«Putting FM receivers in everything mobile is the goal of folks like Jeff Smulyan at Emmis – but Steve Jobs at Apple is really only interested in applications that can be used worldwide, and he’s pretty ruthless about applying that test. A U.S.-style FM radio wouldn’t do much good in places where they use different standards, as they do in Europe and Japan. And the current HD chip wouldn’t begin to fit in there. So the new 3G-capable phone that Jobs previewed yesterday may be a disappointment to Smulyan – but you look at Jobs’ history and you’re not surprised» «Laura’s MIA», Taylor on radio-info, 10/06/08 [No Japão as estações emissoras de radiodifusão sonora em Frequência Modulada operam na banda dos 76 MHz até aos 90 MHz. Na Rússia a banda é igual. Nos Estados Unidos, a banda é dos 87.8 MHz até aos108.0 MHz e na Europa dos 87.5 aos 107.9 MHz. Acresce a isto que a rádio digital tem padrões diferentes no Japão, EUA e Europa.]

Mais:

«No 3G music downloads for iPhone: According to Apple’s iPhone 3G product page, the mobile version of the iTunes music store will remain accessible only over the phone’s Wi-Fi connection, and will not take advantage of the new 3G capability. I guess it shouldn’t come as a shock that the wireless version of iTunes (dubbed "iTunes Wi-Fi") should remain a strictly Wi-Fi service. Still, it does seem like Apple has missed an obvious opportunity to allow users more ways to purchase music. With services such as Napster Mobile and Rhapsody already allowing wireless music downloads over 3G networks for many iPhone competitors, Apple’s reluctance to jump on board likely comes down to an unwillingness to share per-track revenues with AT&T. After all, when you own the music service and the hardware, why concede any profit to a wireless carrier if you can help it? Only Apple knows for sure why music downloads have been locked out of the iPhone’s 3G capability, but personally I’m disappointed to not see it included. The iPhone is so close to becoming a great music discovery tool, but limitations such as this and lack of Flash audio support are big barriers for online music fans. Oh, and don’t get me started about the lack of streaming Bluetooth audio. »

«NAB and most radio CEOs do not understand Apple CEO Steve Jobs' thinking in continuing to exclude FM radio from the increasingly popular iPhone. Radio people think that if you build it, they will listen. As I frequently point out, you have to take a closer look at the next generation and why they will reject radio -- even on an iPhone. (...) Of course there are technological issues that keep Apple from readily including FM on iPhones not the least of which is the fact that U.S. FM is not compatible in parts of Asia and Europe where different standards exist. (....) There are plenty of reasons to leave FM off the iPhone. If I am right -- and I could be misreading it -- radio as we know it has seen its better day. While a minority of listeners might want to use their Blackberries or other smart phones as radio receivers, it is in fact -- a minority. (...)It means its leaders must invent radio as we don't know it» .Jerry del colliano, The FM-Free iPhone  Inside Music Media 11/06/08