Tag: Radio
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Exploring the joys of internet radio
If you’re looking for music, you might have heard of internet radio. It’s like regular radio, but it’s streamed over the internet instead of through a DAB or FM signal. You don’t need an actual radio to listen either; you can use your phone or tablet. Internet radio gives you a wide variety of music…
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The Worlds Your Radio (Radio.Garden)
As Christmas approaches and the stress begins to build, it may be a good idea to unwind with some music. Now, most of us would turn to a radio or other device to hear some music while wrapping our presents etc. This is great of course but some of us, to put it mildly, cannot stand Christmas…
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How to Protect Your RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) and Personal Data
In this day and age, we seem to be constantly hearing about data being lost, sold, traded and worst of all, stolen. Unfortunately due to our wishes to be more connected (iot) all of the time, it makes the job for thieves a little easier. Now, if you are not security/technically savvy, then you probably…
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Norway To Shut Off FM Radio By 2017
Norway are to become the first country to shut down FM radio. The technology is apparently just too outdated for Norway to stand anymore, and therefore by 2017 the country will be fully FM free, instead using Digital Audio broadcast, or DAB radio as their default broadcasting method. The Norwegian Ministry Of Culture decided that…
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Phones Have Unused FM Radio Chips
It may seem odd but older FM radio stations still remain one of the biggest ways listeners get their hands on music. Bands and artists still rely on radio as a big outlet for their music – digital and downloads might be huge these days, but they haven’t yet squashed the older format. FM radios…
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BBC iPlayer Radio to Allow Offline Listening with Downloads
Like the original BBC iPlayer which allows telly faves to be downloaded, the BBC iPlayer Radio will soon allow non-internet dependant services..
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BBC iPlayer to Increase Catch-up Time from 7 to 30 Days
The BBC trust has recently approved a proposal to extend the amount of time its programmes are available on the iPlayer from seven to 30 days Trust, giving us 3 more weeks to catch-up. iPlayer, which always looks like it should be an apple product when I read it, is a library containing a large…
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Halfords to sell only Digital in-car radios from 2015
UK chain Halfords today has announced that it will no longer be selling Analog in-car radios from 2015 as the company is looking to move forward in the new digital age by saying goodbye to analog radio. The announcement has been made by the company and it adds a major push to the ongoing movement…
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Rockstar brings GTA game soundtracks to Spotify and iTunes – Vice, Liberty and San Andreas Cities
The Grand Theft Auto series of games is known for several things, but most loved by its fans are the soundtracks to the games over the past 10 years. Whether it be the new grooves of Liberty City, the 80’s synth of Vice City or San Andreas’ hard hitting hip hop, one of the best…
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Last.fm to end free radio service next month, offer it paid-for in UK and US
The free online radio service Last.fm is to close its doors to free users for good next month, as it moves to try and stay afloat in a market where more people want free music and less want to pay up for streaming. The service has been going for some time now and started to be…
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Grand Theft Auto Radio App Delivers Classic Gaming Soundtracks on Android Gadgets
GTA V will be leaving the gaming garage early next year & now we can tune into the classic radio stations of previous games on Android.
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EE 4G UK: What does it mean for Orange and T-Mobile customers?
EE = Everything Everywhere, the new name for the Orange/T-Mobile merger…