The Venus Engine FHD also features advanced signal processing capabilities, including: separation of chromatic and luminance noise for clear images, prevention of color mixture and selective noise reduction for more crisp photos and video recording.

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Some features, however, signal that Apple is aiming at a less sophisticated audience, and have upset hard-core users.

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Battery power consumption depends on factors such as network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, vibrate mode, backlight settings, browser use, frequency of calls and voice, data and other application usage patterns.

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The soundbar renders 5.1-surround sound through an innovative triple-core digital signal processing (DSP) array, which features 13 transducers, six 2-inch woofers, seven 1-inch tweeters and 11 amplifier channels.

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Forte features a colour OLED (Organic LED) display to indicate input and output signal levels, mic preamp gain and other useful information, with stylish motion graphics giving you detailed visual information.

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Technically, it's more of a "cat signal, " since the group's website, which launched a couple weeks ago, features a picture of a cat's face being broadcast into the sky.

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The cylindrical speaker features two high-performance drivers, a built-in bass port and digital signal processing software to extend frequency response on the high end while providing tighter low ends for deeper bass response.

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The interface with large text and icons is user-friendly, but achieving this means an absence of features you might find with popular router firmware dd-wrt, such as the ability to change signal strength or bridge together multiple networks for wider coverage.

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