In-house Radio.app in the works for iPhone and iPod touch
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — We've just received a tip that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch.  From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod Nanos.  The source mentioned that this application could also be incorporated into the iPod.app before release. The holdup on this app is that Apple is trying to integrate the Mobile iTunes Store purchases into the functionality of the program.  For instance, if you like a song you are listening to on the radio ...

Rumor: Apple Unlocking iPhone and iPod Touch's FM Powers With Radio App [Rumor]
Gizmodo — 9to5Mac hears that the iPhone and iPod are getting a radio app like the iPod nano's that'll be able play FM radio in the background. It'll be integrated with the iTunes store, supposedly, so you can buy songs you like. The hardware capability for FM radio does exists in some models—the current iPod touch and iPhone 3GS have FM transmitters, and the 2nd-gen iPod touch also has a chip that's capable of receiving FM signals, though it uses it for Nike+ stuff. It'd make sense to add more software parity across the line, but who knows—no date given for ...

Rumor: Apple Unlocking iPhone and iPod Touch's Latent FM Powers With Radio App [Rumor]
Gizmodo — 9to5Mac hears that the iPhone and iPod are getting a radio app like the iPod nano's that'll be able play FM radio in the background. It'll be integrated with the iTunes store, supposedly, so you can buy songs you like. The hardware capability for FM radio does exists in some models—the current iPod touch and iPhone 3GS have FM transmitters, and the 2nd-gen iPod touch also has a chip that's capable of receiving FM signals, though it uses it for Nike+ stuff (so if there is a radio app, maybe it'll just be for current-gen models). It'd make sense to add ...

Apple Developing FM Radio App for iPhone?
The iPhone Blog — ... 9to5Mac is reporting they’ve received a tip that Apple is developing an FM Radio app for the iPhone and iPod touch that will have background multi-tasking (like Apple’s Phone and iPod apps), and may be able to pause live programming like the ...

Apple Working on FM Radio Application for iPhone, iPod Touch
iPhone Alley - RSS — If you're wishing for FM radio functionality on your iPhone or iPod touch, you may not have much longer to wait. Per 9 to 5 Mac, a new tips is claiming that Apple is in the process of bringing FM radio functionality to the handsets. The functionality would reportedly be similar to that found in the fifth-generation iPod nano, which offers the ability pause radio and tag songs for use in iTunes.

FM Radio App Coming to iPhone and iPod Touch
iPhone Savior —   A delicious rumor has sprung up that Apple is busy developing an in-house radio.app for use on the iPhone and iPod touch according to a report by 9 to 5 Mac. The hold up appears to be that Apple is working to integrate Mobile iTunes Store purchases into the functionality of the app. If you like the song your listening to, you can buy it and download within a few taps."From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod Nanos," 9 ...

Apple Bringing FM Radio to iPhone with Radio.app?
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — Your iPod has FM. Why not your iPhone? 9to5mac reports they've got a source who says this exact app is in the works for the iPhone. Supposedly we're all waiting on the integration of MobileMusicStore (iTunes.app) with this - basically, if you're listening to a station in the US that supports ...

News: Mix: iTunesLP.net, FM app, SmartStart, KoalaKase
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — A new website has sprung up called iTunesLP.net , offering tutorials on how to create iTunes LP files for albums that Apple doesn’t offer in the new format, as well as an area offering downloadable iTunes LP files—at the moment, only the Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra soundtrack to Fantasia is available. On the About page, the team behind the site explains, “At this moment these iTunes LPs are available for a select list of new releases on the iTunes store. However we think it would be nice to have many older, out-of-print, obscure albums or albums on indie-labels to get the same experience; and with ...

FM Radio coming to the iPhone?
The iPhone User Guide — ... 9to5Mac is reporting they’ve received a tip that Apple is developing an FM Radio app for the iPhone and iPod touch that will have background multi-tasking (like Apple’s Phone and iPod apps), and may be able to pause live programming like the new iPod nano radio feature. ...

RUMOR: Apple soon to enable FM radio in iPhone and iPod touch
MacDailyNews — RUMOR: Apple soon to enable FM radio in iPhone and iPod touch Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 06:39 PM EDT "We've just received a tip that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch. From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod nanos," Seth Weintraub reports for 9 to 5 Mac. "The source mentioned that this application could also be incorporated into the iPod.app before release," Weintraub reports. "Though it wasn't specified, the app will likely have the same Live Pause ...

