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2:00PM Wilson Rothman | Apple Second Only To Google In Social-Network Buzz…Robots Run Like Cheetahs, Climb Like Geckos…Drunk on Ego, NPR Brands Its Own Internet Radio…San Diego Finally Puts All That Sunshine to Good Use More »
Music
Apple Unlocking iPhone/iPod Touch’s FM Powers With Radio App?
6:25AM Matt Buchanan | 9to5Mac hears that the iPhone and iPod are getting a radio app like the iPod nano’s that’ll be able to play FM radio in the background. It’ll be integrated with the iTunes store, supposedly, so you can buy songs you like. More »
Gadgets
2:00PM Nick Broughall | Tomorrow is August 6, and you know what that means? The often delayed DAB+ digital radio is being officially launched across the country. And to celebrate, all the breakfast radio personalities* from all the radio stations will be having one great big love-fest where they broadcast together and talk about how good digital radio is. Huzzah! More »
Digital Radio Gets An Official Launch Tomorrow
2:00PM Nick Broughall | Tomorrow is August 6, and you know what that means? The often delayed DAB+ digital radio is being officially launched across the country. And to celebrate, all the breakfast radio personalities* from all the radio stations will be having one great big love-fest where they broadcast together and talk about how good digital radio is. Huzzah! More »
Gadgets
Muji Stealth Shower Radio Is Disguised As A Shampoo Bottle
11:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Muji’s shower radio is shaped like a shampoo bottle, but we’re not sure why: Is it just to blend in with other shower accoutrements? Or does the Muji Shower Radio have a dark secret from which it needs to hide? More »
Games
More Details on the Xbox 360’s Last.fm Implementation
1:00AM Adam Frucci | The news of Last.fm arriving on the Xbox 360 got kind of buried at E3 by, well, more exciting news. But that doesn’t mean it’s not exciting in its own right! More »
Music
Sad: Zune HD Won’t Get Last.fm
9:22PM John Herrman | The Xbox 360’s updated Zune-branded video store and support for Last.fm got some folks’ hopes up: the streaming radio service would be a great fit for the upcoming Wi-Fi Zune HD, and since Microsoft has already brokered a relationship with the company, such a feature isn’t just desirable—it seems plausible. So BBG asked! And Microsoft answered. [BBG] More »
Gadgets
12:30PM Nick Broughall | Back in the 70s, amateur radio enthusiasts around the world began hearing a sharp, repetitive tapping noise at the 10Hz frequency, which disrupted communications and could occasionally be heard over telephone circuits. It was dubbed the “woodpecker” signal, and this was the cause of it: a Russian over-the-horizon anti-ballistic missile system called Duga-3, which could give early warning of missile launches. More »
Abandoned Duga-3 ‘Woodpecker’ Radio Antenna Looks Menacing
12:30PM Nick Broughall | Back in the 70s, amateur radio enthusiasts around the world began hearing a sharp, repetitive tapping noise at the 10Hz frequency, which disrupted communications and could occasionally be heard over telephone circuits. It was dubbed the “woodpecker” signal, and this was the cause of it: a Russian over-the-horizon anti-ballistic missile system called Duga-3, which could give early warning of missile launches. More »
Entertainment
1:30PM Nick Broughall | From next Monday, you’ll be able to download breakfast and drive-time podcasts from the Nova and Vega networks nationally on your TiVo. Anyone else think this is a bit weird? More »
Download Nova And Vega Radio Podcasts On Your TiVo
1:30PM Nick Broughall | From next Monday, you’ll be able to download breakfast and drive-time podcasts from the Nova and Vega networks nationally on your TiVo. Anyone else think this is a bit weird? More »
Music
11:16AM Nick Broughall | One of the benefits of the upcoming digital radio service set to launch next month is that traditional broadcasters will get to launch new stations. We’ve already seen Austereo (2DayFM and Triple M) launch their new digital-only station, Radar, and now DMG (Nova and Vega) have announced their new digital stations: Novanation and Koffee.
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DMG’s New Digital Radio Stations Sound… Interesting
11:16AM Nick Broughall | One of the benefits of the upcoming digital radio service set to launch next month is that traditional broadcasters will get to launch new stations. We’ve already seen Austereo (2DayFM and Triple M) launch their new digital-only station, Radar, and now DMG (Nova and Vega) have announced their new digital stations: Novanation and Koffee.
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Entertainment
9:42AM Nick Broughall | Before you panic, Last.FM hasn’t gone bust and disappeared. They’re still around, still available and still going strong. No, the reason we’re saying goodbye is because they’ve just announced that for all customers outside of the US, UK and Germany, they’re going to be charging a monthly subscription fee of €3.00 per month (about $5.80). More »
Farewell Last.FM, We Hardly Knew Thee…
9:42AM Nick Broughall | Before you panic, Last.FM hasn’t gone bust and disappeared. They’re still around, still available and still going strong. No, the reason we’re saying goodbye is because they’ve just announced that for all customers outside of the US, UK and Germany, they’re going to be charging a monthly subscription fee of €3.00 per month (about $5.80). More » 
