July, 2010 Archive

A brand new version of Amazon’s eBook Reader is due out at the end of August 2010. The new Kindle has 3G and Wi-fi for book download wherever you are, it’s 21% smaller and 15% lighter than the last version, can hold over 3,500 books, has better contrast and one charge will give you a [...]

After being delayed by a BBC Trust review, the BBC News mobile application was released last week for the iPhone and iPad. The app allows you to scroll around stories in the main BBC News categories, and edit the layout of the screen to customise what stories you see first. Stories contain embedded video clips, [...]

A quick message to listeners of the FrequencyCast podcast. We need your feedback! We’re reviewing our shows, and we’d love your feedback on whether you’re still enjoying what we’re doing, what we could do better, and what interests you. We ran a survey last year with some great results, and we’d like to do it [...]

The Apple press conference at 6pm UK time has wrapped up. Apple appears to have admitted that there is a problem with the iPhone 4′s reception, and that holding the handset in a certain way will impact signal strength. There won’t be a product recall, but Apple has gone some way to addressing the problem. [...]

Apple has just released a new version of operating system for the iPhone – iOs 4.01 is now available for download via iTunes The 580 megabyte download includes bug fixes and improvements, most notably: “iOs 4.01 Improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display”. The new OS appears to have [...]

The problem with signal strength (or lack thereof) on the new iPhone 4 just won’t go away, and Apple’s been forced to make a comprehensive statement. This will happen tomorrow, Friday the 16th of July, at 10am California time. The problem manifests itself when you hold the handset in a certain way – causing the [...]

We’re conducting a short survey to find out how you watch sport on TV in the UK, and would love to get your input. There’s only 7 questions – If you can spare two minutes of your time, your thoughts would be appreciated! Take The Survey: Sport on TV Survey

Got a Freeview recorder made by DigiFusion, Inverto, Sony or Thomson? You may find that you’ve lost your 14 day programme guide. Some boxes from the manufacturers listed made use of the 14 day EPG known at 4TV – a service supplied by a company called InView. It seems that the contract between InView and [...]

This weekend, the 17th of July 2010, Conspiracy For Good hits London. The augmented reality drama will hit the streets of London. Created by Tim Kring, the chap that created Hereos, this is something rather unique, and you can take part for free. Want to know more? See this video teaser…

It looks like radio station BBC 6 Music is set to survive. Plans to close the music station were announced by BBC bosses in March, but today, the BBC Trust has announced that plans to shut the station are to be shelved, and the station will carry on. Not so lucky is BBC Asian Network, which [...]

As announced in our July 2010 podcast, which contained our in-depth review of BT Vision, Sky Sports 1 and 2 will be available on the BT Vision platform from August 2010 – and we now know the price! If you’re a BT Vision customer, you can get Sky Sports 1 for £6.99 a month , [...]

If you love FrequencyCast, and who doesn’t, please cast your vote for us in the European Podcast Awards 2010 Voting ends on 31st of July. You can vote for us at www.european-podcast-award.eu/uk/start/vote-and-win/non-profit/type/player/uid/1081/podid/1081.html

FrequencyCast Show 53 was released a little earlier today. Here’s what this bumper show contains: News Updates: iPhone 4 has launched, and big changes for local radio. Focus: BT Vision reviewed. A cheaper alternative to Sky for TV and Sky Sports? Interview: Radio past and present discussed with a leading radio amateur Hands-on: An update [...]

FrequencyCast 53 - BT Vision and iPhone 4 [ 30:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The iPhone 4 is well and truly out. Released last week, the media is a buzzing with news and comment, and as with any launch, everywhere’s sold out. Our listeners have spoken – they want to hear Carl and Pete talking about the new Apple ShinyPhone, and want to know what we think of the [...]

FrequencyCast iPhone 4 Launch Special [ 17:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download