Xiaomi launch 599 Yuan Leadcore Powered Redmi2A with 4G LTE Support

Yesterday, we saw Xiaomi launched new teaser with the words AA on the top. And Finally we get that it was the teaser for the cheapest Leadcore Powered Xiaomi smartphone, the all new Xiaomi Redmi 2A.

Xiaomi announced this new smartphone just a few minutes after it announced its featured Xiaomi Mi Note Ladies Edition. This new new Xiaomi Redmi 2A will be powered by the low cost Leadcore SoC. It will feature L1860C quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz along with Mali T628MP2 GPU.

Xiaomi Redmi 2A will be a 4.7-inch display sporting HD 720p resolution. As per teaser the phone will have an 8MP shooter at the back and a 2MP shooter up front. You also get a decent 2200mAh battery at the back with quick charge support. Despite its entry level placement, the Redmi 2A supports 4G LTE Dual SIM Dual Standby.


For this specification, the Redmi 2A will  be one of the best smartphones in this price range. The phone will be available in 599 Yuan. But, as a part of the Xiaomi festival, the Redmi 2A will be sold for just 499 Yuan on April 8.

And we all know that Xiaomi first launch its smartphone in china and we will get this low cost smartphone in nearly future.

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Fresco - New Image Library For Android From Facebook

What is Fresco ??

Facebook launch an image library software named Fresco which is a powerful system for displaying images in Android applications. It takes care of image loading and display so you don't have to.Fresco's image pipeline will load images from the network, local storage, or local resources. To save data and CPU, it has three levels of cache; two in memory and another in internal storage.Fresco's Drawees show a placeholder for you until the image has loaded and automatically show to the image when it arrives. When the image goes off-screen, it automatically releases its memory.

Displaying images quickly and efficiently on Facebook for Android is important. Yet we have had many problems storing images effectively over the years. Images are large, but devices are small. Each pixel takes up 4 bytes of data — one for each of red, green, blue, and alpha. If a phone has a screen size of 480 x 800 pixels, a single full-screen image will take up 1.5 MB of memory. Phones often have very little memory, and Android devices divide up what memory they have among multiple apps. On some devices, the Facebook app is given as little as 16 MB — and just one image could take up a tenth of that!

What happens when your app runs out of memory? It crashes. We set out to solve this by creating a library we're calling Fresco — it manages images and the memory they use. Crashes begone.

Effects on Memory :

A decompressed image - an Android Bitmap - takes up a lot of memory. This leads to more frequent runs of the Java garbage collector. This slows apps down. The problem is especially bad without the improvements to the garbage collector made in Android 5.0.

On Android 4.x and lower, Fresco puts images in a special region of Android memory. It also makes sure that images are automatically released from memory when they're no longer shown on screen. This lets your application run faster - and suffer fewer crashes.

Apps using Fresco can run even on low-end devices without having to constantly struggle to keep their image memory footprint under control.

Customize Loading :

Fresco's image pipeline lets you customize the load in a variety of ways:

• Specify several different uris for an image, and choose the one already in cache for display
• Show a low-resolution image first and swap to a higher-res one when it arrives
• Send events back into your app when the image arrives
• If the image has an EXIF thumbnail, show it first until the full image loads (local images only)
• Resize or rotate the image
• Modify the downloaded image in-place
• Decode WebP images, even on older versions of Android that don't fully support them

Drawing Features :

Fresco uses Drawees for display. These offer a number of useful features:

• Scale the image to a custom focus point, instead of the centre
• Show the image with rounded corners, or a circle
• Let users tap the placeholder to retry load of the image, if the network load failed
• Show custom backgrounds, overlays, or progress bars on the image
• Show a custom overlay when the user presses the image

Animations Related Features :

Animated GIFs and WebPs can be challenging for apps. Each frame is a large Bitmap, and each animation is a series of frames. Fresco takes care of loading and disposing of frames and managing their memory.

