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Martin Logan Neolith speakers Martin Logan Last Friday I attended a press preview for the …

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Recommendations: The ‘secret sauce’ for Netflix in Australia

Netflix original “Marco Polo”. Phil Bray/Netflix With the exception of a possible 200,000 people accessing the streaming service through VPNs, March 2015 will be the first time that Aussies get to experience Netflix and, more importantly, the Netflix recommendation engine. Netflix is extremely proud of the algorithms that power the shows it recommends to you. When talking about the Australian …

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Give up mobile Web access or alcohol? Majority choose booze

Smartphones — better than beer? Sarah Tew/CNET Some people like to drink, but that doesn’t mean it’s as important to them as surfing the Web from a mobile device. In a study released Wednesday by management-consulting firm Boston Consulting Group, 58 percent of respondents said that they would rather ditch booze for a week than their mobile Internet access. Nearly …

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