The Samsung Galaxy S III is Nokia had the first mobile device to support MirrorLink (followed by Samsung with its Galaxy S III), while Sony has released five MirrorLink-compatible car audio head units.

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Tim Davie, head of audio and music at the BBC, points out that Radioplayer sharpens competition not only over programming but also over search data and algorithms.

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Lately " The Fall of Troy" (audio) has been jangling around in my head.

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An audio recording of Algerian security forces speaking with the head of the kidnappers, Abdel Rahman al-Nigiri, on the second day of the drama indicated the hostage-takers were trying to organize a prisoner swap.

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If you've been scratching your head wondering how a company like iHome Audio came out of nowhere to create a product that is now offered in stores like Circuit City and Target, you can put away the Selsun Blue.

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It is able to analyse video and audio recordings in order to recognise gestures of both posture (moving the head in particular ways, for example) and voice (such as changes in pitch).

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He had dibs on the head of the line: Aramark handles Ellis Island's concessions, audio tours and special-event services for the U.S. government.

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Head to head with the Apple TV, the only downside we see is that audio is stereo-only and not 5.1, but we're super-picky like that.

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That might explain why the head of al-Nusra, Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, claimed in an audio message released on Wednesday that he wasn't "consulted" on the announcement of the merger of the Syrian and Iraqi wings of al Qaeda.

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