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AOL came up with an iPhone application that
won the Apple award for "Best Entertainment Application" at this
year's WWDC.
Going by the name of AOL
Radio, the new application enables users to access the radio service through EDGE or Wi-Fi.
The users of the 3G iPhone should also know
that this application is ad-supported, therefore it will come free of charge.
The AOL developed application was highlighted
during the "iPhone Developer Showcase" and it was created using the
iPhone SDK.
According to Kevin Conroy, an executive vice
president of AOL, the sound quality offered by AOL Radio is as good as that of
CD music.
The service will include around 200 AOL
stations, as well as about 150 CBS stations, all of which are divided into 25
genres.
Up to this point, AOL has had a very eventful 2008.
Last month the company announced its decision to support the OpenSocial
project, announced by Google in October. AOL joined the heavy name group formed
so far, which includes Linkedln, Hi5, Bebo and Plaxo.
Halfway through April, AOL agreed to buy contextual
display company Sphere Source. During its three years of activity, Sphere
Source has raised about $4 million in venture funding from companies such as
Hearst Publishing, Trident Capital, True Ventures and also from About.com
founder, Scott Kurnit.
In March, AOL announced it has acquired Bebo,
one of the most popular social networking sites Europe. AOL agreed to pay for
its acquisition $850 million in cash. Bebo has 40 million worldwide users and
is considered one of the leading social networks in the UK.
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