Oh sure, I got to manhandle the MiRGE (the first truly interoperable satellite radio, ever) at CES 2009 a couple months ago, but what I really wanted to do was smash it open with a hammer and peek inside at the guts. But thanks to the boys at the FCC, no hammer is necessary in order to do a virtual ...

I've been giving a lot of thought lately about how Satellite Radio has matured as a technology and media phenomenon. Sure, we've heard all the talk about how the industry has grown faster than satellite TV, cellular and even CD players - but that all seems unreasonable with all the bad news surround...

Filed under: Multimedia, Rumors, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch Subscribers to Sirius XM satellite radio have reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day next week: it appears that an iPhone app called "StarPlayr" will be coming soon. There's a thread in the SternFanNetwork forums about receiving Siri...

Of course, the big news today (besides my going-going back-back to cali-cali tonight) was the reaction to the Justice Department's antitrust green light on the XM-Sirius merger. On the surface, this could be cited as another example of runaway government capitulation towards big business interests a...

Filed under: Good news, Law, XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s (NASDAQ: SIRI) $5 billion acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) was cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice. Now, all eyes turn to Federal Communications Com...