And GOP incumbents in Georgia (Paul Coverdell) and Colorado (party-switcher Ben Nighthorse Campbell) are worth watching, though their opponents are less than intimidating.

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The task switcher also received a much requested upgrade and now lets you scroll through your last 18 launched apps, instead of just the five most recent.

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Long-pressing the Home button brings you to an app switcher exhibiting six of your most recently active apps, with a Task Manager loitering with malicious intent beneath them.

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Often the switcher faces the full financial and strategic force of his or her abandoned political party during the re-election campaign and falls prey to a party scorned.

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Well, folks, today's the day the Livestream Studio family grows by one, welcoming the addition of a software-based switcher tool that aims to be yet another on-the-go option for roving broadcasters.

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While Democrats and their independent allies appear on the verge of seating their 59th and 60th votes, Al Franken of Minnesota and party switcher Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a crisis is brewing in Pakistan.

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We never really found ourselves using the thumb wheel in our first-person shooters, but you can think of it as a two-way rotating programmable button if you will, and it spins in small enough increments to find use as a weapon or ability switcher.

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By swiping your finger in from the edge of the screen you can perform various actions, such as bringing up the app-switcher and app-launcher screen, an extended menu of options, of take yourself to the BlackBerry Hub, which is where you will find a tailored list of all incoming communications and alerts.

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