While RIM fights to remain relevant in the smartphone war, it made a great move that should pump some life back into their brand—BlackBerry 7.1 in the Curve models 9360 & 9370 will have the FM chip so you can listen to the radio on your speaker phone.
If you already have either BB model you can update your software to 7.1 and it will unlock the FM radio chip already built-in to your phone. Users who update will automatically see a new radio app on their phone. Now, you’re just a click away from listening to the radio at anytime with these models.
With the apps of iHeartRadio – which already gives access to a growing list of broadcast station, as well as Pandora, and Google Music apps preloaded on many brands, will the public think that an FM app is even necessary?