Sync Contacts between Your iPhone and Your Computer

We had previously covered the basics of syncing, but this time we will dive into the intricate details of managing your contacts on your computer and then getting them onto your iPhone.

Setting Up Sync Options

Before you perform your first sync, you will have to set up when and how you’re going to do this on your iPhone and your computer.

Set Up Automatic/Manual Sync Options 

1. To make iTunes automatically sync your iPhone whenever it’s connected to your computer, connect your iPhone, open iTunes, and go to the Summary tab. 
2. Then check the option that says Automatically Sync When this iPhone is connected. 
3. To prevent iTunes from automatically syncing, make sure this option shown in Figure 3-2, is unchecked. 
4. If you want to ensure that no iphone are automatically synced to this computer, open up iTunes preferences and go to the iPhone tab. 
5. Then, check the option that says Disable Automatic Syncing for All iPhone. 
6. Since you need to now manually sync your iPhone, you will need to go to one of the tabs in iTunes that belongs to your iPhone (such as Summary, Info, Music, Photos, and so on) and click Sync when you want to sync.

Sync Contacts from Address Book on the Mac

For those of you not familiar with it, Address Book is the default contact management software for all Macs, and it comes pre-installed with every copy of OS X. If you want tight contact integration with other applications in OS X, this is the application you should use. Here’s an example of what we mean by tight integration. If you create a contact for your Mom and ad her picture to her contact picture section, whenever you receive an email from Mom, you’ll see the same picture of her in the top right corner of the message. Also, if you’re using iChat to talk to your mom, her icon will show up there as well. Naturally, your Mom’s picture will also appear on your iPhone whenever she calls you!

Create a New Contact 

Click File in the menu bar, and then click New Card. Or you can click the + button underneath the list of contacts. A new empty card will appear, as you see in Figure 3-3, and you can enter in details like their name, phone numbers, email address, postal address, job title, and the company they belong to. You can even customize the type of fields that show up in each contact card, so if you have no need to enter in information on people’s assistant’s names or the phonetic pronunciation of their names, you can remove those altogether. The good thing is that all the contact fields present in Address Book are supported in your iPhone. So everything you enter here will be visible in their contact entry on the iPhone as well. Once you’re finished entering in information, click the Edit button below your contact to finish editing. If you decide you want to add or change some details, click the Edit button again and resume editing.

N95 gets telescope add-on! and i get it too!!

I just posted the other day about a 6x lens for the n95 as part of my Snap iT! series..and I'd concluded by giving a hint about a personal review for that accessory. And Guess what?! The guys at Brando just sent me a brand new Generic Mobile Phone Telescope.

This Generic Mobile Phone Telescope with flexible adapter to mount 7x18 telescope. It can use on most of mobile phones or PDAs. With this telescope, you can zoom to focus distant objects clearly and to make a high quality photograph easily.

You'll notice that with the telescope fitted on the n95 it actually looks like something from a Hitman Game!

Unlike what I'd figured, setting up the phone was very easy. In minutes of receiving the phone I'd got it all set-up and ready to shoot! To give you all a good idea of how much Zoom we can squeeze out of this lens, I've put up a video over here. After all seeing is believing! Especially in this case!! (don't mind the clarity, it's due to the 3GP conversion)


The lens is of very good build and is excellent bang for buck - I mean at 22 bucks it really is a steal! And what's more, all products bought this season get free shipping as part of their annual offer. Zooming is really easy with the lens and focussing is just as simple - you needn't worry if the image isn't perfect, the in-built Auto-Focus of the phone will set it right.

Another thing that needs to be pointed out is that when under image mode you'll see a dark shadow touching the corners, but that is easily cropped using the phones editor. The video doesn't have this problem though as shown in this video.

The second video featured is how to set-up the lens onto the N95, a simple little job as it is.

Nokia Announce Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

 
Nokia have just announced their two latest top-end smartphones: The Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. The phones come with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, courtesy Nokia's recent alliance with Microsoft, and are reportedly going to be launched with three times the marketing budget of any previous Nokia phone.

