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SiriusXM did not release new hardware in quite some time, but the hiatus is now over, as the SiriusXM Edge radio has broken out of its shell and stepped forth to capture waves. SiriusXM Edge is one of those items that will cause waves and ripples on the IT sector by capturing those waves, electromagnetic waves that... |
18 October 2011
15:11 GMT |
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According to astronomers, Centaurus A, one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way, is the brightest source of radio waves as seen from Earth. They say that, if humans could see these wavelengths, then the galaxy would occupy an area of the sky equal to 20 times the apparent size of the full Moon.One of the things t... |
14 February 2011
10:41 GMT |
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Internet radio streaming is gaining more and more popularity because nowadays audio quality is greatly improved, compared to traditional radio waves. Listening to a radio stream means that your favorite station will also be available from virtually anywhere. To access such online streams you will have to use an effic... |
8 February 2011
12:51 GMT |
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Researchers operating the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) in the Netherlands are pioneering a new approach to conducting space observations in radio wavelengths. They are outfitting some of their antenna dishes with detector plates that boost the observatory's field of view.The WSRT contains a total ... |
30 November 2010
05:27 GMT |
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Jim Barcus, the president of a company that makes smartphone apps for commercial radio stations says Apple is rejecting all single-station apps starting November 10th. The company is known to dismiss apps that offer limited functionality, or that replicate the features of other titles in the App Store.Apple (supposed... |
25 November 2010
06:31 GMT |
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In an event that took place on October 16, a Russian ILS Proton rocket delivered a new American radio satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, from a space center in the Asian steppes. The delivery system was operated by International Launch Services (ILS), which is a global leader in providing the commercial sec... |
18 October 2010
02:57 GMT |
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Frontier Silicon, a supplier of digital radio technology, has announced the release of its iOS application, Wireless Device Remote Control, a remote control for Venice 6.2 based internet connected audio devices which facilitates navigation and provides a “Now Playing” screen for each mode and for co... |
6 September 2010
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Experts using the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered one of the most peculiar black holes ever. The cosmic structure has apparently been knocked off its own axis twice throughout its history, most likely following violent collisions between two galaxies. Researchers say that these are the only cosmic event suf... |
22 July 2010
04:16 GMT |
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Astrophysicists can now use a new scientific method to determine whether things such as dark energy actually exist. This concept, for example, was introduced decades ago, in order to explain why galaxies were found to be pushing away from each other. It is currently widely accepted that dark energy makes up for about... |
22 July 2010
02:50 GMT |
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A new celebrity feud has started and it’s playing out on Sirius radio. Jamie Foxx and Howard Stern are duking it out each on their own radio shows, throwing around heavy words and making allegations about the other’s personal life, as The Sun can confirm. So far, round one would seem to go to Foxx, but St... |
6 April 2010
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In orbit only since June 2008, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has already produced some remarkable science. One of the most remarkable findings it made so far was the fact that the closest active galaxy to the Milky Way, called Centaurus A, is capable of emitting both gamma-rays and radio radiation. In previous ... |
2 April 2010
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Motorola Inc. has announced through its Enterprise Mobility Solutions business the newest additions to the Total Enterprise Access Mobility (TEAM), the TEAM Radio Link Solution (TEAM RLS) and the TEAM Radio Link Solution Express (TEAM RLS Express). Based on Motorola's vast knowledge in push-to-talk (PTT) technol... |
11 March 2010
10:09 GMT |
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Ford, one of the big players in the automotive industry, has issued an official report formally announcing its plans to include HD radios as a standard across many of its upcoming car models. The receivers, capable of pulling in digital radio signals for dramatically improved sound, boast iTunes tagging, a capability... |
30 December 2009
08:45 GMT |
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Starting yesterday, November 18, a large number of space telescopes around the world have begun to map the skies around our planet, with the express goal of creating a new reference system for future space observations. Just like the GPS reports your position depending on latitude and longitude, so too the position o... |
19 November 2009
03:06 GMT |
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Reports are now emerging of a site focused on Near Field Communications that claims Apple has built new iPhone models (prototypes) that are equipped to support sensing RFID chips. RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) is a technology that allows a device to sense embedded chips in nearby objects without making direct... |
6 November 2009
05:59 GMT |
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After having successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS), in spite of being an experimental design, the unmanned Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), a cargo freighter, is getting ready to undock from the station and meet its fiery demise upon atmospheric reentry. Members of Expedition 21 spent yest... |
28 October 2009
19:31 GMT |
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Radio signals have been the standard for data transmission for well over a century, and innovations in the field have meant that higher and higher frequencies have been used to get as much data across as possible. Some time ago, scientists found out that wavelengths belonging to visible light could also be used for h... |
