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10 things you need to know about the Dolby Atmos home theatre system

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by on August 18, 2014 at 7:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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The Dolby Atmos system has been creating a 3D aural experience in theatres since June 2012. Now the company that brought us surround sound is bringing its object-based audio experience into the home and on mobile devices. The weird thing about audio is that it’s incredibly important to film, but when done well you don’t even notice. You’ve probably already heard Dolby’s Atmos technology in movies like Star Trek Into the Darkness or the best film of the Summer, Guardians of Galaxy. But when you do notice what’s going on with the audio, it’s spectacular. So Atmos is coming to your TV…

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Safello helps charities accept Bitcoin for free

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by on August 18, 2014 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Swedish Bitcoin exchange, Safello, has launched a free service that allows charities to receive Bitcoin for free. The new donation service is available in limited form and offers charities custom campaign pages that act in a similar way to Kickstarter but use Bitcoin to contribute and are completely free, with 100 percent of proceeds going to the charity. Initial uses of the service include projects to implement Bitcoin in Africa and give children in Uganda vaccinations as well as a group that is fixing bugs in Bitcoin itself. Charities can sign up to request for their own customized donation page in advance of the company opening up the…

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The latest version of Xiaomi’s MIUI software looks a lot more like iOS 7 than Android

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by on August 18, 2014 at 5:55 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, xiaomi

Red hot Chinese smartphone-maker Xiaomi has announced a major upgrade to its MIUI Android software. MIUI 6, which will come to the company’s devices soon, bears more than a passing resemblance to iOS. It is certainly more Apple-like than the Google Android that we know, as Liliputing notes. MIUI is four years old, and Xiaomi says that it has 70 million users worldwide. In addition to being pre-loaded on Xiaomi’s smartphones — like the recently announced Mi 4 — MIUI can be downloaded to some Android devices from other companies. Xiaomi Global VP Hugo Barra has spoken out to deny…

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