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Jan

12

2012

Hands-On With CUE System By Cadillac (Video)

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by Roy Alugbue
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  We can’t let our readers think our CES coverage is only about phones and tablets— we know you all love gadgets in your cars too. That’s why we had our own Rob Nazarian go hands on with automaker Cadillac’s new Cadillac User Experience system— also known as CUE. Think of CUE as Cadillac’s answer to [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Talk Android Kids: Listen To Great Tunes With Radio Disney App

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by Roy Alugbue
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Talk Android kiddies (and your parents especially) listen up– take a look at the Radio Disney app. This kid-friendly app allows you to stream Radio Disney no matter what time of the day or where you may be. That means you can rock out in the middle of the night during slumber parties or sleepovers. You can also be interactive [...]

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May

17

2011

Now available from Slacker, Premium Service for $9.99 per month

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by Adam Johnson
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I’ve always enjoyed Slacker radio over the other top steaming services out there. It just works for me well. And with todays information, they’ve just improved the service to exceed all others. Today Slacker has announced a third tier to its pay-per-month streaming service, called Slacker Premium Radio. This new subscription can now be purchased for $9.99/mo. [...]

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Apr

2

2011

Updated: Slacker Radio, Streaming Music

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by Adam Johnson
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There are a few decent streaming music apps out there. All of which offer their own unique way of delivering its media. I’m pretty fickle when it comes to how I stream my music. I can go from Pandora to Last.fm to Slacker Radio. And sometimes I’ll use Radiotime for my local flavor. Just as [...]

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Mar

16

2011

Google TV gets some updates – still no Market

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by Jesse Bauer
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Google TV just put out some updates which should make several improvements to the platform. The latest build version is now v1.3, and includes the following features; media support for WMA audio better Netflix and CNBC Real Time integration Improved transition between songs in Pandora Support for Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity on Sony devices [...]

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Feb

8

2011

Last.fm Will No Longer Allow Free Streaming to Mobile Devices

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by Michael Murphy
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I’m a big fan of Pandora internet radio service on my Android phone, but I’ve experimented with a little Slacker and Last.fm. Last.fm has been available for free, ad-supported, on a myriad of platforms – Xbox, desktop, and various mobile devices. Sadly, it has been determined by the Last.fm management that it is not cost-effective [...]

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Dec

31

2010

6 free Android apps to make you a smash hit at tonight’s New Year’s party

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by Dustin Karnes
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Going to a New Year’s party tonight? Of course you’ll be bringing your Android phone along, but did you know that very same little device can help make you the life of the party? We’ve got some apps to help you do just that, so hit the break to find out what they are. Want [...]

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Aug

17

2010

New Pandora update now requests your contacts

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by Chris Moor
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The new Pandora Radio update now asks for two permissions: your internet, and your contacts. Only one of those two should be needed. Before the update, the online music streaming application only required your internet access. What’s the deal? Pandora has released a statement about the permission changes. See the statement after the break.

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Aug

10

2010

Google to support older audio codecs to address recent Froyo sound issues

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by Tyler Cunningham
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As Android 2.2 is slowly being pushed to more and more phones, people are discovering that the streaming audio quality in programs like Pandora and Slacker Radio isn’t quite up to snuff.  The culprit is Google’s new Stagefright media framework, which emphasizes support for new codecs while leaving older codecs, and the streaming services that still use them, [...]

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