Category Archives: Mobile Streaming

John McCain gets his wish

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Fred Stiening

iOS7 is here When John McCain was asked what he thought of Apple, he complained “Why do I have to update apps all the time?”. Now it has an option to update apps automagically. Apple isn’t stupid – a drone … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz, Technology | 4 Comments

Sirius/XM extends contract with MLB until 2021

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Just a few days ago, I wrote that I was noticing that radio station ratings seem to be less and less affected by baseball – I had attributed that to people watching the games on TV. Up until now, XM … Continue reading →

Posted in America Loves Sports!, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz, Radio News | 26 Comments

Skipping it!

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Well, this is a new wrinkle… So this is the 10th time you’ve seen this Cell Phone sponsored “PSA” about the consequences of texting while driving sponsored by AT&T…. If you don’t want to be pestered by PSAs like this … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz | 7 Comments

Updated Tunein iPad app

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

On one level Tunein is a competitor, but not really. Tunein was a web site and now apps that allow streaming radio on the Internet. They also maintain program schedules – the people involved have investment capital, employees and contacts … Continue reading →

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Samsung phone: are you looking at me looking at you?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The new Samsung phone has new features, probably the most significant is that the phone’s camera is looking at your eyes and head movements and the tilt of the phone to control its actions. The phone on your lap top … Continue reading →

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Resistance is futile

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Fred Stiening

As much as the iPad has changed the world, it is about to change again x 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQZNg2vE Many questions flow from technology running way ahead of the law. Will it be legal to drive a car while wearing these? … Continue reading →

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Behold the iRadio

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The owner of Emmis Radio has long asserted that most portable devices have always had the ability to receive FM radio broadcasts and the people selling them deliberately chose to not use the capability. In the case of Apple, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz | 11 Comments

1 Gb / sec to the home

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Fred Stiening

https://fiber.google.com/features/ So how’s that for shaking things up? Combine that with the FCC trying to free up 200 MHz of spectrum for WIFi and the world is about to change again

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Technology | 2 Comments

Looking for a job working for iHeartRadio?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Fred Stiening

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Fun with Siri

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Fred Stiening

I gave in and committed myself to another two years of freedom with an iPhone. The current model has a very clever thing called Siri that is a voice activated assistant – intended to do things like “invite bill to … Continue reading →

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