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Apple nearing deal with labels for Pandora-like music streaming service

Apple nearing deal with labels for Pandora-like music streaming service
  • Posted April 5, 2013, 11:19 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, The Web
  • Speculation about a music streaming service from Apple has been going on for quite some time. The rumored addition would presumably complement the company’s download model on iTunes, but apparently one thing holding it back all this time is Apple’s…

Nokia Music streaming service lands in US, sans ads or subscriptions

Nokia Music streaming service lands in US, sans ads or subscriptions
  • Posted September 4, 2012, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • Nokia is launching a free music streaming service for Lumia handsets in the US. Dubbed Nokia Music, the service was originally launched across Europe a few months ago, and includes access to 150 curated playlists as well as a Pandora-like…

Spotify challenges Pandora with free radio on iPhone, iPad

Spotify challenges Pandora with free radio on iPhone, iPad
  • Posted June 19, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Industry News
  • Music streaming service Spotify has announced it is adding a free radio feature to its iOS app that will compete with the likes of Pandora, Slacker and Songza. Previously only available to desktop users, the feature will enable both free…

Scientists demo radio wave "twisting" to increase bandwidth

Scientists demo radio wave "twisting" to increase bandwidth
  • Posted March 2, 2012, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • A group of Italian and Swedish researchers claim to have found a way to dramatically boost the information-carrying capacity of radio waves by employing a technique called "orbital angular momentum." Essentially the technique consists in forcing radio waves to twist…

Weekend Open Forum: How do you learn about breaking news?

Weekend Open Forum: How do you learn about breaking news?
  • Posted January 6, 2012, 8:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in WOF
  • How we learn about breaking news (world news, catastrophes, local happenings, etc.) has changed drastically over the past hundred years and even more so in the last decade. What was the latest breaking story that caught you completely off-guard and surprised you not only because of its content but by the medium you first heard it from?

Radio breakthrough could double wireless performance

Radio breakthrough could double wireless performance
  • Posted February 16, 2011, 5:22 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Stanford scientists have discovered a breakthrough that could double the speed of wireless networks. The technology reportedly allows radios to simultaneously send and receive signals over the same frequency -- something previously thought to be impossible. "Textbooks say you can't…

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