FM radio activated for BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Q10 and BlackBerry Q5 users
Mark Bridge writes:
There was great news for some BlackBerry owners this week. The new 10.2.1 update to the BlackBerry 10 OS was released, offering a new incoming call screen, SMS and email groups, more options for locking and unlocking, extra battery usage information, enterprise features and - for customers with a BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Q10 or BlackBerry Q5 smartphone - an FM radio.
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We interview Shankar Meembat about the UTuneMe radio app
Mark Bridge writes:
Targeted advertising on mobile devices is something we’re all getting increasingly familiar with. Visit a web site and there’s a good chance you’ll see an advertisement that’s aimed directly at you, perhaps using information about the sites you’ve previously visited, the type of smartphone you’re using or even your location.
Yet listen to the radio or stream music on your smartphone and that same level of personalisation hasn’t been aavailable. That’s all changing now, with help from a new service called UTuneMe.
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Podcast - 25th January 2013
In this special feature we're talking to Shankar Meembat, co-founder and CEO of Exaget, about the company's new UTuneMe service.
It lets broadcasters add targeted audio advertisements to radio programmes that are streamed onto smartphones.
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UK mobile network operators will be allowed to buy and sell radio spectrum from each other under new Ofcom proposals published today.
Unwanted or little-used frequencies in certain parts of the country could be re-sold, which could improve services for consumers.
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RAJAR, the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK, has published figures that show how people listen to the radio online and via mobile phones.
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