UltraViolet movie format to use Dolby Digital Plus encoding, keep sound thumping across platforms

Great Sound Radiates Across UltraViolet with Dolby Encoding Companies Choose Dolby Digital Plus to Deliver High-Quality Sound for UltraViolet AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that leading content-encoding solution providers will use Dolby® Digital Plus technology to enable high-quality multichannel audio for the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) UltraViolet™ platform through the UltraViolet Common File Format (CFF).

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5 Ways Your Business Should Use Twitter Hashtags

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Assuming you already have a Twitter account dedicated to your small business, you should also be investing in hashtags as part of your social media strategy.

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Yes, Spotify Is Headed to the Web. No, Spotify Isn't Cutting Its Prices

Waiting to use Spotify on the Web? Hang on a few weeks. Waiting to pay $8 a month for Spotify's premium service? Don't hold your breath. Yes, as TechCrunch reported yesterday, the streaming music company is getting ready to roll out a version of its service that will work on a Web browser, instead of requiring special software.

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Google Search: A Discussion About The Past, Present And Future With Jack Menzel

During a visit to the Googleplex last week, I sat down with someone so passionate about search, it's as if it's his job or something. Well, it is, and Jack Menzel, Director, Product Management of Google Search, is as excitable as it gets when it comes to talking about his passion.

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Leaked screenshots show Galaxy Note 2 on AT&T and Verizon

Samsung may not have spilled the beans on US variants of the Galaxy Note II, but phablet fans have already set their sights on the usual suspects. Aiding rumors, for instance, are a collection of screenshots showing the phone running on both Verizon and Ma Bell's networks.

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