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Do keep in mind that this comes with 2 USB connectors both of which need to be plugged in to power the device. Was a deal breaker for me as I have only 2 ports!

All advertised value-add features such as software, one-click backup DON'T work on Macs.

"signed bootloader" - Means no rooting or custom ROMs. :(

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Got it delivered and installed it by myself. Read the manual and assemble in 10 minutes.
Well designed and slim form factor. Resulted in some extra space in my kitchen.
However, the water that it purifies has a distinct 'chemical' smell (which isn't there in the input water). Might become a blocker if you value the taste of the water.

Extra Tip- The installation guy from HUL will come within one day of raising a request. In case you are a working professional then call them on Friday morning to schedule for Saturday.

Have been using the s2 for a month.

Pros-
- Blisteringly fast. No other phone I've seen can match it yet.
- A beautiful screen.
- It's really, really light. The HTCs seem a few times heavier in comparison.

Cons-
- Speaker output levels very low. In any ambient noise you cannot hear anything on the speaker.
- Headset is useless- a) it's in-ear so you can't hear yourself speak b) People complain they can hardly hear you when on headset.
- The 1650 mAH battery is just enough for a whole day. This with all day wi-fi, no 3g, push email sync on and 10-15 calls.

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When a friend recommended it, I checked out the reviews and was scared off by the words "young adult" as those two words brought images of Twilight to my mind. Yuck!
Then I stumbled across the trailer for the movie and that gave me the courage to try it out.
Started last evening. Spent most of the night. Finished it today.
Riveting!
A story about a staged games where people fight to the death in a super large arena that is manipulated by 'game-makers'. How can this not be riveting?

Now for book two.

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A bit on the long side, but with insight into what made Steve and Apple (with a side track on Pixar). The biggest take-away from the book for me was the secret of 'impute'- “We may have the best product, the highest quality, the most useful software, etc. If we present them in a slipshod manner, they will be perceived as slipshod; if we present them in a creative, professional manner, we will impute the desired qualities.”

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A rare fantasy series that actually ended instead of the author keeping at it trying to extract the last possible dollar.

Paolini has matured as a writer in this book. No part of it was excessive, but everything fit together beautifully to give me a very satisfied experience, even though I raced through the 800 or so pages in less than 2 days.

Looking forward to the next series, or.... maybe a prequel. :)

Having read Conn Iggulden's Genghis series (which is pretty simply awesome), this first book of the Emperor series doesn't start of with enough of a bang but ends up pretty well, setting one up with anticipation for the next one- Death of Kings (http://www.flipkart.com/death-kings-conn-iggulden-emperor-book-0007136927).
Why couldn't they teach history like this in school. :)

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After an awesome ' The Hunger Games', followed by a somewhat insipid and repetitive 'Catching Fire', 'Mockingjay' was an awesome ending to the series.

This book is extremely unpredictable in the turn of events it takes, jumping from darker and darker turns of events, right till the end which is shiny and happy, yet tinted with darkness and death!

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Needed something to use for indoor hands-free telephony.
This works fine.
Few issues with fit initially. But not after 5 days. Guess I adapted. :)
Pairs fine with by Samsung Galaxy S2.
No idea about the other reviews about charger. But the *standard* micro-USB charger that I have with the Galaxy S2 fits perfectly.