News tagged with radio stations

Researchers detail how a distant black hole devoured a star

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satell ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Researchers show how to use portable devices' built-in motion sensors to improve data rates on wireless networks

For most of the 20th century, the paradigm of wireless communication was a radio station with a single high-power transmitter. As long as you were within 20 miles or so of the transmitter, you could pick up ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions

Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

IBM Links SatNav to Car Radios

(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM has filed a patent that could put an end to losing your favorite radio channels while you are driving long distances. Their idea is to combine satellite navigation with the car radio to ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 weblog

Online radio service wins ruling over license fees

(AP) -- Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tech review: The Livio Radio

Product: The Livio Radio, an Internet radio stereo featuring Pandora radio.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Microsoft adds touch screen, Web browser to Zune

(AP) -- The next generation of Microsoft's Zune music player, due in the fall, will have a touch screen, Web browser and an HD Radio receiver.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanosatellite to Study Antifungal Drug Effectiveness in Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space. The nanosatellite, known as PharmaSat, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Listen to the world on a shoestring, or more if you're game

I've been using a thumb-size gadget that is a riveting example of how the Internet has turned our vast planet into a small village.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Pandora sees higher loss, but revenue grows

Internet radio firm Pandora on Wednesday reported that its loss widened in the past quarter but investors welcomed news of a jump in revenue.

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Pandora shares plunge as earnings fall short

Pandora shares plunged on Tuesday after the Internet radio company posted earnings that fell short of the expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Technology / Business

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Carmakers lure youth with gadgets, sleek design

Dashboards glittering with gadgets, turbo-charged engines and sleek designs are on offer as automakers try to attract young consumers who care more about computers than cars.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report says Facebook seeks $10 billion in IPO

(AP) -- Facebook might finally be laying down the groundwork for a highly anticipated initial public offering, long expected to take place sometime after April 2012.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Spotify doesn't quite hit the spot

Subscription services have been touted as the future of music for the past decade. But at least in this country, they've never taken off.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

GRAIL moon mission in final preparations for September launch

NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to study the moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled Sept. 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Radio broadcasting

Radio broadcasting is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both. Audio broadcasting also can be done via cable FM, local wire networks, satellite and the Internet.

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