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By Amy Gilroy Smartphone owners now outnumber the 41 percent of U.S. adults who own a more basic cellphone, according to a new study from Pew Research. Smartphone ownership among adults is presently up to 46 percent. The mix of Android and iPhone ownership is fairly close, while BlackBerry ownership continues to slide. Android devices [...]
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By Demian Russian Sirius XM Radio’s (NASDAQ:SIRI) OutQ channel, the nation’s first and only 24/7 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) radio channel, and Greater Than AIDS, the national movement to respond to the AIDS epidemic in America, jointly announced today the launch of a limited-run series, SpeakOUT: Real Talk about AIDS in Gay America, of live, call-in shows that will connect Satellite Radio [...]
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By Amy Gilroy That update to Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE:F) Ford Sync system that was announced in November will be on its way to more than 300,000 current MyFord Touch radio/system owners this week. Ford is mailing out USB drives with the upgrade, fixing many of the problems that caused the system to get a thumbs down [...]
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By VFC’s Stock House Shares of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) were thrust into the spotlight late last week as an interview by CNBC’s stock pundit and ‘Mad Money’ host Jim Cramer with Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin aired on Thursday evening. The two discussed the recent successes of the company and keyed in on the bright [...]
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By Demian Russian Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today that it will air an exclusive, in-depth interview with award-winning filmmaker George Lucas, the legendary creator of the popular Star Wars and Indiana Jones films and chairman of Lucasfilm, Ltd. This exclusive interview will be conducted by Senator Bill Bradley on a special edition of Bradley’s Sirius XM show American Voices. [...]
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By Amy Gilroy Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) announced that it will provide wireless service for Chrysler’s Uconnect program, joining Autonet Mobile, which continues as a wireless supplier for the Uconnect infotainment system. Chrysler offers two wireless programs including one for the head unit which can connect to Internet radio, and a second telematics program that [...]
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By Demian Russian Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today that it will broadcast every single game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, from the First Four on March 13th and 14th through the Final Four and National Championship game to be held in New Orleans on March 31st and April 2nd. Sirius [...]
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By Demian Russian At midnight tonight, March 6th, 2012, restrictions associated with the original investment agreement preventing Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LMCA) from increasing its stake in Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) above 49.9%, without a board-approved tender offer for the entire company, expire. With speculation at a fever pitch regarding what Liberty Media may or may not do, [...]
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By Amy Gilroy Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) confirmed it will launch two new premium services for its Internet subscribers including an on-demand service that will let subscribers access some of the best content on Satellite Radio. Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin told analysts Thursday, the on-demand premium service will offer “a continually updated library of [...]
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By Demian Russian Five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, artist, actor and activist Ziggy Marley will host a new show, Ziggy Marley’s Legends of Reggae, on Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI). It is my privilege to use this medium to honor the Legends of Reggae and to use it as a vehicle to educate and enlighten listeners. –Ziggy Marley Sirius XM’s Ziggy Marley’s [...]