Category Archives: Technology

Intel and Imagination Technologies by Adam Bowie

02Jan

Here’s a little bit of a follow-up to a post just before Christmas which noted that Apple had bought a small stake in Imagination Technologies, which amongst other things owns DAB manufacturer, Pure. Now Intel has also upped its ownership of shares in the business taking its overall share to 3.04%. Apple’s share stands at [...]

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Posted by adam on January 2, 2009

Apple Buys Stake in Imagination Technologies

19Dec

There’s news today that Apple has bought a small stake in a company called Imagination Technologies. Why should that concern anyone who reads this blog? At first glance, as The Register story notes, this seems to be all about taking a stake in a company whose products Apple already uses. In particular, some graphics technology [...]

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Posted by adam on December 19, 2008

DAB Digital Radio Christmas Sales by Adam Bowie

18Dec

With any luck, you’ll have heard the DAB digital radio adverts on Absolute Radio. You may well have heard the same adverts on other stations. And you may have seen or heard similar promos on BBC radio and television. So the question is: has it worked? Has there been a massive surge of sales of [...]

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Posted by adam on December 18, 2008

Give A DAB Radio This Christmas

26Nov

No – that’s not just us at Absolute Radio talking – but the whole UK radio industry. Christmas is a very important time for DAB digital radio, with a vast proportion of sets sold over the period as people realise that they make lovely cost effective gifts – from low priced Asda DAB radios to [...]

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Posted by adam on November 26, 2008

Radio at the Edge by Adam Bowie

11Nov

The “Radio at the Edge” conference took place in Millbank, London yesterday. This is an annual conference that looks at new technologies and directions that radio is taking. It was very well attended, with a variety of interesting guests. First up was our own Clive Dickens, presenting “From V to A”, the story of this [...]

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Posted by adam on November 11, 2008