Streaming Related Features :

Progressive JPEG images have been on the Web for years. These let a low-resolution scan of the image download first, then gradually improve the quality as more of the image downloads. This is a lifesaver for users on slow networks.

Android's own imaging libraries don't support streaming. Fresco does. Just specify a URI, and your app will automatically update its display as more data arrives.

Most Useful Feature :- Open Source 

Having built this elaborate tool set for image display and manipulation, we wanted to share it with the Android developer community. We are pleased to announce that, as of today, this project is now available as open source.

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Ultimate Theme Changing Cyanogen 12 Update Comes this month

One of the main advantages of running the Android platform is its customization OS which is a lot freer and easier to do compared to other operating systems, like Apple’s iOS platform. But wait Now Other competitor also allow this feature with some extra features.As per announcement Cyanogen 12 (Lollipop-based) launched by the end of the month, the Cyanogen team announced two new features coming to the OS: individual app theming and paid themes.

Cyanogen has recently talk about the upcoming feature Of update on their blog and basically for those hearing about this for the first time, the App Themer feature will allow users to apply individual themes to their apps. Instead of a theme that is applied across the board, users can choose to theme individual apps according to your taste. This will be a useful feature for users who want to customize every detail of their smartphone, or for those who feel that there are some apps that just don’t fit into their overall theme.

First up, App Themer can let users choose specific themes for individual apps. Accessible from the Theme soul, the feature solely permits choosing one among the put in themes, thus you won’t be ready to manually tweak the looks of apps. However, the feature ought to still be terribly useful for the days once the system theme doesn’t look sensible on a selected app or once you merely like some apps to appear totally different. There’s no limit on what number apps you'll be able to theme or what number totally different themes you'll be able to use.

The second feature you don't like much because it is paid themes, which has long been requested by Cyanogen themes looking to monetize their work. Free themes will continue to be available, but it’s safe to assume that many high quality themes will be paid going forward. You will need a Play Store account to buy themes.

I predict that new features will roll out as part of the Cyanogen 12S update coming over the air to the OnePlus One on or before March end. The Yureka Yu and Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ will also receive the update via OTA in the coming weeks or months.



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Xiaomi's Ferrari Creates Thunder With Snapdragon 615 Processor

Benchmarking sites like GFXBench and Tenna have many a times gives specs of upcoming smartphones Of  company. This time, it was one of the crazyest Xiaomi’s upcoming phones, code named Xiaomi Ferrari that was spotted on this GFXBench website. The device did not have a specific model number, but it could be a part of the company’s affordable Redmi lineup.


The GFXBench entry shows mid-range specs. This mobile comes with  new Snapdragon 615 octa-core 64-bit processor clocked at 1.6GHZ with Adreno 405, 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage space. The display up front is of 4.9-inches and comes with a full HD 1080p resolution. The rear camera will be of 13MP while there will be a 5MP front shooter for selfies. Finally, the device will come with the latest Android 5.0.2 Lollipop version.

GFXBench reveals that the Xiaomi Ferrari scores 692 in its single core test and 2481 in the multi-core test. For a mid-ranger mobile this is great.

As you can see, the new Xiaomi Ferrari would fit perfectly into the company’s Redmi lineup. The octa-core processor, 13MP camera and Android 5.0.2 will ensure takers provided the company prices it appropriately.

 GFXBench didn't show some information like the battery, and pricing. The display resolution in particular is a bit interesting, since we don’t see many companies use full HD resolution on a 5-inch panel. So, lets wait and see if we get more details about the Xiaomi Ferrari. If the phone is real, expect more leaks soon.

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How to Install Different Custom ROMs on your UMi Zero with Rootjoy !

Surprise, Interestingly UMi have released an exciting new tool called RootJoy that allows you to easily update and install custom Android ROM’s on your UMi Zero. Here’s how to make the most of your UMi Zero with the new Rootjoy UMi Tool.

