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　　notifications

　　n. 通知

　　例句：

　　Nagios offers pager and e-mail notifications by default.

　　在缺省情况下，Nagios提供了寻呼机和电子邮件通知方式。

　　At the time of the original recall, it also issued a software update that prevented some of the batteries from being fully recharged.

　　There is speculation that other restrictions - or a full lockout - could be imposed if users now refuse to give the devices up.

　　There is also the question of what Samsung does with the mountain of returned mobiles.

　　A spokesman declined to say whether it might strip them down and re-use components in other products.

　　But one environmental pressure group urged it act responsibly.

　　"Mobile phones have valuable and precious materials within them, the mining for which can cause significant environmental harm - and can sometimes be carried out in appalling working conditions in developing countries," said Friends of the Earth's policy director, Mike Childs.

　　"All phones should be 100% recycled at the end of their lives, or when they have to be returned due to faults.

　　"The environment shouldn't suffer because of the mistakes of mobile phone firms."

　　Many consumers bought cases, a Blackberry-styled keyboard cover, a wide-angle lens attachment and spare styluses and power packs for their Note 7s.

　　A spokesman for Samsung said it was still in discussions with vendors about how to cover these costs.

　　Some owners are also wondering if they will be offered extra cash for handing back the second-generation Gear VR virtual reality headset that was bundled with pre-orders.