Let's have a look at both of the two phones, firstly the Nokia 800. This is essentially the Windows Phone version of the incredibly well-received N9, which unfortunately launched with the MeeGo operating system that Nokia announced that they were abandoning. The phone's hardware was top notch though, and it's great to see that it's been made available once again, this time with a properly supported mobile operating system.

The Lumia 800 comes with a 3.7" display, an 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and a capacious battery good for 9.5 hours of 3G talk time. The phone also has a dedicated audio co-processor, allowing up to 55 hours of music playback time. The phone is externally the same as the N9, which a shapely curved figure that is 12.1 mm thick and weighs 142 g.

Internally, you'll find average specifications, including 16 GB of internal memory (with no microSD slot), 512 MB of RAM. The processor is expected to be a single core 1.4 GHz affair.

The phone comes in black, blue and pink, and is expected to launch by early November at €420.

The Nokia 710 shares many of these specifications, but has a slightly less unique design. This handset packs a 3.7" ClearBlack display and slightly less internal memory, at 8 GB. The camera is also slightly worse, at 5 megapixels and the battery is less capacious, with just 7 hours 40 minutes of 3G talk time. Elsewhere, both phones pack the same 1.4 GHz processor and graphics chipset.

The Lumia 710 is likewise going to be launched in early November, but will cost significantly less at €270. As the two phones share very similar specifications, it'll be interesting to see if the 800's superior design merits its higher price point.

The announcements were made earlier this morning at Nokia World, Nokia's yearly expo for their latest handsets and software. Nokia also announced two other product lines; the Asha series of low-cost phones for developing markets and the Nokia Purity headset line co-developed with Monster.

Look for more coverage of Nokia World right here.

This post was written by William Judd. William writes for MobileFun.co.uk, the UK's leading online retailer of the sim free Xperia Play and Kindle cover.

Nokia Sun a.k.a Nokia Sea Ray

Nokia's biggest event of the year, Nokia World conference, is coming up fast. The event, which will be held in London on the 26th and 27th of October, typically offers Nokia a chance to show off its latest handsets and other technologies. This year, a number of Microsoft executives will be making an appearance at the event, suggesting that a number of Nokia-made Windows phones will be in evidence.

One of these will be the Nokia Sun, also known as the Nokia Sea Ray. The Nokia Sun runs Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango), and has a fairly impressive laundry list of reported specifications:

• 1.4GHz processor
• 16 GB onboard storage
• 8 megapixel camera
• 3.7" AMOLED screen
• Unibody shell made of polycarbonate
• MicroSIM card

The phone is due to hit stores between the 7th and the 13th of November, so an announcement at Nokia World would be well timed. Be sure to tune into the opening keynote of Nokia World at 9AM on the 26th to see if Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will unveil the device.


This article was written by William Judd. William writes for MobileFun.co.uk, the UK’s largest online retailer of Nokia accessories.

7 Nokia cellphones that revoloutionised the world - i think

The good folks at Nokia Blogs have complied a list of Nokia devices that they believe to have changed the world. Though i Do have a correction with their last device all in all the list brings back memories.

Nokia Cityman - I agree

Nokia 8210       - I agree

Nokia 6110       - Nokia 3330 had a far greater market share and thus effectively it was far better at changing the world

Nokia 1100       - I agree, this was one rugged phone

Nokia 7710       - I think the Nokia 7610 was far better selling

Nokia N95        - I totally agree!

Nokia N8          - Full of Crap! The nokia n900 was and Is revolutionary especially with it's community support from the great TMO.

Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 device

Recently the web has been swarming with the news of a Nokia’s Win 7 Phone image that appeared around the web.  Nokia has officially unveiled some high resolution images of these concepts at the Barcelona congress. Read more to gorge on these hi-res pics.

