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Spotify Adds New Record Label Apps Today Spotify announced 12 new apps from record labels and distributors that include Universal, Sony, Warner, EMI, Def Jam, Domino, Matador, [PIAS] and X5. The apps do a lot and this is just the start

DISH Debuts Family-friendly Heartland Package DISH Network just announced the availability of its new Heartland Package, a specialty television programming package designed for the entire family. It includes movies, classic TV series and more.

Axiom Audio LFR1100 Omni-Directional DSP Loudspeaker System Sneak Peek This is a sneak peek at the new $2790 Axiom Audio LFR1100 Omni-directional DSP loudspeaker system to be demoed at the hifi show in Montreal later this month.

SRS Labs MDA Multi-Dimensional Audio - the Future-Proof Audio Platform? SRS Labs demonstrated a new end-to-end "Multi-Dimensional Audio" (MDA) platform that allows engineers to map surround sound signals to 3D space, storing all of the spatial information as metadata.

WiGig Wireless to Crowd Out WiDi & HDMI? I know, I know... that's a lot of Wi-letters. Suffice it to say that the real news here is that WiDi, or Wireless HD in the 60Hz band hasn't exactly taken off in spades even though WiDi 2.0 is present

Enter to Win: Wireless Bravus IIa 8D Powered Subwoofer from Aperion Audio! Visit the Audioholics forums for a chance to win a Bravus IIa 8D Powered Subwoofer from Aperion Audio with Zona Home Audio Link for wireless performance.

Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review HBO has turned the Game of Thrones into a television drama masterpiece with as much care and attention to detail as the its finest work.

Spotify Upgrade Adds Gapless Playback, Crossfade This week, Spotify announced the launch of new gapless playback and crossfade features. Gapless playback lets songs flow seamlessly, one to the next, without any silent spaces in-between.

What Home Theater Can Learn from Apple if Apple had designed the home theater system, the first thing they would have done is sit down in front of a TV and said, "Now, how SHOULD this work?" They wouldn't be sitting in a lab somewhere.

AV Rant #273: Interview with PJ Pesce For this special episode of AV Rant, Tom welcomes Clint DeBoer, Editor in Chief of Audioholics and PJ Pesce. PJ is a writer, director, musician and more. Warning: mild use of language in this episode.