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Be kind to your ears, listen quietly

Ear buds (left) are very different than in-ear headphones (right). Steve Guttenberg/CNET Give it a try, turn the volume down a little, and once you get used to listening quietly, turn it down a little more. Granted, quiet listening works best in quiet places; in noisy environments stick with in-ear, closed-back, or noise-canceling headphones. Avoid ear buds and open-back headphones, …

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New payments terminal aims to be Switzerland of in

Poynt will take several payment methods: traditional credit cards, cards with EMV, NFC, QR codes and beacon. Poynt Credit cards with magnetic strips. Cards with chips. Smartphones that use near field communication (NFC) and ones that read QR codes. The way things are going, consumers will need a scorecard to figure out if — and how — they can pay …

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