World's Most beautifull theme

Probably the world's most beatiful theme for S60v3 Phones. Thanks to PiZero for creating this theme

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Nokia pokes Apple

Nokia phone

Nokia goes offensive against Apple! This might turn out like those Coca Cola vs Pepsi days. The mobile phone numero uno Nokia, who lately has been bruised by Apple in marketshare, has got a few lessons for Apple on how to hold a mobile phone.
 

 Though the company has not named anyone, it's apparent that Nokia is making a dig at Apple in its official blog, Nokia Conversations, where it highlights the many ways users can hold their Nokia devices.


Since its launch last week, Apple's latest-generation iPhone, iPhone 4, has been facing several customer complaints about the gadget losing signal when held in a particular manner. It is said to pose bigger problem left-handed users, who can't help but cover the bottom left corner when holding it in their palm to make a call.


Indirectly criticizing Apple, Nokia goes on about how users can hold a Nokia device in any ways without any reception sufferings. The four methods highlighted step-by-step include "thumb and finger", "the cup", "the balance" and "the four edge grip".


The company goes on to note, "One of the main things we've found about the one billion plus Nokia devices that are in use today is that when making a phone call, people generally tend to hold their phone like a ... well, like a phone."


Commenting on the reception issue faced by users, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly told users to "avoid holding it that way" (meaning a grip that blocks the antenna).
Both Nokia and Apple are currently embroiled in patent lawsuits that seek to keep the other's devices out of the US.

Nokia splits: Smartphones, mobile phones, and Solutions

The competition is starting to seem too much for Nokia to handle on

it's own. And so they're applying the East India Companys ideology of

divide and conquer on to themselves.

The Finnish handset maker is splitting it's phone business into three :

1. Smartphones, which will handle the nseries, eseries, xseries and
the other premium phones. It will focus entirely on expensive handsets
with cutting edge technology.

2. Mobilephones, which will focus on the conventional cell phones,
hoping for the quantity of sales to drive profits.

3. Solutions, they'll provide us with gaming and other services common
to both the other sections.

I wonder what happened to the "United we stand, Divided we fall" thing.

Mive.TV BETA 1.2

Mive.tv is a free application that lets you to search, preview and download any video from the internet directly to your symbian phone.

Compatible Devices
LG KS10, KT610.

Nokia 5320, 5700, 6110 Navigator, 6120 Classic, 6121 Classic, 6124 Classic, 6210 Navigator, 6220 Classic, 6290, E51, E66, E71, E90, N73 (SW 4.x up), N75 (SW 3.x up), N76, N78, N81, N81 8G, N82, N95, N95 8G, N96.
Samsung SGH-i400, SGH-i450, SGH-i520, SGH-i550, SGH-i560.

Download

Mive.TV BETA 1.2

FIFA 2009 now available on N-Gage

Nokia’s N-Gage platform. If you still haven’t spotted it in the N-Gage app, make sure you update it first — select “Options” and then “Update Now” and the game should appear in the list. Alternatively, you may want to wait a couple of days until the latest FIFA hits the N-Gage website if you prefer to install it via PC.

As with any new FIFA, player information has been updated to the most current one. The graphics seem little enhanced, though it’s hard to tell since even the previous FIFA (2008) looked stunning on N-Gage.

Don’t have an N-Gage app on your Nokia? Simply update your device firmware and the N-Gage app will appear. You’ll need a compatible handset, of course, which means any of the newer Nokia NSeries smartphones, or Nokia 5320 XpressMusic or 6210 Navigator…

Courtesy:intomobile

iSync Plugin For The 5800 XpressMusic

The 5800 XpressMusic has started selling in some countries, but if you’re a Mac computer owner and you just got your hands on the 5800, you must have noticed that there is still no official iSync plugin for the 5800 XpressMusic by Nokia which makes it hard for new users to sync their calendar and contacts from their Mac to the device.

