The key new feature is TuneIn Live, which aims to encourage content discovery through a customized interface.
Rival streaming radio services such as Stitcher, TuneIn and National Public Radio are also scrapping for space on dashboard displays.
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Other apps accessible via Sensus Connected Touch include Google maps, TuneIn, iGO navigation and an app store for new functions and updates.
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For more information about the update, check out the press release and a full gallery of TuneIn Live screenshots after the break.
But TuneIn, which offers both free and paid versions of its Pro apps, did notice some differences between Android and Apple users.
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What they found is that the most popular time of day to listen on TuneIn is from 12pm to 1pm Central Daylight Time.
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With around 70, 000 stations from around the world in its database, TuneIn is rightly one of the more popular radio apps out there.
The latest BMW Approved Apps include Audible (downloadable audio books and other spoken-word content), Glympse (location sharing), Rhapsody (subscription music service) and TuneIn (Internet radio).
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With TuneIn, BMW drivers will not only get thousands of music radio stations, but also live sports, news and talk shows from around the world.
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The BMW Apps integration will enable users to access the TuneIn app using infotainment controls of their vehicle, allowing them to navigate the world's radio from their car.
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Both carriers pre-load TuneIn Radio and SoundHound as well.
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An acquisition in 2010 bought it the name TuneIn.
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TuneIn marketing director Ryan Polivka and director of product Kristin George told us that the refocus toward discovery will get users addicted to new stations they would never have heard of before.
You can also enjoy your entire music library stored on your PC or Mac, as well as from online music services such Napster, along with over 30, 000 Internet radio stations from TuneIn.
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TuneIn lets people listen to the world's music, sports, talk and news from wherever they are, with over 70, 000 AM, FM, HD and Internet radio stations and more than two million on-demand programs streaming from every continent.
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Also announced was news that the Ouya will be getting a media player from XBMC, and international radio fans will have access to TuneIn, a service that lets people listen to select radio stations from all over the world.
With the popularity of Internet radio ( iHeartRadio and TuneIn, for instance), streaming stations (Pandora, Slacker) and the myriad of other music options available on line like Rdio and Spotify, does this spell the end of the viability of FM radio?
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TuneIn Radio offers streaming music, sports and news from every corner of the earth, with over 70, 000 radio stations and 2 million on-demand programs, while the ShopNBC channel gives you access to live streaming feeds from one of the most popular home shopping networks.
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We also received a quick demo of TuneIn, an iPhone app that pulls in radio stations around the world, featuring recommendation features like a Favorites button, local trending and a Jump button, which uses an algorithm to pull songs and the like based on your listening habits.
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TuneIn now will suggest related stations and Glympse, a location sharing app, will automatically pull your destination from the car's GPS. Overall the data that powers the apps is still pulled down by the phone, so watch those data caps, but without a doubt this is a far safer way of using apps than actually picking up your phone.
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