Some of you might have the luxury of being able to buy speakers so good they’d be worth passing down to your grandson. Others among you make do with what came packed with your stereo. Either way, there’s one method of improving the sound of any speaker: it’s all about placement. Musicians and producers pour …
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November, 2011
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16 November
Why Boxee Box’s TV tuner needs DVR support
Boxee co-founder Avner Ronen took to the official Boxee blog this morning to announce the Boxee Live TV tuner. It’s a $50 TV tuner dongle coming in January that connects to one of the Boxee Box‘s USB ports and works with either free over-the-air TV signals (which typically include the major networks, plus PBS) or unencrypted Clear QAM cable channels. …
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16 November
Amazon hints new Apple TV is imminent
A nifty bit of detective work suggests that a new Apple TV could be about to touch down. In the US, Amazon has dropped the price of the current model by $10, but not only that, it’s started referring to it as the 2010 version, hinting that a new model is on the way, reports 9to5mac. Amazon lists the most …
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16 November
Kogan Ez
Now playing: Watch this: Kogan Ez-press coffee taste test 5:19 We don’t usually review coffee machines here at CNET Australia, but we sure do drink a lot of coffee. So when Kogan announced the availability of its new Nespresso-compatible Ez-press coffee machine, we jumped at the chance to put it to the test, and see whether this cheaper machine’s coffee …
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15 November
BlackBerry London the first to run QNX?
If Porsche Design made a BlackBerry… oh wait, that’s already happened. This leaked phone is said to be a forthcoming BlackBerry, and just happens to share design cues with the Porsche P’9981 that emerged a couple of weeks ago. It’s also said to be the first phone running the QNX operating system, reports The Verge. Whether it’s anything to do …
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15 November
Amazon’s Kindle Fire upends the tablet landscape
roundup The 7-inch $199 tablet is here to entertain us. It could also help redefine a market that’s long been the playground of Apple’s iPad. Help! Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet? In this edition of Ask Maggie, one reader needs advice on choosing between the new Amazon Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. (Posted in Signal Strength …
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15 November
Apple still investigating iPhone 4S battery issues
Apple is still investigating the iPhone 4S‘ battery issues, despite the iOS 5.0.1 update that was designed to cure the popular smart phone’s power woes. “The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” Apple said in a statement sent to AllThingsD. But it looks as though the battle …
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15 November
Nook Tablet shipping early
The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet will be in customers’ hands a few days earlier than expected. Like the Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch–both of which shipped ahead of schedule earlier this week–the Nook Tablet is actually running ahead of schedule. According to a Barnes & Noble spokesperson, customers who preordered the Nook Tablet for in-store pickup can do so …
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15 November
Orange San Francisco II confirmed by leaked support page
The cheap-as-chips Orange San Francisco is getting a second coming, according to a now-you-see-me-now-you-don’t support page on the Orange UK website. The accidental leak, as reported by So Mobile, revealed the Orange San Francisco 2 will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and sport an 800MHz ARMII processor. It’ll feature the same 3.5-inch, 480×800-pixel resolution touchscreen as its predecessor, but the inclusion …
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15 November
iPad in G
If you’ve been looking for the toughest case for your iPad, G-Form is making one that may just be at the top of the pile. After being dropped from more than 1,300 feet, the iPad protected by a G-Form case lives to be tapped another day. The G-Form sleeve and folio cases for iPad are made from a composite blend …
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