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Limping BlackBerry makes buyout overtures to Google, others

Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry is in touch with Google, Samsung, Intel, and other tech heavyweights about a possible buyout, according to a Reuters report. The news agency cites several unnamed sources “close to the matter” in reporting that the Canadian company “has asked for preliminary expressions of interest from potential strategic buyers” by early next week. Those contacted include Cisco, …

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Woo 234 Mono, a very different kind of amplifier

I remember the very first Woo Audio headphone amp I heard five years ago; it was the $520 WA-3, and they still make it. The little amp made a strong impression because it so radically improved the sound of Grado headphones. That amp transformed Grados, gave them more soul, more body, and sweetness. I’ve reviewed a number of Woo products …

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