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Analog in ‘decline’ but Technics not dead

Despite the recent explosion of interest in analog turntables, the ease of producing and listening to digital music could very soon kill demand, but industry experts say reports of high profile brand Technic’s demise is “premature”. The Technics SL-1200 will be with us for some time yet. (Credit: Panasonic) A fake “press release” made the …

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Sony Ericsson Aino has touchscreen problems

Sony Ericsson is taking more hits than Rory’s face in front of Flora’s fist, with the news that the Sony Ericsson Aino has problems with its touchscreen. Earlier this week, the Aino’s big brother, the Sony Ericsson Satio, was pulled from the shelves at Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U because of problems with its software. Now the phone maker is suffering …

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Get a refurb AT&T iPhone 3GS for as low as $49

AT&T is selling a refurbished iPhone 3GS for as low as $49 with free shipping and no activation fees when purchased with a $30 per month data service, 2 year contract, and new activation. The phones are available in either 16GB ($49) or 32GB ($149) capacities and available at these prices while supplies last when ordered from AT&T’s Web site. …

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Last.fm interview: Behind the music

People who listen to Last.fm have scrobbled an incredible 275,000 years of audio around the world. In the time it took you to read that last sentence, they scrobbled a whopping 4,000 songs. In its first week on Xbox Live, 120 million minutes of music were streamed. The company is also in love with open-source software and Intel. We know …

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giffgaff Tool hire: Tool up for viral video adventures with the musicle and the gimp

Today started like any other day at CNET Towers: hellish commute, quick pop at Microsoft, fire up Twitter and get to work reporting on the latest technology news. Then we got a load of giffgaff. giffgaff is O2’s crazy crowdsourced pay as you go mobile phone network, which replaces customer support with user forums and advertising with user-generated content. giffgaff …

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Sale: CoPilot Live GPS for iPhone, $19.99

Why spend upward of $100 on a navigation app when CoPilot’s on sale for $20? At $34.99, ALK’s CoPilot Live North America is already one of the least-expensive navigation apps in the iTunes App Store. At $19.99, it’s an outright steal. That’s the deal ALK is offering this holiday weekend, and you can grab it starting right now. CoPilot Live …

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Verizon iPhone rumors are just rumors

Rumors about me are just rumors. Corinne Schulze/CNET Almost as soon as the iPhone debuted on AT&T back in 2007, rumors started swirling that the popular touch-screen handset would head to Verizon Wireless as soon as AT&T’s exclusivity ended. And since then, as AT&T’s network has struggled to keep up with the demands of iPhone users, the rumor has only …

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Prizefight: Samsung Behold II vs. HTC Droid Eris

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Behold 2 vs. HTC Droid Eris 4:04 With four Android phones in its stable, T-Mobile remains the Google Android leader. Its latest model is the Samsung Behold II, which offers a brilliant display and one of the best media players we’ve seen on an Android phone so far. But just a week earlier, and the …

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