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IK Multimedia AudioBus Compatability
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AudioBus Compatability Added to iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano Apps

Especially interesting to BossJock users, you can now use iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano with your favourite sequencing, effects and recording apps. iGrand Piano for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and iLectric Piano for iPad is now Audiobus compatible, allowing players to use these apps with their other Audiobus-compatible music apps like AmpliTube, GarageBand and BossJock Studio.

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Galaxy Tab 3 Samsung’s 7-inch Android tablet Gets A Spec Bump

Not content with releasing a size for everyone Android device the Samsung Galaxy 3 is out now. Slimmer and faster it’s not a bad spec bump.

Te new slate, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on a 1.2GHz dualcore processor, trims the bezels of its 1024 x 600 LCD TFT display so as to come in at a trimmer 111.1 x 188 x 9.9mm, while still accommodating a 4,000 mAh battery.

The WiFi-only version will arrive in May with a global launch planned, and tips the scales at 302g. That will be followed by the slightly heavier – 306g – 3G model, which will have quadband HSPA+ support (850/900/1900/2100) and is due in June;

Both tablets get a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, as well as WiFi a/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz) with channel-bonding and WiFi Direct support. There’s also Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, GLONASS, and a microSD card slot to add up to 64GB to the 8GB or 16GB of internal storage.

RAM is 1GB, while sensors include an accelerometer, digital compass, and light; the 3G version also has a proximity sensor, which we’re presuming will turn the screen off as you hold it to your face. That would imply voice calls, assuming your social life can withstand the horror of holding a 7-inch tablet up like a phone.

Samsung Galaxy note 2 came out way back in in from May 2011 and has long been due an update.

Samsung is yet to confirm exactly where the 3G model will and won’t be sold. Samsung is yet to confirm pricing for either version of the Galaxy Tab 3.

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Sonnet Echo 15 Thunderbolt Dock, It’s ugly but more ports than you can shake a stick at.

In what could be the ultimate in Thunderbolt docks, Sonnets Echo 15 includes Four USB 3.0 Ports, Four SATA Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire® 800, Pass-Through Thunderbolt Port, Optical Disc Drive, and 2.5/3.5-Inch Internal Drive Bay. Just a shame it’s as ugly as sin.

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John Browett Says He “Just Didn’t Fit” At Apple. Wow.. Thats a surprise…

John Browett, who worked briefly at Apple as head-of-retail, was recently interviewed at the Retail Week Live conference. He commented on his experience working at Apple, and even admitted that he “just didn’t fit” with the company.

Browett seemed an unusual choice as he was previously the boss of Dixons, a UK consumer electronics chain. He had a reputation for cost-cutting rather than customer service but Tim Cook described him as the best candidate. As it turned out, Browett left Apple after less than a year before he found a new role as CEO of a low-cost UK fashion and accessory retailer.

In his interview at Retail Week Live, Browett says that he learned humility and has since become a kinder person as a result of working at Apple during those six months. He also admitted that he “just didn’t fit” with Apple and the way it ran its business. He said:

“Apple is a truly fantastic business. The people are great, they’ve got great products, it’s got a great culture and I loved working there, it’s a fantastic business. The issue there was that I just didn’t fit within the way they run the business. It was one of those things where you’re rejected for fit rather than competency.”

Browett apparently angered Apple workers by cutting staff and working hours within stores, but said that working at Apple was “probably the best thing that happened to me. It made things clear about how I am and what I am like to work with, and it will make me much better at my job in the future.”

Apple has yet to replace Browett. In the meantime, the company’s retail team is reporting directly to Tim Cook.