When UMi released its flagship UMi Zero they turned over a new concept. The UMi Zero showed us all that UMi were back and able to make high-quality Android smartphones capable of taking on some of the finest on the market. View Full UMi Zero Review .

The Zero catches a lot of attention for it’s alloy body, glass panels front and rear, 5-inch FHD Super AMOLED display and 13 mega-pixel F1.8 Sony main camera and 2 Gb Ram. Since the launch of the phone UMi have been releasing Android updates for their flagship, but soon realised a neater and easier method of ROM installation was needed, and so this amazing concept RootJoy Umi Tool was born and its really a game changer for now a days.

What is RootJoy?

In simple RootJoy is a PC based software that is designed to allow you to easily update and customize your UMi Zero Rom(and future UMi phones?) to the latest stable ROM version, but UMi have also added a few more features.

The tool also allows you to backup your phone data too so you can simply restore your mobile should anything go wrong, uninstall applications, manage your video’s or photos and even your contacts.

How to Install root joy describe at gizchina step by step. If you eager to know how you can change rom than please visit gizchina . they give you each information of  Root joy and also its installing process.

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Xiaomi's 2GB Mi4 edition spotted on TENAA with just 1799 Yuan ($289) prize tag !

Xiaomi breaks the market with its high end and low cost mobiles and has been aggressively expanding its product portfolio in the past few months. We have already seen a new lineup of Mobiles, namely the top end Xiaomi Mi Note and now, it looks like Xiaomi may have another version of last year’s flagship Mi4 .

The Xiaomi Mi4 2GB edition was recently spotted on the Chinese certification website TENAA. Excite news is the phone has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. On the other hand, the regular Xiaomi Mi4 version came with 3GB RAM and 16/64GB internal storage options.

The TENAA entry shows that there are three different version of this device made for three different carries in China namely, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom and all the models support 4G LTE networks. We expect rest of the specs to be similar to the regular model.

Xiaomi did the same with this year’s Redmi model, by offering a 2GB variant at a slightly higher price and more powerful features . And this process Looks like its going to do the same with Xiaomi Mi4 too.

No doubt, the major motto of reducing the specs is to bring down the cost and it is said that the Xiaomi Mi4 2GB edition will cost just about 1799 Yuan which comes to $289.

As per my opinion if this 2 Gb Model comes with dual sim and also different color options like redmi model than definitely create thunder in Mobile market. Because this flagship already creates history with its high end features and low prize tag.

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Meizu m1 Note Ready To Steal International Market

Meizu have posted a small teaser on their official store meizumart.com stating that the affordable and 2 Gb Ram Meizu m1 note will be launching soon to create thunder in International Market.

Firstly The Meizu m1 note launched in its home town China just before Christmas and create thunder in chinese market with its affordable prize and high end features. Selling of 999 Yuan Meizu m1 note has been creating records in China since launch and company has also developed a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 version of the phone.

However Meizu do plan to officially launch the budget smartphone officially to internatonal fans soon. The Meizu m1 note boasts a 5.5-inch FHD display, octacore MT6752 processor, LTE, 13 mega-pixel rear camera and is the first Meizu to offer dual SIM support.

In China the phone comes in varient like TD, FDD and CDMA models, and there is even a version with Snapdragon 615 chipset! The international version of the phone is believed to retail a 64bit Mediatek chip and could cost just over $200.

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Acer Liquid E700 Camera Samples

Acer Liquid  E700 : Unboxing Image

Acer Liquid  E700 Camera Samples : 

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Difference between Dual SIM Dual Standby and Dual SIM Dual Active Mobiles

Now a days When you find a dual SIM mobile phone there is one feature that creates a lot of confusion among the customers mind. It is most important to know what is the difference between Dual Active and Dual Standby. Because once you buy a mobile, there is no turning back option. I got many queries asking what Dual SIM Dual Standby and Dual SIM Dual Active really means.

