I am not sure how many others are excited about this but I think its a pretty cool side feature. I used to love the FM radio on my Nokia ages ago and its cool to see RIM is sort of bringing it back. They just announced that the FM Radio API we heard about a bit before will be coming with OS 7.1 on the BlackBerry Curve 9360 and 9380. I am not sure why the CDMA variants were left out but I am guessing it has to do with the different chipsets.
Either way anybody else looking forward to the radio feature? It simply uses your headphones as a FM radio antenna.
A. Dent Not Registered
Posted: January 9, 2012 at 11:38 AM EST
Very disappointing that the flagship model 9900 does not have this feature…
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3282
Posted: January 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM EST
It has to do with it having a Marvell chipset instead of the Snapdragon Qualcomm chipsets in the higher end BlackBerry 7 devices. Still it would have been cool on all of them!
A. Dent Not Registered
Posted: January 9, 2012 at 12:14 PM EST
Thats what I mean – of course the “flagship” model should have the “best” chipset as well … or else – it is no longer a flagship…
Always make the falgships/ambassadors first – then the “economy models” after…
Nae Not Registered
Posted: January 9, 2012 at 12:33 PM EST
It’s like the 9500 storm having touchscreen but no wifi
They can’t make a phone with all the accessories in it
A. Dent Not Registered
Posted: January 9, 2012 at 1:09 PM EST
of course they can have it all… it just require some ingenuity to make it all work together – and not just a shoparound in Asia.
nyet ( View Profile) - Posts: 6
Posted: January 9, 2012 at 1:01 PM EST
When will this coming to Bold?
Terrence T ( View Profile) - Posts: 1820
Posted: January 10, 2012 at 7:36 AM EST
Dont think chipset is inside..
nyet ( View Profile) - Posts: 6
Posted: January 10, 2012 at 11:17 AM EST
I hope that Bold will have it in the next iteration
Terrence T ( View Profile) - Posts: 1820
Posted: January 10, 2012 at 7:35 AM EST
I want my curve back