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This Week's Top Stories #1 Windows 10 un-does the disaster of Windows 8 (mostly)   By David Pogue, Yahoo Tech   Today, Microsoft took the wraps off the next version of Windows. You'll be able to install a free, unfinished technical preview version this week, or get it in final form sometime next year. It's called Windows 10. (Why is it Windows 10? What happened to 9? Making sense of the Windows naming sequence is like solving one of those Mensa "What's the pattern?" puzzles. So far, we have this: Windows 1, 2, 3, 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10. OK, whatever.) More» Why This Matters: Pogue hated 8. Now it's time to talk about 10. –Cynthia Wisehart #2 Samsung 27-inch curved display SD590C will be $430   By Michael Brown, PCWorld   Curved TVs were all the rage at CES last January. Now Samsung is hoping to entice PC gamers to pay a hefty premium for a 27-inch curved computer monitor. More» Why This Matters: Looks beautiful. Supports DisplayPort as well as HDMI (and VGA). –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Testing proves that iPhone 6 does not play high-res audio   By Pete Pachal   Given Apple's close ties with the music industry, its recent acquisition of Beats and the 128GB storage option on the new iPhones (what are all those gigabytes for anyway?), some had expected Apple to add support for high-res audio this time around. More» Why This Matters: In this fun article, Mashable explains the series of test conducted to evaluate the frequency response and resolution of iPhone 6. –Cynthia Wisehart 4. Sony releases it's most affordable 4K home cinema projector yet (via Installation) 5. Hands on with the Sony VPL-VW300ES 4K (John Archer, Forbes) 6. Onkyo releases Dolby Atmos updates (Joseph Palanchar, Twice) 7. QSC shakes up European distribution (via InAVate) 8. Graphene may help develop flexible low-cost touchscreens (Silky Malhotra, Digit) 9. Blumoo review: This tiny device lets you control all your AV gear with a smartphone (Tim Moynihan, Wired) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: Middle Atlantic sets new standard for compact surge protection Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jobs this Week Electrosonic USA » Verrex » Whitlock » JOBS FROM TWICE.com » Jobs from Eduwire Click here to see all posted positions » Upcoming Events Almo E4 AV Tour, Oct. 3, Boston PLASA, Oct. 5-8, London AES, Oct. 9, Los Angeles Almo E4 AV Tour, Oct. 17, Washington, D.C. 156th SMPTE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 20-23, Los Angeles For more events, see our calendar. Was this copy of Pro AV Today forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here.   Pro AV Today Editorial Team SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR CYNTHIA WISEHART, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x526 | Send Email JESSACA GUTIERREZ, Senior Associate Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x527 | Send Email DIGITAL SIGNAGE DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RENTAL AND STAGING SYSTEMS DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email

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