Well, this is no longer the case, as the multi-talented tnkgrl has decided to tinker a little bit, and put a plugin for the 5800 XpressMusic herself. I can’t test the plugin myself as I have no 5800 XpressMusic lying around me, but tnkgrl does and I believe that she made sure the plugin works before publishing it.



Anyway, you can head here to download the plugin and get all the information you need to get it to work, and make sure you get back to use and to tnkgrl to tell us if it works and if there are any issues with it.

Did u Know?? i sure didn't..

The guys at Yeigo’s blog has rounded-up ten nice 'lil things that you didn’t know about Nokia (neither did i until i read this). The last one is sure to touch a chord for nature lovers..

1) The ringtone “Nokia tune” is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named “Gran Vals” by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named “Grande Valse” on Nokia phones but was changed to “Nokia Tune” around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the “Nokia Tune.”
2) The world’s first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.
3) Nokia is currently the world’s largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.
4) The “Special” tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for “SMS”. Similarly, the “Ascending” SMS tone is Morse code for “Connecting People,” Nokia’s slogan. The “Standard” SMS tone is Morse code for “M” (Message).
5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User’s Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.
6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.
7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune’s list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).
8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)
9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because “aikon” is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia’s own Symbian S60 SDK.
10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.
11) They also used to be a Rubber Boot manufacturer before they entered the wireless phone buisiness! Chek dis!! Courtesy Neon.

You know what? When i read things like this about a company it makes me see the company in a more humane perspective. It changed my view of the company to something that we can all associate with.. well sort of...

Symbian Application: Nokia Internet Radio Update v.1.06 - Now supporting Nokia E66 and E71

This version has been bumped to version 1.06 from 1.04. They have added support for the E66 and E71 with this release.

Note: For inital installs, it will install 2 instances…first being Internet Radio Update and then the actual Internet Radio application.For upgrades, it will install 3 instances…same 2 as above with a removal of your existing version in between.

Download the update file


You can also download the file from Nokia

Source: dailymobile

Mapsters Game Offers Free 6210 Navigator

The Mapsters is one of Nokia’s various marketing creations, designed to be appealing and offer an interesting way to learn about a specific product, in this case, Nokia Maps. They’re a dinosaur, a monster, and a robot that show you around Nokia Maps. Aside from the exploration aspect, they’ve also got a competition up and running over at the Mapster’s site, with the grand prize being a free Nokia 6210 Navigator.
The game is rather simple - you’ve got a simple map of the world, and a city will pop up along the bottom of the game area. Your goal is to click on the map as quick as possible, as close to where that city is actually located. Don’t be fooled, it sounds rather simple, but it’s alot harder than you’d think. You get points based on how quickly you click, as well as how close to the correct position you are.

My record is 135k, though that’s nowhere near the 268k that others have posted, so you’ll have to be pretty nimble to have a standing in this little competition. You can play here, just click on ‘Competition’ at the top of the site.

Source: symbianguru

Review: Nokia Mini-Speakers MD-6

The Nokia MD-6 is a portable speaker for your mobile phone but also for your MP3 player or Laptop.
The MD-6 comes in a grey, small and thin package with following slogan on it: ” My music, everywhere, with me”. I’ll come back to this slogan later on.

The MD-6 is a speaker with a candybar format. The two speakers are hidden and are hold together by magnets. This is a really cool features since these are portable speakers which need to be resistance against scratches, dust and so on. Once you opened the speakers you can see a little LED lighting up in a white colour . This LED reminds you that the speaker is on and is ready for using.
The speakers doesn’t look really nobly nor cheap. It is made completely out of glossy plastic or at both ends matte which looks due to the black-red colour really stylish and modern. The cable is approximately 73cm long and can be stretched out of its cradle when needed what is really convenient and handy. It has a 3.5mm plug which is perfect for the N95, N82, Mp3 players or laptops. More over you can find two Audio Adapter for 2.5mm audiojack ( E66, E90, E77).

