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Musical Fidelity M1 DAC

Musical Fidelity has released a new range of desktop sized components called the M1 Series. The series currently consists of headphone amplifier and a DAC. The M1 DAC slots in to Musical Fidelity's lineup above their entry level V-DAC, and features significant performance and feature upgrades. Coaxial, optical, AES/EBU, and USB inputs are provided, as are both balanced and single-ended outputs. The M1 DAC supports input sample rates from 32-192kHz, with front panel LEDs indicating the incoming rate.Continue reading Musical Fidelity M1 DAC

Halo: Reach - Birth of a Spartan

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iPhone More Global Than Android — for Now

Android is getting the majority of its traction from the North American region while the iPhone is more global in nature, according to a new report from the soon-to-be-owned-by-Google mobile advertising company, AdMob. Of course, that’s due to change soon given that Google claims some 100,000 Android-based phones are being activated every day on 59 carriers in 48 countries.

The “devices shipped can be very different from the installed user base on a platform,” notes AdMob. It uses Apple as an example, pointing to how Cupertino “does not break out how many of the 85 million iPhone OS units are no longer in use, what the overlap is between iPhone and iPod touch users.” Well you could say the same for Android devices. I already have three Android-based phones I no longer use.

And that is precisely why I like AdMob’s “unique devices” approach.

AdMob says that in the U.S. in April there were 10.7 million iPhone devices compared to 8.7 million Android devices. Add in the iPod touch, and the gap between the platforms increases to 2:1 in the US and 3.5:1 globally. Nearly 75 percent of Android devices are used in North America, compared to 49 percent of iPhone OS devices.

According to AdMob, in April HTC accounted for the second-largest smartphone traffic in the U.S. after Apple, with 18.9 percent of the total traffic share vs. iPhone’s 38 percent. On a worldwide basis, HTC accounted for 10 percent of traffic, though Apple leads there with a 41 percent share.

News: AT&amp;T claims 40% of iPhone sales to enterprise

An AT&T executive recently claimed that four out of every 10 iPhones the company sells go to enterprise users, according to a ZDNet report. Speaking at the Barclays Capital Communications, Media and Technology conference, Ron Spears, CEO of AT&T’s Business Solutions unit made several comments regarding the iPhone, including its transition to an enterprise-ready device. “Four out of 10 sales of the iPhone are made to enterprise…

Review: Sony BDP-S570 Blu-ray player

The Sony BDP-S570 looks great on paper, but its on-screen results in our tests were mixed.

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