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Say goodbye to Winamp as AOL shuts down the media player

Before there was iTunes, there was Winamp: a compact media player developed by Nullsoft. (Credit: Winamp) Winamp was first released in 1997 and set itself apart from the crowd with a skinnable interface, as well as its infamous Winamp catchcry every time the software booted up: “it really whips the llama’s ass”. With support for a multitude of formats from …

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Vanatoo’s mighty mini speakers deliver a knockout punch

My advice to speaker shoppers who prioritize sound quality is go for a good set of big speakers. They conjure the sound of music more realistically than tiny ones. I know all too well that most folks settle for something smaller, and usually it’s a case of the smaller, the better. That’s why designers are always trying to get bigger …

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