Happen to have an old FM Radio and a smartphone sitting around collecting dust? DIY electronics blog The Daily Life of a DIY Person shows how you can combine an HTC Hero phone with an old FM Radio for ...

For months, TagStation LLC and the team behind its NextRadio app worked hard with Apple to get its smartphones to include an enabled FM chip, which would allow users to access local radio stations.

Well, I almost can’t believe it – finally someone has figured out how to put an AM radio, and not just an FM radio, into a mobile phone, something that I’ve wanted for years. While SE’s “R306” does ...

Following hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Apple is facing renewed calls to activate the iPhone's FM radio, which the Cupertino company says is technically impossible. Federal Communications Commission ...

You can already get tons of radio stations streamed to your phone, so why would you want to use an FM radio? There are a few good reasons. FM reception requires a lot less power than streaming, so it ...

Your smartphone may include an FM radio chip but, chances are, it doesn't work. Now, an online campaign has launched in Canada, putting pressure on telecoms and manufacturers to turn on the radio ...

The FM radio has long been absent from most smartphones but lately, more and more manufacturers are enabling the FM radio chip in their devices. Now, the Federal Communications Commission is urging ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. FCC chairman ...

Eighty-five-year-old technology is still one of the best ways for government officials to convey information to the public during natural disasters. FM radio, first introduced in the 1930s, remains a ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is currently preparing a new Windows Phone 8 update, The ...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in India has requested mobile manufacturers to enable the FM radio receiver function on all phones sold in the country. They have called on ...