Dual Standby Phones:

Mostly these types of dual SIM mobiles are found in Indian Android Market. The market is filled with a lot of low cost or high end phones that supports dual Standby mode. Read the word carefully and differ that two words, you will understand what it really means. Dual + Standby, this means the phone supports dual SIM but in Standby mode. It means until you are not using any of your SIM cards, both are active and on standby. But once you start using Either SIM1 or SIM2 the other one becomes inactive. If someone calls you on the other SIM he will hear a not reachable message from your service provider. (Sometimes blank tone or nothing). This can be a big problem if you use your one SIM to make long duration calls, Cause it will keep your other SIM inactive and make you unreachable.

Another major issue with dual standby phones that support 3G is that, when the 3G / 2G network is
used the other SIM becomes inactive. Usually you will not notice this issue with normal usage, but try to download a big file or watch a streaming YouTube video, the other SIM will be unreachable. But if your phone supports Call waiting and Forwarding than you can use both of the sima at same time. You can receive calls from both the Sims at a time.

Major advantage of Dual Stand By Phones are power consumption. They use less battery than Dual Sim Active Phones. For this reason Dual sim Stand by phones are so much in use.

Dual Active phones : 

Again as the same suggest its Dual phone with active mode which means both the SIM’s are active all the time. Dual active is relatively easier to understand. Use SIM 1 or SIM 2 for voice calls or net surfing the other SIM is always active you can still receive calls on the other SIM and even switch calls for example, you can keep the caller on SIM 1 on hold and talk to the other user on SIM 2.You will still receive calls and messages on the other. You will get the option to put the first call on Hold and attend the call on the other SIM.

Dual Active phones have two separate Transceivers and in some cases diff processor cores for both SIM and this reason they consume more battery. We have to Use larger battery capacity phones. Few years back Chinese phones with Dual Active features used to come with double battery.

Dual SIM phones have some advantages. You can choose cost effective services of two cellular service providers, you can keep two SIM cards from different coverage areas and use them while on the move and you can save more contacts using the memory from both SIM cards.

First Check the specifications of phone because even when the manufacture says that it is dual active it still works like a dual standby.

Vaio Launch its First Android 5.0 Lolipop Smartphone in Japan

VAIO likes the look of that smartphone market, and has decided it's going to go up against its former parent company's Sony Xperia series with its own creation -- one that looks very familiar to our smartphone-seasoned eyes. It's called the VAIO Phone, and it's launching in Japan in collaboration with one of the smaller phone networks, b-mobile, on today at 4.00 PM.

Japan Communications will be turning VAIO into a smartphone brand with the launch of the first smartphone into the market, via b mobile and the first model number will be ‘VA-10J'.

The smartphone hold Android Lollipop as the operating system and will run on a 32 bit with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. A display with an HD resolution of 720x1280 pixels, a 5MP front camera, a 13MP camera, 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage are the other features highlighted.

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Know Android 5.1: New Lollipop Update Full Features

Well, Everyone Know today Google rolling out Android 5.1 - an update to Lollipop OS that improves stability and performance and also offers a few new features like support for multiple SIM cards, Device Protection and high definition (HD) voice on compatible phones.

Whether you want to share your phone with a family member or better manage your mobile costs, Android Lollipop 5.1 now lets you use more than one SIM card on a device with multiple SIM slots.

With Device Protection, your lost or stolen device will remain locked until you sign in with your Google account - even if someone resets your device to factory settings. This feature will be available on most Android phones and tablets shipped with Android 5.1 in addition to Google Nexus 6 and Nexus 9.

High Definition voice calling is now on your mobile phone. Get crystal clear calling with HD Voice between compatible Android 5.1 devices like the Nexus 6 on T-Mobile or Verizon. Because they also rolling this update.

Android 5.1 Lollipop also provides enhancements such as the ability to join Wi-Fi networks and control of your paired Bluetooth devices directly from Quick Settings.