21 October 2009
09:07 GMT |
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A report says that people close to Apple have gained knowledge of a new, in-house-developed iPhone app. Apple is believed to be finally taking advantage of the Broadcom combination Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chips used in the iPhone and iPod touch, which have long had the technical capacity of FM radio reception. Apple-focused... |
14 October 2009
06:07 GMT |
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It would finally appear that some of the money channeled into the Pentagon has yielded conclusive results. A project the institution funded, and that was conducted by experts at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB), has managed to create the first cyborg flying insect, a machine of sorts that is half biolog... |
13 October 2009
08:41 GMT |
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is one of the world's most powerful telescopes, and also one that is placed in an ideal position to observe the Universe. Situated atop the 5,000-meter plateau of Chajnantor, in the Chilean Andes, the array benefits from exquisite meteorological and atmosph... |
24 September 2009
05:55 GMT |
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While the fifth-generation iPod nano offers a video camera and other enhancements that build on top of its predecessor, the FM radio feature has made 18-34-year-old music listeners raise an eyebrow in the US and the UK, according to a survey from the Radio Research division of VisionCritical. Speaking with 3,000 con... |
22 September 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Finding radio signals that may be sent throughout the Universe by advanced cultures living among the stars has fascinated researchers for quite some time, and, ever since the technology has become available, surveys of the skies have pointed telescope antennas at many sources of radio wavelengths, hoping to find mess... |
17 September 2009
03:00 GMT |
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The large gas giant Saturn now holds yet another record, this time for the longest storm ever recorded in the solar system. It began to form in the planet's atmosphere in January, which means that it has been ongoing for the past eight months. A similar formation was observed on Saturn between November 2007 and ... |
15 September 2009
03:58 GMT |
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In tandem with the Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0 for July 2009 MacBook Pros, Apple has issued a Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1 addressing bugs and compatibility with the company’s wireless mouse and keyboard. The new firmware is free to download right here, on Softpedia. Apple describes the firmware update as... |
20 August 2009
05:05 GMT |
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The first two prototype antennas, out of a total of 13,000 to be constructed at the new Long Wavelength Array (LWA) observatory, have recently made their first measurements, as scientists in charge of the project have begun to calibrate and test them. They are, at this point, part of the Long Wavelength Demonstrator ... |
19 August 2009
03:03 GMT |
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With most of the old media outlets, at best, reluctant about the Internet or, more specifically, about the need to change their ways to survive, it’s good to see that some, albeit publicly funded ones, are actually embracing the web and are looking at ways to supplement their coverage with the fresh medium. The... |
27 July 2009
11:08 GMT |
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A massive project, to which already a number of former astronauts and other famous people have subscribed, is currently underway to bounce people's voices off the Moon, from one point of the globe to the other. According to the radio amateurs that made this initiative a reality, parabolic and radio dishes around... |
4 June 2009
14:01 GMT |
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While peering inside a neighboring galaxy group, located some 12 million light-years away, astronomers discovered the signature of an elusive supernova explosion, which took place in the M82 galaxy. The formation is among the closest to Earth discovered over the past five years, but experts say that the reason the su... |
28 May 2009
02:34 GMT |
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Last month, one British family made all the national and international headlines after telling the media that they were being discriminated against for being overweight. The Chawners from Blackburn, UK, made it a point of voicing their dissatisfaction with the world for accusing them that they had no job, no plans fo... |
9 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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“This Is It,” Michael Jackson’s first series of live shows in many years, has prompted a lot of speculation, on whether he will be physically able to pull off 50 dates or on whether he will be getting more plastic surgery for his splashing comeback. One thing that the tour did not warrant, though, w... |
21 March 2009
05:56 GMT |
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The Grand Theft Auto franchise is one of the most popular series of video games out there. It has been entertaining players with its intricate stories, amusing gameplay and, with the latest iteration, GTA IV, stunning realism. Now, as the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV is gearing up for the release of its first of... |
13 February 2009
04:19 GMT |
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The Vatican has again proved that its moral percepts and stance on science is based on an obsolete understanding of scientific knowledge, when the host of a talk show on the radio refused to accept a guest that he himself had invited, on account of the fact that he just learned the man's pharmaceutical company p... |
6 February 2009
08:46 GMT |
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Today, Yahoo! and CBS Radio announced a partnership that has CBS agreeing to provide Yahoo! users with more than 150 radio stations for free. Millions of Yahoo! users will benefit from new music, news and sports information as the partnership will kick into effect at the start of 2009. A new CBS radio player will be ... |
4 December 2008
09:08 GMT |