The iPhone Wrap: Apple's New Radio App; Multi-Tasking Dreaming; App Store Complaints
mocoNews — ... ) is working on iPhone radio app: Apple is developing its own iPhone radio.app, according to a tip sent to 9to5mac.com. The app will operate in the background and will be like a FM radio, which is already available on the new iPod Nanos. ...

iPhone and iPod touch radio app with iTunes store integration on the horizon?
Engadget — We know what you're thinking, how dare that new iPod nano have features your premium iPhone and iPod touch handhelds don't? Well, if this 9 to 5 Mac rumor has any merit, Apple is right there with you and has a solution in the works. According to said whispers, a Radio app is in the ...

FM Radio in iPhone/iPod Touch?
Mac Soda — ... So says Seth Weintraub, and based on a few chats with him and others, its pretty certainly legit. The question I asked was “Since when is there an FM Tuner in my phone?”. Apparently its been there since the first iPhone, just never utilized by Apple with no APIs supporting it. My guess is we’ll see this nice software update at the next event, perhaps with new iMacs/MacBooks/Keyboards. But that’s just my guess… ...

Apple to Release FM Radio App for the iPhone
SolSie.com — ... The latest iPhone uses the Broadcom BCM4329 wireless chip, which is known for support of 802.11n/5GHz network as well as send receive FM radio signals. Currently only the Nike+ is using the FM receiver of the iPhone. Mac enthusiast site 9to5Mac just received from a tipster that Apple is developing an iPhone Radio App, which can run in the background similar to the iPod app. The radio app is an “enabler” to the iTunes store for your impulse purchase. The latest iPod Nano also offers FM radio with live pause. It is our hope that similar feature will also find its way to the ...

Rumor: Apple adding FM Radio to the iPhone and iPod touch?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Audio, Rumors, iPhone, iPod touchJust like the 5th generation iPod nano that was introduced last month, Apple may soon be adding the capability to tune in to FM radio stations on the iPhone and iPod touch. As some of you may remember, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chipsets in the iPhone 3GS and the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch models already have the capability to support FM radio tuning. It's also reported that you'll be able to listen to the radio in the background, allowing you to use apps at the same time, just like you listen to music synced ...

Apple Develops iPhone Radio App
I4U News — Apple Develops iPhone Radio App Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:39:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr | Topic: Apple Apple somewhat surprisingly caved in and offers a FM Tuner in the newest iPhone nano 5G after years of neglecting radio on the iPod. 9 to 5 Mac reports now that a source told that Apple is actually developing a Radio app for the iPhone and iPod touch that can run in the background like the iPod app. The current iPod touch and iPhone hardware actually has the FM capability already in the hardware. Currently FM is used for the Nike+ accessories. With a iPhone Radio app the FM circuits would be ...

Is the iPhone getting FM radio capabilities?
PalmAddicts — [From Eric Mann] Is the iPhone getting FM radio capabilities? "We've just received a tip that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch. From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as ...

Rumor: Apple To Switch On Sleeping FM Radio in iPhone, iPod Touch
Wired: Gadget Lab — Rumor site 9to5Mac reports that Apple is on the cusp of releasing an FM radio application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. And get this: it will be for the current models, not for some new hardware revision. According to the rumor, Apple will awaken the slumbering FM transceiver already dormant within the devices, currently only used to talk to the Nike+ widget. This speculation seems to fit in with Apple’s switching on of the Bluetooth functionality inside the second-gen iPod Touch with the 3.0 software update, but the rumor then gets a little weird: The holdup on this app is ...

Apple working on radio app with iTunes support
Unwired View — While shipping new iPhone 3GS’ that can’t be jailbroken, Apple is also busy developing its own radio app for iPhone and iPod touch. 9to5Mac has it that the upcoming radio app should have the same functionality as the FM radio included in Apple’s new iPod nano (unveiled in September). Apple also wants to integrate iTunes purchases into this radio app – allowing you to track down the songs you’re listening on your favorite radio station, and buy them via the iTunes Mobile store. Of course, for that to happen, you’ll have to be in the US and the radio station should support tagging. ...

Linkpost | 10.14.2009
TechBlog — ... - Reports indicate the ROM in newest 3GSes may be immune to jailbreaking. • In-house Radio.app in the works for iPhone and iPod touch - More rumorware. In this instance, it would include the same pause/rewind feature found in the new iPod nano. • ...

Reports claim Apple developing own iPhone radio app
The latest news from the mobile content industry — Apple is developing its own FM radio application for iPhone and iPod touch, according to Apple news site 9 to 5 Mac . The app would follow in the footsteps as the FM radio in the latest iPod nano, and would be able to run in the background while people are using other applications. What's more, the story also suggests that Apple wants to build in iTunes Store functionality, allowing radio listeners to tap through to buy songs that they like. This might be a US-only feature for radio stations that use HD 'tagging', although we wonder if Apple could use some kind of Shazam-like identification technology (or, indeed, Shazam ...

