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Sonos shows off upcoming Controller apps for Windows and Mac Mar 16th 2012, 02:27 You unfortunately can't download them yet, but Sonos has now detailed just what folks can expect from its newly redesigned Sonos Controller apps for Mac and Windows. In addition to a completely revamped look, they'll offer an improved search box that promises to make it easier to find music across various services, as well as expanded drag-and-drop functionality, more accessible sleep timer and alarm settings, and an all new mini player -- not to mention a "one-touch Party Mode," which lets you adjust the volume in grouped rooms simultaneously. Head on past the break for a quick video, and look for the updates themselves to be available sometime next week. Continue reading Sonos shows off upcoming Controller apps for Windows and Mac Sonos shows off upcoming Controller apps for Windows and Mac originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Electronista  |  Sonos  | Email this | Comments Lumia 610 to ship with internet sharing enabled, smartphone first-timers to be none the wiser Mar 16th 2012, 01:38 Wireless tethering, free of any carrier-imposed data shackles, is something of a reward for the well-informed smartphone buyer. Save for a sprinkling of Android handsets that natively include the feature -- specifically, Google's Nexus line -- only Windows Phone Mango offers users that same option, should the operator and OEM choose to enable it. So, it wasn't much of a surprise when Nokia unleashed its Lumia 800 and 710 to the market without internet sharing switched on. Their lil' bro the 610, on the other hand, stands poised to be the first to offer that WiFi hotspot access right out of the box. From an operator standpoint, the move make sense -- power users are less likely to claim the low-specced, wee handset as their own and, thus, sidestep potential network congestion. Will this knowledge force your credit card-wielding hand at the virtual register? Probably not, since most of our geek eyes are set firmly on that 900. Still, it's a good show of faith from 'ol Espoo. Lumia 610 to ship with internet sharing enabled, smartphone first-timers to be none the wiser originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Phone Arena  |  Nokia  | Email this | Comments

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