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Radio has come quite a long way since its childhood, and from the all-tube stations to the all-digital ones the gap seems infinite. Yet, some designers seem to look at things from a different point of view, at the same time being able to mix in elements from both worlds: the extended functionality and high-class audi... |
2 December 2008
10:29 GMT |
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Last week, Apple rejected an update to CastCather Radio, an application that streamed shoutcast streams directly to one's device. The app's developer has now updated the company's blog with a message saying that Apple eventually gave its go-ahead to the app. With Apple approving the third update to Cas... |
27 November 2008
09:45 GMT |
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A European project funded by EU’s Sixth Framework Programme for research, called UROOF (short for Photonic components for Ultra-wideband Radio Over Optical Fiber), has high goals for data transmission and possibly many other applications in the future. The developing team, coordinated by Moshe Ran, has come up ... |
27 November 2008
04:12 GMT |
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The HighLine from Soundmaster represents probably the best $60 you've ever spent on a multiple-function gadget. And if you're in search of a nifty thingie for your bedroom, looking good and loaded with a heap of functions without paying high prices, then this is the right one for you. It's been quite a... |
14 November 2008
06:04 GMT |
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As Apple continues doing whatever it pleases with the submissions awaiting approval for the App Store (not that it's not Apple's business to do so), rejections are getting weirder and more diverse by the day. This time around, Apple has denied an update to an app that has seen its acceptance on the venue, a... |
11 November 2008
10:58 GMT |
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Have you ever found yourself interested in a radio show that you accidentally heard while driving? Or discovered a really great radio station? Although you are curious to listen to it again, you forget about it, or you are always busy when the show airs and so on. Radioshift solves all these problems by recordin... |
4 November 2008
06:01 GMT |
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There are a lot of people who are really in love with all sorts of animals and maybe that's why extremely wide assortments of animal-themed thingies, from toys to the most serious stuff an adult could use, are taking over the gadget market. And if you're a fish-guy, here's one neat and dead-simple tech... |
30 October 2008
10:46 GMT |
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The old radio waves' supremacy in the communication technology field is drawing to its end, as the newly-discovered replacing technology offers increased speed and security via light.The threat to the radio wave communication comes from using visible light. Researchers from Boston University's College of En... |
8 October 2008
11:23 GMT |
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They say that some of the simplest ideas are among the best; and looking at the Tykho radio designed by Lexon I just wonder whether we all are really going the right way, technologically speaking. I assume that the mere word “simple” is not powerful enough to describe the striking simplicity and the minim... |
29 September 2008
09:10 GMT |
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The same day it announced that MySpace, Microsoft Live Search and Ticketmaster were all coming to the Blackberry platform, Canada's RIM also unveiled the future availability of a Slacker Personal Radio application for its smartphone users. Following the agreement between RIM and Slacker, Inc., BlackBerry ow... |
12 September 2008
15:41 GMT |
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There are people out there who really believe that the radio, the plain old common radio, is living its last days before becoming completely obsolete and disappearing for good from our new media world. Despite such ideas, designers like the Aussie John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen keep on delivering projects that are simply... |
30 August 2008
07:11 GMT |
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Skinners has released a cool TV and Radio streaming app for Max OS X simply called Livestation. The application is free to download and install on your Intel-based Mac. As soon as you've fired it up, just create an account (e-mail address required) and you're good to go.The Livestation player can receive a ... |
29 August 2008
09:48 GMT |
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One of the latest-released entry-level Sony Ericsson handsets, the R300, is now available in India, the second largest mobile market in the world. The new R300 is said to be the first Sony Ericsson phone made "in India and for India." Announced by Sony Ericsson in January 2008, together with the R306 clamshell, th... |
25 August 2008
04:55 GMT |
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After the May FCC approval of Sony Ericsson R300, the Federal Communications Commission has now cleared another Radio phone manufactured by the Swedish-Japanese company, namely the R306a. Being the American version of R306, Sony Ericsson R306a comes with 850 / 1800 / 1900 MHz GSM connectivity, hence it's ready ... |
1 August 2008
04:51 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson has removed the "coming soon" sign from the official presentation page of its R300 handset, which means that in the next few days the phone should be available for purchase, probably in India and Europe at first. The R300 was unveiled by the Swedish-Japanese company back in January, at the same time as... |
9 July 2008
06:39 GMT |
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Communications with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, relaying data from the Phoenix Mars Lander to Earth, were restored after a slight glitch that delayed the mission of the lander for one day. Thus, on Wednesday mission controllers gave Phoenix the 'go ahead' to unfold the 2.4 meter long robotic arm it wil... |
29 May 2008
03:01 GMT |
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It seems that NASA has hit the jackpot with the successful landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander on the Red Planet and is planning to make the best of it. After it revealed on Monday that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to photograph the spacecraft while descending to the surface, NASA has now released an image... |
28 May 2008
02:55 GMT |
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