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Sony Cutting 10,000 Jobs to Save TV Division A report came out of Tokyo yesterday stating that Sony intends to cut 10,000 jobs in an effort to turn around its TV business. Will it work? Will they stop the bleeding? Will Apple's TV trump them?

Spotify Launches Play Button Spotify introduced a new 'Play Button' today that gives users the ability to play any song, album or playlist in Spotify through a website. The Play Button makes all of this possible instantly.

Philips and Sony TV Business - Up in Smoke Two different approaches to dealing with failing TV divisions: Philips sells while Sony doubles-down to try and restore the TV division to its former glory.

AV Rant #280: Ego Stroker Lots of news, reviews, and updates including a comparison of iTunes Match and Mastered for iTunes to an original CD recording. Plus lots more!

SVS and Audioholics Team Up to Bring You a Free PC12-NSD Subwoofer! SV Sound and Audioholics are giving away a PC12-NSD Subwoofer to one lucky entrant! You've heard about them, you've read about them, you've probably drooled over them. Now's your chance to win one!

The Spotify Facebook Timeline - A History of Music Spotify has today launched its own Timeline – A History Of Music. The Timeline dates back to 900AD and turns the Spotify Facebook fan page into a destination where fans can discover, share and listen.

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.