Apple Facing Frivolous Monopoly Class-Action Suit

A class-action suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleges Apple unfairly uses technological restrictions with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store to monopolize the online music industry. The suit was filed Dec. 31 by Stacie Somers, a resident of San Diego County, California, who bought a 30GB iPod from Target, a retail store. Others who bought an iPod or content from Apple’s iTunes store...

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D16 Announces Devastor – Multiband Distortion Plug-In

D16 has announced Devastor, a multiband distortion plug-in for Mac and Windows. It is an enhanced version of the distortion unit from their 303 emulator, Phoscyon. Devastor consists of three blocks: dynamic-gain module, diode-clipper distortion and three filter sections. Each of the filters can process the signal before or after the diode-clipper. The filters are not the peaking EQ type which are used in classic multiband distortion....

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