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Friday, February 3, 2012

NAB tells wireless group it's not seeking a "mandate" of FM chips in cellphones

NAB Building The broadcasters association says the groups behind a new letter to the Congressional Black Caucus are "distorting our position." NAB's Dennis Wharton says "It is disappointing" that the Consumer Electronics Association and the wireless association "are falsely claiming that NAB is seeking a mandated radio chip in cellphones. We have said repeatedl… Read More

Monday, November 7, 2011

BlackBerry Music Ready for Launch

blackberry Research in Motion (RIM) has released its Blackberry Messenger music service. As reported in August by Connected, this $5 a month service allows the consumer to download up to 50 songs on their Blackberry and share those songs with others on their messenger service. Read More

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Research In Motion tests a new BlackBerry Radio app

blackberry Although it's only in the beta testing phase and only available to select users right now, the maker of the BlackBerry is planning on adding BlackBerry Radio to their smartphones soon. Mobile Computing News describes BlackBerry Radio as platform where "users shouldn’t be faced with any hassles finding radio stations to listen to, thanks to just how… Read More

Thursday, February 3, 2011

BlackBerry users are due for a new Radio app that aggregates many streams

The Beta version of BlackBerry Radio is going out today (Feb. 3) to some "Beta Zone" members, to gain experience for this long-awaited feature of RIM-made smartphones. Read More

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

2011: The Year of Mobile Breakthroughs for Media

iPhone It may be premature to say that mobile has revolutionized the way people consume entertainment and news, but it is certain that mobile has changed the way we communicate. It’s instant, portable, and personalized. Read More

Monday, November 29, 2010

Radio Around the World

ATW PHILIPPINES: A radio reporter in Valencia City was shot in the back of the head by four unknown gunmen, a shooting that comes three days after the one-year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre that left 32 members of the Filipino media dead. Randy Makputin is expected to make a recovery ... Read More

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Sean Ross Experiences "Five Days Of Streaming App-Oplexy"

A week ago, Radio-Info executive editor of music and programming Sean Ross bought a Blackberry Curve, with the primary intent of using radio’s fast-multiplying streaming apps. Two days ago, after he had spent more time in the Verizon store than successfully streaming radio, the phone went back—a sign of radio’s new platform aspirations not quite ca… Read More

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Five Days Of Streaming App-Oplexy

Even as somebody who streams dozens of radio stations a week, I resisted the iPhone or any other smart phone for a long time. It was a bad economy. Read More

Monday, December 21, 2009

Music Junkie Ross Takes On iPhone App

After years of late night “trivia booty calls” from friends trying to identify songs in bars, Radio-Info executive editor of music and programming Sean Ross worried that his very special talent might be made obsolete by Google and such pattern recognition apps as Shazam and VCast Song ID. So immediately upon getting a new Blackberry, Ross decid… Read More

Monday, December 21, 2009

Music Junkie Takes On Pattern Recognition Apps In Steel Cage Death Match, Part I

Music Junkie Takes On Pattern Recognition Apps In Steel Cage Death Match, Part I Maybe other guys get booty calls. What I’ve gotten for most of my adult life is music trivia booty calls. Read More

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