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Ray Dolby changed the way we hear sound

In 1965 Ray Dolby founded Dolby Laboratories and pioneered the noise-reducing and surround-sound technologies used throughout the film and music recording industries. He died in San Francisco at 80 this past Thursday. Dolby perfectly fit the form of “American Inventor” — he was first and foremost a problem solver. Dolby introduced A-Type noise-reduction for professional analog tape recorders in 1965 …

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Speedy AT&T vs. reliable Verizon: The gap narrows

Consider this more fuel for the wireless ad wars. Verizon did not like this ad. AT&T Wireless testing firm RootMetrics said AT&T edged out Verizon Wireless in the early results of its latest study, which were made available to CNET. It’s a surprise call because Root had routinely crowned Verizon as the top carrier. The study was based on a …

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