Tag: audio
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VLC 2.0 Media Player Arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux Soon
If you’re a fan (like me) of the popular VLC media player, you’ll be pleased to know that the latest version – 2.0 – is due to be launched very soon and will be arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems. Now, if you’re not familiar with VLC it is a free open-source…
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Nokia Lumia 800 Software Update Launches Next Week
Nokia has launched a firmware update for the popular Lumia 800, the first of the Finnish-made Windows Phones which was released to much applause around a fortnight ago. The sold-out smartphone’s success was even celebrated with a London performance by Canadian DJ DeadMau5. Good sales and popularity have been troubled slightly by a reported battery…
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Rhapsody Completes Napster Acquisition – Online Music Services Merge Into One
As the Gadget Helpline covered in early October, online music distributor Rhapsody entered a deal to buy out one-time piracy paradise Napster – and today it’s being reported that the merge is complete with both services united taking on the new owners name of simply “Rhapsody” (and not “Rhapster” – as was humourously suggested!) Both…
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Sync software brings iTunes to HTC Rhyme and Sensation XL
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“Quietly Brilliant” HTC have quietly sneaked out a new software feature that benefits the music loving mobile owner and brings all of our favourite iTune tracks over to smartphone. Yes – that means Google’s Android OS supporting Apple’s music store! The software is called HTC Sync and it’s available for download starting on lady-pleaser the…
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HTC Rezound tunes up for a November 14th launch in the US
As expected HTC and Beats hit the streets of NYC yesterday to drop the latest collaboration between the mobile communications and audio tech companies, the HTC Rezound – and with a tuneful blend of high spec tech and high quality audio its sounding great. Formerly the HTC Vigor, HTC Rezound broke cover in the States…
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Sony HD 3D Personal Viewer gets pricing and pre-order website
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Pop over to Sony’s website today and you’ll find new information and the pre-order page for the new HD 3D Personal Viewer – that geektastic gadget that harkens back to the early 90s fad of VR (Virtual Reality). It’s very cool that this is finally becoming a reality that we’ll be able to use in…
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Beats Store to open as London high street outlet for Dr. Dre ear gear
The Beats range of headphones and ear gear could be coming to a high street near you following reports that the audio tech company backed by Dr. Dre may be getting its own dedicated store following an opening of a first store in New York and in the footsteps of industry giants such as Apple.…
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Nokia and Monster Partnership Coming – Monster Headphones with Nokia Phones?
It would appear that HTC aren’t the only mobile phone manufacturer who wants to bundle premium headphones and audio technology with their phones, as adverts showing a partnership between Nokia and Monster have surfaced. Monster are the mother company of Beats Audio, the company that HTC acquired several months back for $300 in order to…
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HTC Sensation XE: Beats Audio smartphone now up for sale in UK
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HTC’s first UK offering in the new audio-optimised Beats smartphone range has hit the shelves a short month after the announcement was made that HTC would be concentrating part of it’s upcoming product roll-out to the music fan. What better model to come leading the Beats than the ‘Special Edition’ HTC Sensation XE with…
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Rhapsody buys Napster – Declares online music war on Spotify
Digital music subscription co. Rhapsody has snapped up Napster in an attempt to reinforce it’s presence in the online music war after Spotify recently linked up with Facebook. The deal will see Rhapsody ‘aquire’ subscribers to the one time bootlegger’s paradise, as well as bolstering the existing catalogue of over 11,000,000 available tunes. Former Napster…
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Android Honeycomb speakers make a buzz!
That little green Android gets about a bit. We’ve seen toys replicating Google platform’s mascot and even a doormat featuring the familiar little bot. And now the ‘Droid has been spotted buzzing around geek toy website ChinaGrabber.com in the form of these Honeycomb inspired mini-speakers! Appearing as he does in the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating…
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HTC Bass (formerly Runnymede) becomes HTC Sensation XL? – Leaked video also appears online
Rumours abound today, suggesting that the previously report of the HTC Runnymede becoming the HTC Bass isn’t so. Despite an online retailer posting a product marker for the ‘Beats by Dre’ branded musical mobile, spotting the new name, the title of the handset is now said to be the HTC Sensation XL. This, of course,…