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Re:Shazam for Mac by unfamiliar on Thursday July 31, 2014 @06:41AM (#8113346)
Yes, but there is an on/off switch which presumably stops this activity. The energy impact in mavericks while "listening" is hovering around 2 on my machine. For comparison, Safari is at 8.
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Re:Shazam for Mac by coldtea on Thursday July 31, 2014 @09:52AM (#8114048)
The difference is Safari is doing something immensily useful, whereas Shazam is a gimmick.

That and, constant audio surveillance (even with "an option to turn it off")? No thanks...

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