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Samsung has just licensed some nifty sound tech that will juice upcoming phones for years to come with simulated 5.1 surroundsound. The first time I had even heard of SRS was after finding it tucked away into Windows Media Player, and it honestly makes quite the difference, although I’m still a little iffy about those kinds of applications in mobile after that incident with the OrbitSound speaker… At CES, I chatted briefly with Dolby about their work on mobile which is still in its early stages on a few Nokia handsets, but Samsung is in a position where they can start pushing this stuff out more agressively. They were clearly impressed enough with SRS’s performance on the Omnia to make it worth their while to sign on for a multi-year deal giving them access to SRS Circle Surround Headphones, SRS WOW HD, and SRS VIP+. For music-centric handsets, this could be a godsend once Samsung starts implementing the new audio tricks.
[SRS via MobileBurn]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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