Report: Apple to Activate Latent FM Radio in iPhone, touch
Cult of Mac — Report: Apple to Activate Latent FM Radio in iPhone, touch 7:39 am, October 14th, 2009, Ed Sutherland Apple may enable iPhone and iPod touch users to receive FM radio via a built-in feature previously dormant, says a report. The Cupertino, Calif. company is developing a radio.app that operates similar to the FM feature in the latest iPod iphone-fm Nanos, according to the 9to5Mac blog. Although the latest iPhones and iPod touch devices have long been able to broadcast via an FM signal, allowing hands-free operation in cars, reception of FM signals until now has been limited to the Nike+ system. Release of the Apple-built ...

Apple takes on Microsoft's Zune with FM Radio iPhone app
TG Daily - All News — Apple is reportedly developing an in-house radio application for the iPhone and iPod touch. According to 9to5mac , the nascent app will be capable of functioning "in the background" and is likely to offer the "same functionality" as the Nano FM radio. However, Apple has apparently experienced difficultly with integrating the Mobile iTunes Store purchases into the functionality of the application. "For instance, if you like a song you are listening to on the radio (and that station supports tagging and you are in the US), you will be able to push a button and see the song (and all of the information around it) in the ...

Apple iPhone and iPod Touch to Get in-house Radio App
Gadget Venue — 9 to 5 Mac just received a tip which indicates that the iPhone and iPod touch are to get an in-house developed radio application. The application is said to run the same functionality as the FM radio app found in new iPod Nanos. Apple are still working on the application and right now we hear that it is just being held up by problems with integrating it in to the Mobile iTunes application. Basically, if you like a song you hear on the radio you can then go ahead and purchase it from the iTunes store. The system relies on radio stations using tagging which can pass the details of the current song to ...

Rumor Has It: Apple Developing Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch
TheAppleBlog — ... 9to5Mac reports that the new app will be allowed to run in the background, and may be incorporated into the existing iPod software on the device. It will apparently feature the exact same functionality as the radio app on the iPod Nano, (such as ...

Apple, Playing Catchup With Zune, May Add iPhone FM
The Chart — Now that the speculation on an Apple tablet has died down (with no tablet yet launched), the latest rumor on the mill has the Cupertino, Calif.-based iPhone maker developing a software upgrade that would add FM functionality to its smartphone and iPod Touch devices. The reports first surfaced in the online publication, 9to5Mac.com, which said it has heard that Apple is working on an upgrade that would activate FM radio functionality already built into iPhone hardware. While there are several thousand iPhone applications, at least, that allow for live streaming of FM radio ...

Report: Apple developing radio app for iPhone
iPhone Atlas — Apple is allegedly building a new app for its iPhone and iPod Touch that will bring FM radio to the devices, according to a report on 9 to 5 Mac. (Credit: Apple Citing anonymous sources, the Apple news site says the functionality of the application will be similar to what ...

Report: Apple developing radio app for iPhone
Crave: The gadget blog — Apple is allegedly building a new app for its iPhone and iPod Touch that will bring FM radio to the devices, according to a report on 9 to 5 Mac. (Credit: Apple Citing anonymous sources, the Apple news site says the functionality of the application will be similar to what ...

RUMOR: FM Radio App Coming to iPhone/iPod Touch?
Mashable! — ... The website 9to5Mac is reporting on a tip they’ve received claiming that Apple is working on an in-house radio app for the iPhone and iPod touch. ...

Rumor: Apple to ‘unlock’ Radio.app for iPhone and iPod touch?
MobileCrunch — ... 9 to 5 Mac has received word that Apple is working on bringing FM radio capabilities to its iPhone and iPod touch lines. More specifically, Radio.app (as it is known) will purportedly have permission to operate in the background (because Apple’s apps are better than the 80,000 other apps that don’t get to run in the background, or something) and “will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod Nanos.” ...

Apple working on FM radio for iPhone/iPod touch?
TechSpot — Apple is reportedly on the verge of releasing an FM radio application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Citing anonymous sources, rumor site 9to5mac.com claims the app will be allowed to operate in the background and should offer similar functionality to that of the new iPod nano models, which includes the ability to pause live FM transmissions and fast-forward when you resume playing. Apparently the launch would have come sooner but Apple is still working on integrating the new feature with its mobile iTunes Store, so that users are just a few taps away from purchasing any song they are listening to on the radio -- ...

Report: Apple developing radio app for iPhone
Top iPhone News — Apple is allegedly building a new app for its iPhone and iPod Touch that will bring FM radio to the devices, according to a report on 9 to 5 Mac. ...

