AOL Radio on 3G iPhone
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AOL Radio won a coveted Apple Design Award for a version of the player designed for the iPhone. The AOL developed application was highlighted during the “iPhone Developer Showcase” portion of the annual awards ceremony last night at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco and won the award for “Best Entertainment Application”.
AOL Radio for iPhone gives iPhone users free access to more than 200 AOL Radio stations and 150 CBS Radio stations while on the go. Among other features, the player automatically adjusts the bandwidth of the stream based on connection speed, and automatically highlights local CBS Radio stations based on the user’s current location. The award represents a significant milestone in AOL’s efforts to “get back to the Mac.”
Built using Apple’s Beta iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK), the new application gives users immediate, free access to over 350 online radio stations, including 150 local CBS RADIO stations and custom channels plus more than 200 AOL Radio channels. The AOL Radio iPhone application will be available as a free download with the launch of Apple’s App Store.
AOL Radio for iPhone leverages iPhone’s Core Location framework to detect a user’s location and automatically display CBS RADIO stations nearest to the user. Additionally, AOL Radio for iPhone automatically adapts to the current connection speed of the device providing low-bandwidth streams when on a cellular network versus higher quality audio for WiFi connections.
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