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These are interesting times to be a satellite radio fan. Yeah, there’s that merger hanging over the industry’s head (let them merge, I say), but Sirius and XM are now…

Polk Audio’s miDock Portfolio has been relatively successful as an iPod accessory — pretty good sound, pretty good value, pretty good looking — so Sirius Stiletto owners may be happy…

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Sonos Can Now Stream Sirius

2:22 am PDT • August 15, 2007

Sonos, makers of everybody’s favorite way to stream music throughout your house, has announced a partnership with Sirius. The deal: Beginning today, if you’ve got Sonos’ Zoneplayer hardware, you can…

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XpressRC From XM Pumps Out The Tunes

9:44 am PDT • August 13, 2007

XM is heating up the competition for portable satellite radio players by offering a new player called XpressRC. Delphi will be manufacturing the player itself and the offerings aren’t too…

Not a ton of info here, but apparently if this XM-Sirius merger actually goes through, you’ll be able to get your satellite radio on for cheap. Both companies plan to…

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Sirius Live Earth Feed Came From XM

11:06 am PDT • July 9, 2007

For anyone who thought that merging XM and Sirius together would be a royal pain in the ass, this is the proof that it’ll be as easy as Kevin Bacon…

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Frank Sinatra To Host Sirius Show

9:49 am PDT • July 2, 2007

Looks like Frankie is being raised from the dead. Sirius is debuting a new weekly program called “The Chairman’s Hour” that will be hosted by Old Blue Eyes himself. Producers…

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Volkswagen And Sirius Strike Deal

11:00 am PDT • June 25, 2007

Looks like Sirius and Volkswagen have successfully completed a deal that will make Sirius Satellite Radio standard in select VWs from 2008 to 2012. The Touareg 2, New Beetle, New…

XM and Sirius are trying to merge (or hadn’t you heard?) but have encountered a lot of resistance in both the government and the press, to say nothing of legions…

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XM Offering Credit For Downtime

12:09 pm PDT • May 23, 2007

You may have heard that XM was down for almost a whole day and then it came back online. When a service you shell out money for on a monthly…

Sirius will be adding a new station to its lineup consisting of only Grateful Dead tracks. Set to debut this summer, the station will feature classic tracks, new tunes, unreleased…

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XM/Sirius Merger Irrelevant?

11:02 am PDT • March 14, 2007

According to Wayde at Gizmo Cafe it is and I’m inclined to agree at this point. Had the merger produced a more unified service, it would have been something of…

Woah. So XM and Sirius are looking to form a more perfect union. And, at long last, Howard Stern and Oprah fans will have something in common other than being…

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Breaking: XM And Sirius Merge

2:41 pm PST • February 19, 2007

ABC News is reporting that XM and Sirius are merging and are almost complete. The actual merge is expected today with a press conference expected later in the afternoon. Earlier,…

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XM And Sirius In Talks For Merger

1:02 pm PST • November 28, 2006

Whoa there. Out of nowhere comes an article on Ars that claims XM and Sirius are in “low-level merger talks” with each other. This would be absolutely fantastic for customers…

If you’re one of the more than 58 million Cingular Wireless customers in this country, on November 6 you’ll have the option to listen to audio streams of 25 of…

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Sirius Stiletto 100 Video

8:01 am PDT • September 7, 2006

Slashgear has a rendered video of the forthcoming Stiletto 100 from Sirius. This little device will be the first DAP capable of truly portable satellite radio, basically enabling it to…

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Sirius Stiletto 100 Comes Unshod

6:50 am PDT • August 15, 2006

Sirius has produced its first fully-portable satellite radio receiver, and it is a gem. The Sirius Stiletto 100 hosts a bigger screen and an easy-to-use click wheel, putting the device…

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Space Groovin'

10:54 am PDT • August 11, 2006

Ever wish you could listen to your satellite radio anywhere? Well, MusicDock’s new service will allow you to do so from your mobile device. Their service includes real-time song information…