Built by Mitsubishi Electric, it boasts a 59-foot-diameter, turtle-shell-shape antenna dubbed "Gamela, " after the Godzilla-slaying tortoise.

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Even as engineers stuff ever more gigahertz and gigabytes under the hood, the shell and shape of a phone is the only part that we ever touch, and the only part that is really a part of our lives in any physical sense.

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Having found one, it grows into a spat, which when seen beneath a microscope already resembles a tiny oyster, with the shape of a shell already visible.

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In terms of design the smartphone is somewhat reminiscent of both HTC's One X (the overall shape and unibody shell) and Samsung's Galaxy Note II (the camera pod and shiny finish).

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Transplanted easterners with a classic Virginica pear shape and a relatively shallow shell, they are praised for their richness and mouthfeel, and were sweet, fleshy, and vibrant, even when shucked right on the beach in the midday heat.

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He works on clams and is building robot versions of them to find out how the shape of an animal's shell affects its chances of survival.

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The shell of Viridor's plant is already taking shape with planning permission given by Cardiff council in 2010, and the Environment Agency awarding an operational permit after consultation.

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If employers decide they would rather eat the penalty rather than shell out the incremental costs for health coverage, then they are in worse shape from a financial standpoint than before.

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