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  2. Android (operating system) - Wikipedia

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    The lack of after-sale support from manufacturers and carriers has been widely criticized by consumer groups and the technology media. [ 180 ] [ 181 ] [ 182 ] Some commentators have noted that the industry has a financial incentive not to upgrade their devices, as the lack of updates for existing devices fuels the purchase of newer ones, [ 183 ...

  3. QR code - Wikipedia

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    The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. [6] [7] [8] The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; [9] the pattern of the position detection markers was determined by finding the least-used sequence of ...

  4. History of Facebook - Wikipedia

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    With the sale of social networking website MySpace to News Corp on July 19, 2005, rumours surfaced about the possible sale of Facebook to a larger media company. [257] Zuckerberg had already stated that he did not want to sell the company, and denied rumors to the contrary. [ 258 ]

  5. Internet - Wikipedia

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    Non-subscribers were limited to certain types of game play or certain games. Many people use the Internet to access and download music, movies and other works for their enjoyment and relaxation. Free and fee-based services exist for all of these activities, using centralized servers and distributed peer-to-peer technologies.

  6. Telegram (software) - Wikipedia

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    Sticker packs are made by Telegram designers as well as regular users and can be shared via links. They use the WebP [ 73 ] or WebM format and do not require special software to create or upload. Some stickers feature full-screen effects that play out when first sent or when tapped.

  7. Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    MSDN subscribers were able to download SP1 on February 15, 2008. SP1 became available to current Windows Vista users on Windows Update and the Download Center on March 18, 2008. [109] [110] [111] Initially, the service pack only supported five languages – English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. Support for the remaining 31 languages ...

  8. First Indochina War - Wikipedia

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    Under the codename Project Swivel Chair, [221] on March 3, 1954, 12 C-119s of the 483rd Troop Carrier Wing ("Packet Rats") based at Ashiya, Japan, were painted with France's insignia and loaned to France with 24 CIA pilots for short-term use. Maintenance was carried out by the US Air Force and airlift operations were commanded by McCarty.