December, 2017

• 25 December

  Biggest social media moments of 2017

  

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• 24 December

  Why 4K isn’t enough: The case for higher resolutions

  

  We’ve reached the point that nearly every new TV has Ultra HD “4K” resolution. Cheap media streamers output 4K, and more and more movies and games are in 4K too. With the exception of broadcast TV, 4K is basically mainstream today. But already there are prototypes and rumors of 8K televisions. The new HDMI 2.1 specification supports 10K. And while …

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• 23 December

  Mission Impossible: An audiophile

  

  As regular Audiophiliac readers may have noticed, I rarely cover Bluetooth products. This new portable BlueDAC ($399) from CEntrance is an exception simply because it sounds great and can drive power hungry audiophile headphones that make phones cry uncle. Since phones with 3.5mm headphone jacks are fast becoming extinct, the question is raised: What are folks with high-end wired headphones …

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• 23 December

  Reveling in the heavyweight sound of the SVS SB

  

  As I looked over SVS’s line of all-new 4000 Series subwoofers I was drawn to the SB-4000 mostly because it’s a sealed design, not ported. Sealed subs typically have faster, more cleanly defined bass than ported subs. So I had a good feeling about the SB-4000 even before I heard it. One thing’s certain: it’s big. The cabinet measures an imposing …

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• 23 December

  Time’s up: Last

  

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• 22 December

  What the rich bought on eBay in 2017

  

  eBay is home to some of the rarest — and priciest — finds on the internet. This year brought plenty of those gems, particularly at the top of the market. The items included a rare set of Wonder Woman comic books, a mint-condition Willie Mays trading card and Elvis Presley’s baby grand piano. (If you’re curious about last year’s top-sellers, …

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• 22 December

  Where’s the streaming video you really want to see? Good question

  

  Even for streaming video, it’s true what they say: You can’t always get what you want.  The top complaint consumers have about streaming-video services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu is lack of content, according to a survey by IBM Cloud Video, which powers streaming for online video providers. Nearly half of those users say video-streaming services rarely or …

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• 22 December

  Apple’s iPhone slowdown sparks multiple lawsuits

  

  Apple’s controversial iPhone slowdown is drawing legal fire. A pending lawsuit against Apple says a software tweak that slows some older iPhones to counteract problems found in aging batteries is a fraud designed to spur upgrades to the latest model.  Apple didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.  After years of complaints from consumers that their iPhones seem slower …

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• 22 December

  See which Russia

  

  Facebook has just made it easy for you to see if you ‘liked’ any accounts seeded by Russian agents. A new tool that simply pastes into a browser reveals which content users of the social network may have unknowingly boosted as part of a Kremlin-linked campaign to interfere with the US presidential election.  The tool lists accounts from Facebook or …

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• 22 December

  Instagram lets you send live videos, makes commenting easier

  

  Instagram is feeling generous as Christmas approaches, and it’s rolled out new features as its contribution to the season of giving. Users can now share live videos with their contacts by direct message, it announced in a blog post yesterday. The move comes as Instagram confirmed it will be testing a messaging app called Direct in selected markets earlier this …

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