Moby takes a leap of faith with the music and photography in his arty upcoming release, Destroyed.
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On his upcoming effort Destroyed, Moby constructs synthetic symphonies out of sounds coaxed from broken-down gear during dead-of-night sessions in hotel rooms.

It’s an insomniac artist’s way of making sense of the world during a time when the music industry, and everything else, seems to be falling into chaos.

The iPad 2 is only slightly thicker than a pencil. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com

When you’re shopping for an iPad 2, you have a dozen configurations to choose from, and some recent discoveries will make this decision much easier for you.

To configure your iPad 2, you have 12 options as you decide on color, storage and, most importantly, data connection — 3G + Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi-only.

It turns out that if you’re one of the millions of people who own an Android phone or an iPhone, you don’t need a 3G model, which will save you a big chunk of cash. Here’s why.

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