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20 years ago: Napster vs CuteMX, movie industry gets its own boogieman: DeCSS

Look back at news that used to happen back in November, 1999 in digital world, looking back 20 years later. 30 Nov 2019

20 years ago: Mobile phones about to play MP3 .. and.. what? Legal music? Online?!

We look back at tech news that happened 20 years ago, in October, 1999. 31 Oct 2019

20 years ago: Matrix vs Titanic, which movie will break the record? Also: MP3 arrive to your home stereo system, ...

In this article, we're looking back in time, observing news that happened in August, 1999, from year 2019's perspective. 28 Aug 2019

20 years ago: Sonique vs Winamp - the era of Windows software appearance customizations

Time to look back at the tech news from July, 1999 when Winamp and Sonique were fighting for the MP3 player dominance. 31 Jul 2019 - 3 comments

20 years ago: These were the news stories AfterDawn covered back in June, 1999

Our dear website, AfterDawn, officially launched in 10th of June, 1999. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we start a year-long project to look ...... 10 Jun 2019

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	Roomba Combo j7+ review - Clever trick allows robot vacuum finally to tackle home with rugs and carpets Roomba Combo j7+ is the very first Roomba model to combine robot vacuum with mopping features. And Roomba Combo j7+ does all that with a very clever trick, which tackles the problem with mopping and carpets. But is it any good? We found out.

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	What happens if you don't update Android? Sometimes it can be tempting to avoid updating to a new Android version. What happens if you decide to delay major updates to the OS?
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