June 14, 2008
AOL Turns the iPhone into an Expensive Radio
A new AOL Radio application will connect to AOL’s servers by way of the cellular network, reports Bits.
"The phone’s GPS system will monitor signals from satellites orbiting 12,000 miles in space in order to determine your location. This will automatically determine your location and tune to the digital stream from the nearest CBS station.
... The AOL service lets you listen to some 200 stations, including CBS radio stations and others programmed to 25 genres.
The AOL application will work over a Wi-Fi connection and the cellular data network with both the original iPhone and the faster 3G iPhone. Kevin Conroy, an executive vice president of AOL, said in an e-mail that the application offers sound quality as good as listening to a CD."
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