Hope Other android Devices will also get latest featured Android Lollipop 5.1 update.

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Xiaomi launch Redmi 2 in Singapore for Just S$169

Surprise! Redmi 2 is here at the price of S$ 169 in Singapore! The product releases on 17 March and I'm sure many of you are just as excited as I am for the announcement! First Open Sale is on mi.com at 12 noon, 17 March. 

Not much is different between the Redmi 2 and the smartphone it is replacing in the Singapore – Redmi 1S. The Redmi 2 comes with some extra features like  4.7-inch 1280x720p HD IPS display, 8MP f2.2 rear camera with LED flash, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and microSD card slot, which were also present in its predecessor.

The smartphone will join the company’s Mi Pad tablet and Redmi Note 4G smartphone in the Singapore market.

There is a question that Xiaomi will ever introduce the enhanced version of Redmi 2 in the country, which includes 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage and is currently on sale in its home town China. And When it arrive in India is also a big question for Indian Fans?

Redmi 2 Specifications :

• MIUI 6 based on Android 4.4
• 4.7" IPS HD, 1280x720 resolution, 312 PPI
• 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit quad-core processor
• 1GB RAM, 8GB flash memory, expandable micro sd card slot of up to 32GB
• Cortex A53 Structure (1.5 times faster than A7!)
• 4G LTE, 4G Dual-SIM, Dual-standby
• 2200mAh Samsung Lithium polymer battery
• 8 mega pixel rear camera, 2 mega pixel facing camera
• 133g light, 9.4mm, USB OTG Support
• S$169

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What ! Ulefone may be launch 4GB RAM Mobile after Asus Zenfone 2

With the final release of the 4GB RAM Asus Zenfone 2, Chinese phone maker Ulefone has also leaked that its upcoming new monster will also boast 4 GB memory.


With the advent of 64bit chips and Android 5.0 Lollipop, smartphone are now able to support a lot more RAM and make use of it better than ever before. As 2GB RAM become the norm, some manufacturers are taking advantage of the latest version of Android and 64bit tech to skip directly to 4GB RAM phones.

Asus released a 4GB RAM Android smartphone, but they won’t be the only ones for much longer. Chinese phone maker Ulefone have also revealed that their next generation phone will also boast 4GB RAM to make the most of multitasking and powerful applications. We will soon get other  4 GB Ram mobiles from Meizu and Xiaomi.


Ulefone haven’t confirmed which phone will get 4GB RAM, but as the new Ulefone Dare has recently been leaked and looks like Iphone it seems likely that it will also gain the additional RAM.

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InFocus M2 goes on sale on Snapdeal just in Rs. 4,999

InFocus M2 sports a 4.2 inch WXGA(1280×768 pixels) LTPS Display with a pixel density 355PPI. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad core MediaTek MT6582 Processor with 1GB of RAM. For graphics, it comes with a Mali 400 GPU.

It features a 8 megapixel f/2.2 aperture rear camera with LED flash. On the front side also, it features a 8 megapixel f/2.2 aperture Selfie camera with LED flash. It comes with 8 GB on-board storage which can be expanded upto 64GB using MicroSD Card.

Its connectivity options include 3G, GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, WLAN, GPS/AGPS, Micro USB, and Bluetooth. It packs a 2,010 mAh Battery which gives 8 hours of talktime and 280 hours of standby time on 3G network

Infocus M2 runs on Android Kitkat 4.4.2. It is a dual sim smartphone with dual standby.

It is exclusively launch today on Snapdeal in Just 4,999. It comes in Black and white colors.

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Asus launch 4GB RAM Zenfone 2 in Taiwan for $285

Since it was revealed at CES this year, the Asus Zenfone 2 has been the popular point of many a discussion, with most concerned about the pricing for the phone. At CES it wasn’t clear just how much the flagship 4GB RAM model would cost, however now the phone is on sale in Taiwan we have a much better idea of pricing and specifications. Price Of 4GB RAM Zenfone 2 in Taiwan is Just $285.


