011).

Since Amazon increased its orders for the Kindle Fire, the company recently added one of casing suppliers, Nishoku in the supply chain. According to reports Nishoku will start sending the chassis components at the end of 2011.

The Kindle Fire has just been released in the United States (U.S.), while the launch in the UK is still unknown until now. Something that would be interesting is whether the users in the UK will gain the first-generation Kindle Fire, or have to wait for Amazon launched the second generation simultaneously.

Unfortunately, there has still not been officially announced by Amazon, about the specs of the Kindle Fire 2 and what the fundamental difference between the first and second generation of the Kindle Fire.

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Apple Releases iTunes 10.5.1

Apple has released a new version of iTunes. One feature on the iTunes 10.5.1 version is able to scan the user library to find the music and match the existing content on the iTunes Music Store.

Reported by Business Today, Tuesday (11/15/2011), if the music you are looking for matches, then the user does not need to download and can listen to it anywhere. In fact, this software runs fine on any device that running iOS.

Apple, charge for the iTunes subscription of $24.99 per year. iTunes users can store up to 25 thousand songs in Apple's cloud servers. The Cloud service allows users to synchronize files, applications and content between Apple devices.

Unlike Google and Amazon, Apple gain advantage through its partnership with four major music labels. So the company only needs to store one copy of each song on the cloud servers, eliminating the download process for users and 'redundancy' for the server.

The release of this service, apparently also intended to compete with Google Music. In the invitation email sent last Friday, the search giant said it would hold an event called 'These Go To Eleven' on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Technology news site, Verge reported that it would be a debut for Google Cloud Music services for the first time.

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Google+ available on iPad and iPod Touch

Apple has announced that Google+ applications for iOS has been updated to support the iPad and iPod Touch devices.

As quoted from ZD Net on Tuesday (08/09/2011), Google announced the social networking product by the end of June, and the version of IOS application is present in less than a month later. But then, the new application only supports for iPhone.

Update to resolve the complaint to be present when the Google+ application version 1.0.2.1966 for iOS released for iPad and iPod Touch.

Besides its ability to be used on the iPad and iPod Touch, the application updated also includes improved performance, stability, and other new settings.

In addition, Google+ application also allows users to see some circles of contacts in their mobile streams, and others.

Based on the writings of Punit Soni, Lead Product Manager of Google+ Mobile, in the post Google+, the new Google+ version for iPad and iPod Touch also works well for a beta version of IOS 5, Apple's new OS will be released later this year.

For operational specifications, Google+ applications for iPad and iPod Touch requires at least iOS 4 to be running.

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New FIFA 12 Game Release Date

The development of video games today are increasingly sophisticated. The game developers see that the gaming platforms that exist today, such as the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, already too old. They hope for a new platform that could provide the experience of playing the game look real.

David Rutter, Producer of FIFA game development, said that the real image in a game, has been existing. However, Rutter said, the quality of the game in a video game becomes more important than realizing the perfect picture as real objects.

"I think we were pretty close," said Rutter to the CVG when asked about the picture quality of the FIFA 12 game.

"We did close supervision on this game - I think if you saw someone playing the FIFA from afar, you will not realize that he was playing the game. There are still shortcomings in the shape of the face and stuff like that, but the physical form of the players, lighting and camera settings, all of them when seen from afar looks amazing. "

The developer should not only focus on an aspect. Rutter prefers to deliver a satisfying gaming experience and then add it with the best picture appearance.

"When compared with the real picture, we're getting closer, but we much prefer the experience in playing games. The rest is just supporting aspects. Our team so far has been the focus of work and has had what has become of our goals in the last few years. "In addition to having a good picture, the FIFA 12 provides a wide variety of improvements when compared with the previous titles, with more advanced AI, a new defensive system , dribbling the precision, and others.

The new FIFA 12 game will be releases on September 27, 2011 in North America and September 30 in Europe. The FIFA 12 game will be available in a few platforms, including PC, PS 3, PS 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or 3DS.

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Apple Unveils New Generation of Mac Mini

Talk about Apple products is a thing that always appeal to gadget lovers. Like a product that has a high taste, every Apple product present in the market always has a unique design so that their products also have a separate class in the hearts of consumers.

The Mac Mini, is probably one of Apple's products are also unique. The Mac Mini was first introduced in early 2005 and is a "small computer" designed for the Macintosh computer lovers with an affordable price but still have performance that is tough enough.

