Spotify offers up playlist radio stations and more with latest upgrade

For an upgrade with a fairly underwhelming number like 0.8.3 attached, the latest version of the Spotify desktop client brings the goods. First up is much requested the ability to create radio stations based on playlists or albums, with the click of a button (that would be the Start Playlist Radio or Start Album Radio button, for the record), generating a queue of similar music.

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Rdio grows its European presence, hits France and the UK starting at £4.99 per month

The hottest tech news of the day in Europe will undoubtedly be the next Galaxy phone , launching tonight in London . Music fans on that side of the pond woke up to another surprise, however, with the launch of Rdio’s online streaming service in France and the UK . Pricing starts at £4.99 (about $8) per month for unlimited web streaming, jumping to £9.99 (roughly $16) when you add mobile support.

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Phi: a wireless re-routing card that puts you in control of the airwaves (video)

For all the talk of convergence in mobile devices, there’s relatively little chatter about the coming together of wireless signals themselves. In other words, why should we have a separate device to interact with each type of wireless signal?

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Acura partners with Aha by Harman, 2013 RLX calls first dibs on next-gen infotainment

Following in the footsteps of Honda and Subaru, Acura has chosen the New York International Auto Show to reveal its newfangled tie-up with Harman. The cleverly-titled Aha infotainment platform — which aims to “make web content safe for drivers” — will soon be working its way into Acura motorcars, starting with the 2013 RLX

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Ubiquiti Networks beefs up outdoor wireless broadband networks with AirFiber

We won’t be satisfied until we live on a planet where wireless internet waves travel at all points where oxygen is readily available, and it sounds as if Ubiquiti Networks is right there with us . The outfit has just rolled out a new outdoor wireless backhaul radio platform dubbed AirFiber, which represents its first proprietary in-house radio design effort that was purpose-built for the Wireless ISP Industry. It hums along in the license-free 24GHz band, and provides optical fiber network performance without the significant capital costs associated with fiber cable network deployment

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BiKN for the iPhone hands-on (video)

We don’t know about you, but we’re pretty prone to losing stuff — everything from our precious phones, to our keys to, occasionally, our fellow bloggers.

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Sirius XM releases Lynx radio, ensures that you never miss the beginning of another Jimmy Buffett song

Need a shiny new way to enjoy SiriusXM’s revamped channel lineup? For $250, you can pick up the Lynx Portable Radio , which lets you start shows and songs (Jimmy Buffett or otherwise) from the beginning and pause, fast forward and rewind programming. The wildcat radio also stores up to 200 hours of programming and features “dynamic” presets and a show finder, which offers up a programming schedule for the next seven days.

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