Category Archives: Technology

The New Dell Streak – A Supersized Smartphone or Tablet PC?

With the hype of activity surrounding it’s recent launch, the Dell Streak needs little introduction. The Streak is the latest in a rapidly growing line of smartphone/tablet devices and is already receiving great reviews. Powered by the Android 1.6 OS (with an update to 2.x promised soon), the Streak with it’s 5” capacitative multi-touch screen [...]

RadioDNS demonstrated at the Radio Ink Tech Summit

RadioDNS technology has been demonstrated live in the US for the first time. Demonstrating a test app written for a standard Nokia N900 mobile phone, the audience at the inaugural Radio Ink Tech Summit saw IP-delivered visual accompaniment alongside the FM services of KFOX, a Clear Channel station available in Mountain View, California. RadioDNS connects [...]

Music and video: The impact of the iPad by Dan Thornton

The Apple iPad is now available in the UK – and we’re about to see the impact it has on the consumption of digital audio and video. The Absolute Radio website has already been optimised in HTML5 for the iPad, as you might have already seen – but what does this mean when you take [...]

Baddiel & Skinner’s Football Kit by David Kenny

Today we are extremely excited to announce a new addition to our mobile family, Baddiel & Skinner’s Football Kit. As the name suggests, the app is all the kit you’ll need to enjoy the football with your mates this summer, and features… A handy pub locator to find somewhere nearby to watch the football and [...]

An eReader with Browser and Podcast Playback – The Barnes and Noble ‘Nook’

Back in February we reviewed the Amazon Kindle eReader and demonstrated how it can be used to enjoy Absolute Radio podcasts. We’ve now just received the Barnes & Noble Nook, which along with the Sony reader is a sure competitor to the Kindle. The Nook has similar functionality to the Kindle with the same e-ink [...]