The package contains:
Nokia Mini Speakers (MD-6)
Nokia Audio Adapter (AD-63)
Nokia Audio Adapter (AD-52)
Nokia Carrying Pouch
4 AAA batteries
User guide

Courtesy : Symbianworld.org

Nokia 6650

Having the 6650 in the hand the first time I was really surprised of its build quality. Especially since the back and the front is made out of steel which looks nobly and stylish at the same time. Opening the clamshell you will see mainly black plastic on which you can find, from time to time, some fingerprints which aren’t to bad or to big. No doubt, the 6650 is solid like a rock. However, my test-device was shaking a little bit in closed mode when you touched the front or used the external display.

The 6650’s dimensions are 99.7 x 47 x 16.2 mm which is actually pretty good. When it’s closed it is really small and isn’t as wide as other models. If you open the 6650 it becomes really big but also very thin. I actually like its size. More over, it only weights 112 g.Just like every handheld nowadays the 6650 can playback MP3 files also.

The 6650 offers a lot connectivity ways. From GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth, UMTS, GPRS, IrDA to micro-USB everything is under this sexy hood. Anyway, in the test Bluetooth works fast and great with the E71, my computer and also with my SU-8W. When you insert the micoUSB-cable into the 6650, you can choose between four modes - PC Suite, Data transfer, Image print and Media player. I usually use the Data transfer but if you like to have access to your internal memory you have to choose PC suite. Of course the 6650 can receive and send emails. The internal email client is good and easy to set up. Downloading the attached HTML file you can view the email just like you know it from your desktop; with all graphics and so on. More over, you can receive emails and with attachments like pictures, MP3 and other files.

Although the 6650 isn’t a multimedia device or flagship but a mid-tier device it offers build in GPS with A-GPS. Using the GPS and Nokia Maps you can see where you are or where you friend lives- either in map, map3D, satellite or hybrid mode. Furthermore, you can see how to come to the train station or any-other place. This all is for free but live navigation, which most the user are looking for, isn’t. You have to buy licenses to use Maps as good as possible. The GPS works good and in addition with A-GPS (Assisted-Global Positioning System) you can get a faster GPS-fix. It always depends on your location but you should get a GPS fix within a minute or even less. Nokia is offering a program called Sports Tracker using the built in GPS of the 6650 to give you information about speed, altitude and many more.

It offers 128MB internal memory and compatibility for microSD and also microSDHC cards. In the test my 4GB microSDHC card worked without problems. The slot for the microSD card sits on the side and is protect well, just like the 2.5mm audio jack, micro USB port and the power core.The internal 2.2” QVGA display shows 16 millions colors. The external display ( 128 x 160 pixels) shows 256k colors. By closing the 6650 you can use the secondary display.

Advantages:
Size
Build quality
External display
Battery



Disadvantages:
Small 2.2´´ display
Some S60 Feature Pack 2 additions are missing ( i.e transitions)

Nokia N79 vs Nokia N85 vs Nokia N96 [Three 5 mpx camera phones]

About N96:

Successor of the N95, the N96 is dual-slider with both numeric keypad and one for multimedia control. It still has 5-megapixel camera, but now is with 2.8″ display, 16GB of memory plus microSD slot and DVB-H for digital TV. It is Symbian S60 Feature Pack 2 smartphone with WiFi, GPS, quad-band GSM support and dual-band UMTS.

About N85:

Nokia N85 is a two-way slider, revealing either a numeric keypad or music shortcuts, depending on the way it is opened. It is a Symbian S60 smartphone with 2.6” OLED display, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and N-Gage gaming platform. For music it has 3.5mm jack, stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth, FM transmitter and radio.

About N79:

Nokia N79 is a multimedia phone with 5-megapixel camera, N-Gage gaming platform, 3.5mm jack, stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth, FM transmitter and radio. It is a Symbian S60 smartphone with 2.4” display showing up to 16 million colors.

