There was a great Huffington Post post a couple years ago: a Radio Shack ad from 1991, accompanied by the comment that every single product in it has now been replaced by the smartphone. You know: ...

You don’t have to be an investigative journalist or a private eye in an old noir film to use a police scanner, nor do you need to splurge on a stand-alone device just to get the inside scoop. The ...

Listening to radio on a smartphone or tablet via headset is one of the killer features of the mobile platform. In this week’s All Things Appy, we take a look at the must-have, free radio apps for ...

A few blocks over, police recently swarmed a house late at night. I really wanted to go see what was going on, but didn’t want to get in the way. Can I listen to my local police scanner on my phone or ...

During the recent George Floyd protests, police scanner app downloads have skyrocketed. If you're hoping to avoid a confrontation with local law enforcement while peacefully protesting or you just ...