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Why all HDMI cables are the same, part 2

A few months ago, I wrote the provocatively titled “Why all HDMI cables are the same.” There was a ruckus. Which I expected. But the post also generated some great questions. Which I hadn’t. So let’s take a look at some of the more common and persisting questions from my article, and flush some more of the myths surrounding the …

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HTC Vivid review: Reliable interior, plasticky exterior

I nearly did a double take when lifting AT&T’s HTC Vivid out of its cardboard box. It’s one of the first HTC phones in a long time whose form looked cheap to my eyes. Shiny black plastic all around with just a thin metal plate on the battery cover, the handset lacks the thoughtful build quality typical of most HTC …

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