Radio on the iPhone
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — Like lots of people these days, I get most of my music either from my collection or through on-demand internet radio sources like Pandora and Last.fm. The last time I actively listened to the on-air radio must have been years ago.  Clearly, I am not the target market of this ...

Poll: Does iPhone really need FM radio?
Phones Review — The rumour is that Apple is working on a new application for their iPhone and iPod Touch which reportedly delivers FM radio to the handsets claims an article over on 9to5mac. According to “anonymous sources” the app functionality will be somewhat similar to the app Apple built for the iPod Nano which includes the ability to pause and fast forward FM radio. Apparently the delay is getting this new application to the iPhone and iPod Touch is because Apple wants to integrate it with their iTunes store as with integration users will be able to tap a song they hear and purchase a copy via the ...

Adding FM to iPhone/iPod touch an easy bone to throw users
Infinite Loop — A new rumor this week suggests that Apple is developing an FM tuner app for iPhone and iPod touch users. Though not every device has the capability to receive FM signals, building the app is a simple way to add an extra feature to the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and second- and third-gen iPod touches. An anonymous source for 9to5Mac says work on the app is mostly done at this point, and will likely take cues from the FM tuner interface of the recently introduced fifth-gen iPod nano. However, Apple is reportedly still working on integrating ...

Rumorville: iPhone/iPod Touch to get FM radio?
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — [image] Word on the street has it that Apple is working on an FM radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that would play tunes in the background and let you tag songs you like for purchase on iTunes. There's been no official word from Apple, of course, but 9 to 5 Mac reports that the "Radio.app" is "being developed in-house" at Apple HQ, and that it'll include several of the same features now present in the new iPod Nano's FM radio application . Among those features: The ability to "Live Pause" and rewind an FM stream, similar to the way a DVR works, plus "iTunes Tagging," which lets add a song to a list ...

Apple developing FM Radio App for iPhone and iPod Touch?
PR News: — Over at 9to5Mac they have received a tip-off that an FM radio application for the iPhone and iPod Touch is being developed by Apple, and it will offer the same functionality as the FM Radio function in the latest generation of iPod Nano’s. It is believed this FM app will integrate with the iTunes mobile store, and that if you are listening to a radio station which supports tagging then you will be able to check out the details of the song right there on the spot, and even purchase it right there on the go. Apple’s iPod’s and iPhone’s have been able to receive FM signals for quite ...

Radios Appear: Will New App Turn On iPhone's Dormant FM Tuner?
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — Envious of those new iPod Nano's with their built-in FM tuners?  Want the same functionality in your current iDevice? Surprise!  It may already be there. Turns out your iPhone or iPod already has an FM tranceiver built into it -- but unless you're using the Nike+ widget, it hasn't been doing ...

Apple May Very Well be Working on Radio App
Unwired View — ... that Nano users now enjoy. So what is Apple waiting for? Apparently Apple is hoping to integrate the radio with the iPhone’s iTunes store to enable purchases of the song you are currently listening to (much like song tagging). Keep those fingers crossed. Here’s to hoping! And wouldn’t it be wonderful if devs would at that point be able to utilize the FM radio as well for their apps? Just a thought. via 9to5Mac ...

Apple to enable iPhone 3GS radio soon?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — The iPhone can receive FM radio signals, but it has yet to support FM radio functionality. The iPod Nano can play radio through its integrated FM receiver, heck, it even allows you to pause live radio with the Live Pause feature. What about the iPhone? According to one of 9to5mac’s ...

Apple soon to activate ‘hidden’ FM radio in iPhone and iPod Touch?
APC - Tagged Articles - Apple — It’s no secret that the iPod Touch is capable of more than Apple lets on – or rather, more than Apple will let the device do. Last month a ‘teardown’ of the third-gen iPod Touch by iFixit revealed the presence of a Broadcom wireless chip which packs an FM receiver and FM transmitter (along with 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi). A refresh of the iPod Nano, released at the same time as the new Touch, added an FM radio along with support for ‘live pause’ and iTunes Tagging. The former permits the user to pause a live FM broadcast and record the incoming stream onto the Nano’s flash memory for up to 15 minutes. Users can ‘rewind’ the ...

Apple May Unlock Radio Capabilities In iPhones/iTouches
EverythingiCafe — Rumor has it that Apple may unleash the dormant FM receiving abilities for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 9to5Mac have received a tip that Cupertino is looking to roll out a FM Radio application, using the hardware that was previously only used with Nike+. If their source is accurate, the radio application will allow users to click through to iTunes, and buy a currently playing song. ...