In Taiwan People will be able to choose from a number of different Zenfone variants based on the 5-inch and 5.5-inch handset. The base model 5-inch Zenfone 2 (ZE500CL) will ship with a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom Z2560, 2GB RAM, HD display and 16GB memory for NT$ 4990 ( $158).

Asus 5.0

Next variant is the Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) which has a larger 5.5-inch size but the same 720x1080 resolution. 2GB RAM and 16GB memory for but the processor is boosted to a 1.8Ghz Intel chip for NT$ 5,990 ($190).

Asus 5.5

If a 720p HD display isn’t enough for you then the Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) could be an option. It has a 5.5-inch 1080 HD display, 1.8Ghz processor, 2GB RAM and 32GB memory for NT$ 6,990 ($221).

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ZTE launch Sports Camera Against Xiaomi's Yi Action Camera At MWC 2015

Xiaomi aren’t the only ones to have a new action sports action camera this week, ZTE surprize everyone with its new Sports action Camera like Xiaomi did.

Later GoPro have made such a good job at building a usable action camera that anyone can own, that a whole new industry has been created just to compete with them, with the latest rivals coming out of China.

We have already Xiaomi Yi action camera, but now a larger player is in the field From ZTE.

ZTE announce and released ZTE Sports Camera at MWC, only one yellow device was their to be seen and it was quite clearly an early sample. Specifications are promising with a 16 mega-pixel BSI CMOS  (170" Wide Angel )Sony camera With F2.8 And For Memory 64GB SD cards and even an option LTE dock for transferring recorded video and photos and contain  MDM9215 cheapset .

What wasn’t mentioned was the video capture support. We are guessing at least 1080 as the camera
sensor seems to be the same as the one Xiaomi are using, but with Go Pro now on 4K users might be
excepting more.

Apparently the camera will come with an external case to keep it waterproof and to protect the large 170 degree Sony lens and contain One Micro USB Port but the case wasn't on display. ZTE had the Sports Camera linked up to a smartphone via WIFI which can show a live preview, useful for getting alignment correct.

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Wiko announce metal Highway Star 4G and 5.1mm thin Pure 4G Android SmartPhones

French smartphone maker Wiko announce two new android  smart today, the Highway Star 4G and the Highway Pure 4G. The Star 4G is almost a killer which offering for Wiko, considering the fact that its other handsets are much lower-end. It has an attractive aluminum body, and it comes with some decent specs too.

Star 4G 

Wiko Star 4G has a 5-inch 720p AMOLED touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 3, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 5 MP selfie cam, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage (expandable via microSD), and a 2,450 mAh battery. It's powered by octa-core CPU which is based on ARM's Cortex-A53 architecture, clocked at 1.5 GHz. Unexpected thing is the phone supports LTE Cat.4 connectivity, for theoretical peek download speeds of up to 150Mbps. It has dual-SIM functionality, and it runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. Its dimensions are 141 x 71.4 x 6.6 mm, so it's pretty elegant and Light Weight too. It weighs just 123g.

Lets Talk about Wiko Highway Pure 4G is one of the thinnest smartphones in the world, having a
5.1mm profile. What's more, it's also incredibly light at only 91g.Spec-wise it's a bit of a downgrade compared to the Star 4G, but in this case its waistline will surely be the main attraction. The Pure 4G sports a 4.8-inch 720p AMOLED touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front snapper, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a 2,000 mAh battery. At the helm is Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 SoC, coming with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU. As is clear from its name, the Pure 4G supports LTE networks too, and like the Star 4G it runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat at the moment.

But Wiko hasn't announced pricing for either device yet. As for a release time frame, all we get for now is a pretty vague assurance that they'll both be up for grabs in the first half of this year. That said, exact dates should be unveiled later this week. We just hope that this company launch our Killer Smartphones in India . What you say ?

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