In line with the development of the hardware technology, the Mac Mini also has undergone a few upgrades. Now, the Apple "small computer" has got back in the upgrade, ranging from the use of the latest processors, the addition of hard disk capacity and memory, Firewire 800, Built-in Power Supply, and also the addition of the Thunderbolt port.

Some slots were already provided by other connections including 4 USB 2.0 ports, one HDMI slot, a Gigabit Ethernet slot, and also a slot for memory card types SDXC. For other features, there is also WiFi 802.11n connection service and also Bluetooth 4.0

With a slim 3.6 cm design, overall width 19.7 cm, and weighs only 1.22 kg, the latest version of the Mac Mini has two variants prices. For the price of $599, you can have a Mac Mini with a specification using a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000, hard disk type SSD 500 GB, and 2 GB of memory.

For those of you who expect for higher performance, you can have a Mac Mini with Intel 2.5 GHz Core i5 processor, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256 MB DDR5 Graphic Card, hard disk type SSD 500 GB and 4 GB of memory at a price of $799. If necessary, you can upgrade the processor and the memory of this type. You can upgrade the processor with Intel 2.7 GHz Core i7.

The Mac Mini uses the latest operating system, OS X Lion, which was equipped with 250 new features. In addition, there are the Lion Recovery app that can help you reinstall the OS X Lion without having to use the help of the disk.

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JayCut Video Editing for Playbook

BlackBerry developer company, Research In Motion (RIM) has purchased a video editing JayCut from the Swedish company and will work on features for tablet Playbook.

"Working closely with JayCut aims to add video editing capabilities for the BlackBerry platform, we can further enrich the multimedia experience of our customers with the BlackBerry," said David Yach Chief Technology RIM, as reported by Reuters on Saturday (07/23/2011).

JayCut joined the design company The Astonishing Tribe in Stockholm who had previously acquired RIM in order to improve the user interface. In a blog posting, Yach announced the purchase and indicates that the Playbook, ready to compete with Apple's iPad. Equipped with dual cameras with high resolution, the playback quality is also high and can send images to a television screen via the regular cable.

RIM has acquired a number of companies to meet certain requirements in recent years. Among QNX Software, which provides the Playbook operating system, and the Torch Mobile, which allows the company to upgrade its Web browser. This is all an attempt to compete with RIM's rivals, especially Apple.

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Mac OS X Lion Officially Available on Mac App Store

In accordance with media speculation earlier this week, Apple finally launched its new Mac OS X Lion, Wednesday (07/20/2011) local time.

The Mac OS X Lion is the latest version of the Macintosh computer operating system that offers more than 250 additional features. This OS is already available in the new Macintosh products, while the old user can download the update on the Mac App Store for $29,99. As reported by the Straits Times, Thursday (07/21/2011).

"Lion adalah versi OS X terbaik yang pernah ada, dan kami sangat gembira para pengguna di seluruh dunia bisa mulai mengunduhnya hari ini," said Philip Schiller, Senior Vice-President of WorldWide Product Marketing Apple.

This software is the first Mac OS offered by Apple without a CD. If consumers are anxious to spend a lot of time to download a software upgrade for 4GB, Apple invited them to come to its retail stores and using their own WiFi.

The Mac OS X Lion was first introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the event the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, in early June, along with a music storage service iCloud as well as the latest version of its mobile operating system iOS 5.

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New Rumors: iPhone 5 Coming in August

Apple is fond of setting up a puzzle for the latest products that will be released to the market, including the iPhone 5. Widely reported earlier this smart device will be presented on September 5, but other sources say different things.

From reliable sources say Apple will speed up their pace in bringing the iPhone 5. Mentioned, this phone will land in mid-August. As reported by Boy Genius Report, Wednesday (20/07/2011).

BGR source is indeed mention in detail about the certainty of the iPhone 5, referred to as a reliable source, this phone is expected to be present on August 16 or in late summer.

The report also said that it is possible that Apple will release the iPhone 5 is cheaper than the iPhone 3G before. This move comes as the Android platform is to continue to overtake Apple as their supremacy in the smartphone market.

The iPhone 5 is rumored to have a dual-core A5 processor, and will run on the new IOS 5. The smartphone will also be equipped with a larger screen and has an 8 megapixel camera that can record 1080p video resolution.

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