iPhone to get an FM radio? Let the rumors fly!
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference opens in San Francisco, and it's already sold out 鈥� a hint at how important the event has become for the computer industry at large. At last year's WWDC, for instance, Apple CEO Steve Jobs the iPhone 3G. At the '09 conference, with the app store , what does Apple have in store? (Excuse the pun.)
Over at Ars Technica, Chris Foresman if the company may "be considering ways to 'share' apps with friends in an effort to increase app discovery and spur wider distribution."
In a post at the NewsFactor Network, Frederick Lane : "A successful app-sharing capability would address one of the long-standing gripes among iPhone app developers and customers: The lack of an easy way to test applications before purchase (hence the large number of apps with 'lite' versions). A sharing capability would presumably come with the ability to try out the app before purchase is required."
Meanwhile, on AppleInsider.com, Katie Marsal floats the possibility of a "FM radio in next-gen [iPhone] models." This speculation, she continues, comes "from references in early iPhone 3.0 software betas to a new Broadcom chip that would enable lower-power 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity and the ability to send and receive FM radio transmissions."
