Apple’s new plan to give a higher cut of royalties to artists who offer spatial audio has pissed off some indie labels, who argue it will take potential earnings away from them in favor of companies with more resources at their disposal, according to a report from the Financial Times . Apple last month started
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A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors
A government agent uses an NSA IBM 360/85 console in 1971 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/NSA). It’s been a weird week for America’s most valuable company—a firm whose tech products have such consumer goodwill they got away with forcing us to listen to U2 —who is poised to go to court against its own government over its
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Cambridge Audio CXN100 Music Streamer Ticks the Audiophile Boxes
If you're looking for a dedicated music streaming player for your system, then the new Cambridge Audio CXN100 offers nearly all of the features you could think of, including Spotify Connect and Roon Ready compatibility. The CXN100 is a "grown up" version of the competitive, entry-level WiiM Pro -- a streamer I like a lot
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Save hundreds on a lifetime of learning this Valentine’s Day
Image: StackCommerce This Valentine’s Day, give a gift that will keep on giving! The ability to learn something new every day is a precious gift for a special someone, and that’s exactly what The Unlimited Lifetime Learning Subscription Bundle ft. Rosetta Stone delivers. It’s on sale for an extra $30 off through February 4. This
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Make your VPN faster: 10 tips and tricks
Skip to content Image: Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry A virtual private network (VPN) is an ideal solution for protecting your privacy and hiding your location from the view of others on the web. However, using a VPN can sometimes lead to reduced internet speed. In this article, we will present various methods and tips on
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Corsair MP600 Elite review: A fast, affordable SSD for everyday
Skip to content Image: Jon L. Jacobi At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Good overall performance Great random performance for an HMB design Affordable with a good warranty and TBW rating Cons Runs out of secondary cache more quickly than most Our Verdict The Corsair MP600 Elite ranks very high performance-wise among the host memory
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Reduce IT costs in 2024 with $15 off this CompTIA
Image: StackCommerce Want to level up your career in 2024? Or maybe you have a company and want to save on hiring for IT support. If you’re interested in IT, now’s the time to take advantage of a big discount on The Complete 2024 CompTIA Certification Training Super Bundle by IDUNOVA. This extensive bundle includes
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Windows 11 tests next-gen USB, AI-enhanced audio, and lots more
Skip to content Image: Microsoft Microsoft said Friday that it has begun testing some extremely practical new capabilities for Windows 11, with new features that include Voice Clarity, 80Gbps USB support, and sharing and compression features that accommodate more applications. Windows 11 Build 26040 is part of the Windows 11 Canary Channel, code that may
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New Arc drivers provide huge DX11 performance boost for Intel
Image: Brad Chacos/IDG New drivers for Intel’s Arc GPUs, unifying previously separate drivers for desktop Arc graphics cards and the Arc GPU integrated into new Core Ultra laptop processors, have led to significant performance increases for a range of DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games. The average performance increase for Intel’s Arc A-series graphics cards
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Careful! This Facebook phishing scam wants your login info
Image: Pixabay “I can’t believe he’s gone. I’m gonna miss him so much.” If you see a post on Facebook with these words (or even in this vein), watch out—your friend’s account is being used to spread a phishing scam. Here’s how it works: An attacker steals an account. Then they post this vague but