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Nokia 3120 Classic

Mobile phone company giant, Nokia, has announced the newest addition to their line of handsets, the Nokia 3120 Classic. The Nokia 3120 Classic is a stripped down model with basic functionalities. This includes 3G capability, web browsing, email, and music download. The Nokia 3120 Classic features a tactile 2-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera, music player with 4GB memory, and a range of colors: plum/powder white, chestnut brown, deep red, and graphite.
Nokia has announced its newest 3G handset, the 3120 Classic. This small candybar handset is based on the S40 user interface, and features an advanced music player and active standby screen. The 3120 Classic has a built-in 2 megapixel camera as well as a secondary front-facing VGA camera for video calling (where supported).
The 3120 Classic sports an integrated FM radio and a 2.5mm headphone port, as well as a microSD card slot and MP3 player. The 2.0" QVGA display is capable of rendering up to 16 million colors, and should make browsing the mobile web a pleasure. Connectivity comes via quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and dual-band WCDMA. It appears there will be three different versions of the 3120 Classic, with different WCDMA frequencies for Europe, North America, and Australia/South America.

Bluetooth 2.0 and a micro-USB port will make it easy to connect the 3120 Classic to other devices, and the Opera Mini web browser will come pre-installed for web browsing. It will be available in one of four color schemes: graphite, plum/powder white, deep red, and chestnut brown.

Key features:
2" 16M-color QVGA display
2 megapixel camera with LED flash
S40 user interface
Compact and lightweight
Quad-band GSM support
3G network support, video-call
Bluetooth and USB connectivity
Stereo FM radio
microSD card slot, microSDHC support
Very good battery
2.5mm standard audio jack
Rich preinstalled content

Main disadvantages:
Slow camera and unimpressive image quality
Uncomfortable battery cover latch
Weak backlighting
Memory card slot under the battery cover

Nokia 7310 Supernova

Recognizing that no one style fits all, Nokia unveiled a new range of products to let consumers express their personal styles on a number of levels ranging from stylish designs, to personalization through vibrantly hued exchangeable covers, one of these new devices is the Nokia 7610 Supernova mobile phone. The Nokia 7610 Supernova is part of the new Nokia Supernova range, featuring a mix of bold colors and an of-the-moment design, evoking the allure of the latest statement handbags or must-have sunglasses. Aimed at style conscious men and women who want to stay connected, the new range delivers exceptional mobile functionality alongside a variety of music and internet experiences.

Nokia Supernova with Xpress-On covers The slim and sleek Nokia 7310 Supernova includes Xpress-On covers etched with daring 3D textured designs available in 'steel blue' plus a second front and back cover in 'wasabi green' or 'candy pink'. A further five front and back cover options will be available for purchase in select markets in 'mushroom silver', 'plum jam', 'electric blue', 'yellow mellow' and 'espresso brown'.The Nokia 7310 Supernova is a tri-band music phone for EGSM 900/1800/1900 or GSM 850/1800/1900 in some regions. In addition to a 2 megapixel camera, the Nokia 7310 Supernova supports 4GB microSD cards for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA music files, pictures, video, contacts and more. Additional features include 2" QVGA display with 16.7million colors, USB 2.0 , Bluetooth 2.0, Flash Lite 2.1, TV out and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

This is a lightweight GSM only device weighing 83 grams and measuring 106.5 x 45.4 x 11.95mm. There's a 2" 240 x 320 pixel display in 16.7 million colours, and the handset runs the familiar Series 40 interface. Internal memory is 20GB, expandable using microSD cards up to 4GB. On the back is a basic 2 megapixel camera with a video capture resolution of just 176 x 144 pixels at 15 fps.

As well as having a FM radio, stereo Bluetooth and a 2.5mm TV/audio output connector. This means that the Nokia 7310 looks to be a capable music player, although it does lack dedicated media keys. The S40 operating system includes a web browser, email client and the standard Nokia PIM functions, so it will be easy to use but will lack the expandability of an S60 smartphone.


Source : LetsGoDigital, GSMArena

Links:-
LetsGoDigital.com
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