Tag Archives: radio

Spotify Stations, which rolled out in the US in 2019, shut down on May 16. Originally launched in beta, the standalone music streaming app operated like radio with curated playlists. Though it had fewer features than the main Spotify app, users could customize their listening experience with small tweaks such as genre, artist or era. …

Summer is just around the corner, and whether you’ve got plans for a quick camping getaway, or are getting off the grid for a couple of weeks, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got some music with you. This Eton Elite Mini is a compact, portable radio that’s great for taking on the road, and right now you can pick …

Spotify has over 406 million users worldwide who enjoy a wide range of musical artists, as well as a large selection of audio and video podcasts.  If you’ve only listened to music or podcasts in the Spotify mobile app and never changed the settings, you’re missing out on features that can improve your listening experience.  Here are 10 Spotify features …

T-Mobile has updated its coverage map so you can now tell what type of 5G you can get — the kind that’s relatively fast or the kind that just covers a lot of territory. An updated T-Mobile US network coverage map offers a darker color for the faster 5G “ultra capacity” than for the 5G “extended range.” The colors are …

Motorola has begun a plan to give its smartphones medium-distance charging technology from startup GuRu Wireless that requires not only no charging cables but also no charging pad. The technology beams power 10 feet or more using radio waves sent from a charging hub to devices like phones, laptops and potentially even drones. The companies announced the partnership Wednesday, though …

Update: As a Cheapskate pointed out in the comments, a differently branded version of this same radio now selling for just $16, no codes or coupons required. If this sells out, the Dodocool version is still available for $24, at least for the time being. Of course, these deals can and do expire at the drop of a hat, so …

Sonos on Thursday launched its own paid radio service called Radio HD, which includes exclusive curated content such as Dolly Parton’s Songteller Radio.  The service includes more than 45 genre and artist-curated stations in lossless FLAC (16-bit/44.1 kHz), and it is in addition to the existing free Sonos Radio. Radio HD launches initially in the US and UK and will be …

This week, the attention of the country — and the world — has been on the US presidential election. While the results were up in the air, we kept you informed on key topics: how election officials and others were tackling cybersecurity, what social media companies were doing to fight misinformation, and how tech is slowly making elections more accessible. …

False conspiracy theories about links between 5G wireless networks and the origins of the coronavirus have been circulating widely online. The baseless claim is that somehow the radio waves used to transmit 5G either caused the virus or weakens the immune system, making one more susceptible to COVID-19. It does not.  But that hasn’t stopped threats against broadband engineers and …