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  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More, with Feeling

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    • Various Artists
    • Most musical episodes of TV shows frankly stink. They are usually little more than ill-conceived vehicles intended to let the stars show off what musical talent they have. Once More, With Feeling,

  • So Jealous

    • 8 out of 10
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    • So Jealous is the third album from these sisters, and easily the one to single out for an introduction to their music. Some people may not get on board with their vocal styles, which are slightly

  • Chicago Transit Authority

    • 10 out of 10
    • Chicago
    • For those of you who don't know, Chicago didn't always suck, and everyone in the band didn't always play a keyboard. When the band started off they were pioneers of rock and jazz fusion, and guita

  • Every Day: The Best of the Verve Years

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    • Joe Williams was Figure Two in my three-man education in singing. A brilliant vocalist, scatter, and interpreter of jazz and blues, Williams produces music that's totally unique, yet sounds so effortl
  • Modern Lovers

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    • Modern Lovers
    • This timeless masterpiece is little known, but it has inspired almost as many bands as The Modern Lovers' own inspiration -- and only slightly better known -- The Velvet Underground & Nico.

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Antenna Tester Says iPhone 3G Checks Out OK

Following complaints that Apple’s iPhone 3G offers inferior 3G voice and data support compared to other cell phones, The Gothenburg Post decided to put the combination iPod and smartphone to the test and found that it’s in line with other devices. The new paper took an iPhone 3G to Bluetest, a company that manufactures wireless device test chambers, where Apple’s handheld performed in line with Sony Ericsson’s P1 and the Nokia N73.

The iPhone 3G’s transmitting and receiving performance landed right where Bluetest expected it to. "The values are completely normal," said antenna engineer Magnus Franzén.

The P1 performed slightly better at receiving 3G signals, and the N73 was slightly better at transmitting 3G signals. The sensitivity difference, however, was small enough Bluetest considered all of the handhelds to be in line with each other.

While some users may disagree with Bluetest’s findings, especially Jessica Alena Smith and her lawsuit against Apple, the results seem to support Apple’s claims that there aren’t any widespread issues with iPhone signal performance. Base on the number of complaints appearing on the Internet, however, Apple appears to have a public relations issue that iPhone Software 2.0.2 didn’t fix.

[Thanks to TMO reader Hamourabi for the heads up.]

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