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• WA Police upgrading digital radio network

  Western Australia Police will rip and replace its regional analogue radio system and move to digital as a means of providing secure and robust communications for front-line officers across the whole state.

• Railcorp signals in digital radio

  Railcorp has inked a two and half year deal with communications supplier Huawei Australia to replace its ageing analogue radio network with a digital solution used in China’s ultra-fast railway network.

• An iPhone with FM radio? Yes please!

  Apple is developing an in-house iPhone and iPod Touch radio application, which will enable users to listen to FM radio on their existing devices, according to sources quoted by 9to5Mac.

• Sony breathes new life into the clock radio

  If you listen to conventional wisdom you might think the traditional bedside clock radio was on its way out, since in many homes cell phones now rouse the sleeping from their beds. But a new gadget from Sony seeks to keep alarm clocks on the night table while bringing convenience to cell phone users.

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  Digital radio dawns new device technology paradigm

  Digital radio has officially launched, with some 40 different radio stations across Australia broadcasting simultaneously to an audience of more than 8 million people from 7:40 am, and in doing the industry has ushered in a new type of device needed to receive it.

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  Sydney radio presenters branded "Twitter wankers"

  Sydney breakfast radio presenters Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have been given the title of “Twitter wankers”, accused of artificially boosting the number of their Twitter followers.