Sad but true: Napster '99 still smokes Spotify 2012

Sad but true: Napster '99 still smokes Spotify 2012
Eight... AirPlay speakers
More evidence that neutrinos are NOT faster than light
'This American Life' disowns Apple-bashing blockbuster

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 04:28 AM PDT

Parker and Fanning reminisce

SXSW The Napster of 13 years ago was vastly superior to any legal music service available today, including Spotify, says Sean Parker, a mover and shaker in both companies. And he's right.…

Eight... AirPlay speakers

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 01:00 AM PDT

Tunes from the wireless

Product round-up Apple's AirPlay wireless streaming protocol can be used to play music from an iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, or from iTunes on a Mac or PC, directly to a compatible speaker. AirPlay uses Wi-Fi rather than Bluetooth and so audio is not compressed in order to send it to a speaker. The good news is that some of the biggest names in hi-fi, like Bowers and Wilkins, JBL, and Klipsch have jumped aboard and produced AirPlay speakers. Prices vary widely, as do features and audio fidelity. So I rounded up eight of the best to put them through their paces.…

More evidence that neutrinos are NOT faster than light

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 04:59 PM PDT

Boffins pour cold water on time travel plans, hyperdrive

Just in case there was any doubt that our current understanding of physics remains unimpeached, those OPERA boffins probably definitely didn't prove that neutrinos can go faster than the speed of light.…

'This American Life' disowns Apple-bashing blockbuster

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 03:59 PM PDT

Writer lies, defends 'Apple is evil' BS as dramatic license

The überpopular US public-radio show This American Life has retracted a story it aired in January – the most listened-to show in its history – in which monologist Mike Daisey detailed what he claimed were his personal experiences when investigating heinous working conditions in plants operated by Apple's Chinese contract manufacturers.…

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