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    • Part white rap, part alternative, part pop, and part rock, the Bumblebeez grabbed a hold of me with "Pony Ride," and didn't let go.

      This group does a marvelous job of moving seamlessly be

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    • This record is perhaps U2's finest hour, yet it has been forgotten as a strange by-product of the ZooTV tour's overload, and is generally regarded by most fans as a poor effort. It is this sentiment t
  • War of the Worlds

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    • Jeff Wayne
    • With the new movie adaptation of H.G Wells' classic Sci Fi invasion tale, War of the Worlds, currently on theater screens everywhere, there's new interest in Jeff Wayne's rock opera version, and it is
  • Cocked & Loaded

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    • This one will haunt you. From the first notes to the last, their sound surrounds you. BOC has put out a fantastic catalogue, and this album is a great starting point for a new listener. Jump straight

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Orange Admits to Capping iPhone Speeds in France

Orange, Apple’s wireless carrier partner in France for the iPhone, has admitted to capping iPhone download speeds to 384 Kbps, according to ITWire on Tuesday.

This admission explains why some users have been reporting data speeds much lower than the 3G system is capable of. ITWire cited at story at France Info [in French] which explained the situation.

According to France Info, Orange will lift the cap to 1 Mbps on September 15, still lower than the theoretical maximum for most current implementations of 3G.

On Monday, a Wired study appeared to confirm that various carriers around the world are dictating the bandwidth available to iPhone users, however, network limitations alone were discussed based on user experience. The France Info report on Tuesday is the first mention of an intentional speed throttling by a wireless carrier for the iPhone.

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