July 19, 2010
Help us get the word out
We've heard from a lot of our customers about how they recommend Pocket Tunes Radio to their friends and family and we appreciate that immensely. In addition to recommending Pocket Tunes, there are a couple of other things you can do that will help us in the App store. We want to keep enhancing Pocket Tunes so the better we do in the App store, the more new features and enhancements we can add.
Here are a couple of things you can do:
#1: Vote up 5-star reviews on iTunes. Give a thumbs up to any 5 star reviews. The more thumbs up the higher they go on the list of reviews
#2: Write your own 5-star reviews on iTunes. Positive reviews in the iTunes App store always help us. So if you are enjoying Pocket Tunes and have a moment, please pop up a review in the store.
Just click here to jump to the Pocket Tunes page in the iTunes store.
Thank you again to everyone who has supported Pocket Tunes and sent us so many positive comments about our software. If you have already written a positive review in the App store for Pocket Tunes, thank you very very much!! If you haven't yet but plan to, what are you waiting for? :-) And THANK YOU in advance.
As always, if you ever run into a problem using Pocket Tunes or have a suggestion, please contact us in support
- Dave, NormSoft Inc.
June 28, 2010
NEW Pocket Tunes Update 5.5.4, iOS4 support added, multitasking and more
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that Apple approved our update for iOS4 multitasking so get over to the App store and update to the latest version, 5.5.4, especially if you are using OS4.
The main feature of this update is the support for multitasking. So now any station you can play in Pocket Tunes, you can play in the background. Even subscription channels.
But there is more to that.
- Podcasts can be played in the background, even while the rest of the episode is downloading
- When Pocket Tunes is playing in the background, double press the home button, swipe left to right and you access the media control bar where you can pause/play Pocket Tunes without having to go to the App.
- When Pocket Tunes is playing and the phone is locked, double press the home button to bring up media controls and you can pause/play Pocket Tunes without unlocking the phone
- the last position played sport is remembered even if the podcast or recording is being played in the background.
So that is a few of the things that this update adds. We'll have more to add and tweak going forward.
Check out the new update at http://bit.ly/bcxO7n .
- Dave, NormSoft Inc.
June 10, 2010
And if you can't listen live, you can always listen (to a) PODCAST!
We have a bunch of World Cup podcasts to choose from and we added even more today! Here's a sample of some of the World Cup podcasts available in our catalog:
World Cup Daily
ESPNsoccernet World Cup Podcast
EPL Talk Soccer
Soccerlens.com >> Soccerlens Podcast
The Sound of Football Podcast
Alan Davies' Armchair World Cup
It'll Go To Penalties - The World Cup Podcast
Sports Bench - Football World Cup
FIFA World Cup Today
SI Soccer Podcast
5 live's World Football Phone-in
FIFA Soccer Blog
The Soccer Show
The Total Football Soccer Show
The Football FanCast
A Game of Two Halves ยป Podcast
SoccerGossip's Blog / Podcast
Sports Bench - Football World Cup 2010
The Football Ramble
TheGame - Times Online
World Cup Buzz 2010 (to access this podcast, go to this Knowledge Base article, http://www.normsoft.com/kb/idx/55/325/article/ , in the Pocket Tunes Web Browser and follow the steps in the article to add this podcast)
So that's a ample of some, yes some, of the World Cup podcasts in our catalog. Most can be found in the Browse Podcasts -> Sports & Recreation -> Professional group. You can enter a search term like "football" or "Soccer" and see podcasts with those keywords attached to them.
Some of the podcasts can also be found in the "Recently Added" section. But those will drop off the list as we add more podcasts.
Please contact support if you know of any Podcasts we are missing
The Beautiful Game...on Radio, Pocket Tunes Radio that is.
So it's finally FIFA World Cup 2010 time!!
Now we know most of you football/footie/soccer fans will be trying to catch the games on television. But there may be times you can't get to a TV or your colleagues might not appreciate the 52" Samsung that suddenly sprung up on your desk. So in the interest of convenience or say, stealth (much easier to stuff an earphone discreetly into your ear than explain why you have a TV on your desk) we created this list of stations that MAY carry some of the World Cup games. And also a few podcasts you might want to add to your subscription list.
We say MAY because though all of these stations have indicated they will be carrying various matches on the radio, some may not have the rights to stream them over the internet. Also, some stations may be country restricted so you may not be able to receive them in your country (unless of course the station resides in your country)
Here is what we know as of June 10, 2010. Please contact support if you know of any stations we are missing.
We'll list the country the station or radio group is from and the name of the station or group of stations.
Argentina -> Radio Nacional
Australia -> SBS (no internet stream located at this time)
Brazil -> Radio Bandeirantes
Denmark -> Nova FM
France -> Radio Monte Carlo (RMC)
Germany -> ARD (Let us know if you know which ARD station is streaming the games)
Ireland -> RTE
Italy -> RAI, RTL 102.5
Mexico -> Televisa (let us know if you know specific stations streaming the games)
Panama -> RPC
Portugal -> RTP
Sweden -> SR
United Kingdom -> BBC Radio 5 Live, talkSport
We have created a new Group in the iPhone called "World Cup". Update your catalog to see the new Group. As we find stations carrying games or even frequent updates, we'll add them to that group.
As the World Cup gets underway, we'll update this Blog with more information. Many of the stations do not really say if they will stream live games in audio over the net so it may take some detective work to find games. Feel free to tweet us at our Twitter feed @PocketTunes if you find a station playing a game.
March 17, 2010
Happy St. Patrick's day!! Some stations to keep things Irish today
We just wanted to give you a few stations to listen to if you want to get in the Irish mood today. All the stations listed below are in the catalogs of all our version of Pocket Tunes unless noted. Update your catalog (see links at the end) to make sure you have them all. All the listed stations are in the World group and some may be in other groups as well. On the iPhone/touch you can use the search feature to locate them as well.
Also, just a reminder that we have a St. Patrick's Day skin available for the iPhone. See our previous blog article for more information on the skin, http://bit.ly/cwEAcZ.
Click on image for larger view.
Some Irish stations to get a little green with:
All Irish Radio (more modern Irish oriented)
LiveIreland (taking requests from all over the world)
Celtic Music Radio (more Celtic oriented but still cool)
Green Mist Radio(more traditional Irish music oriented but modern tracks as well)
To update your catalog, see the following articles in the Knowledge Base:
For iPhone/touch see this Knowledge Base article: http://bit.ly/eA5vu
For Palm/Windows Mobile see this Knowledge Base article: http://bit.ly/7E02C7
-Dave, with Irish eyes smilin'
March 5, 2010
Two new skins added to Pocket Tunes Radio
We just wanted to let you know that we have added two new skins to Pocket Tunes Radio for the iPhone/touch.
Everyone turns a little Irish on March 17th. Here's your chance to turn your iPhone/touch a little Irish. We have a fun new skin that will put a little smile on your face and who knows, maybe give you a little Leprechaun luck as well.
Check out the new St. Patrick's Day skin:
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We've also added a beautiful Fourth of July skin. Yes we know July 4th is a while away but isn't it nice to think about summer while we are still dealing with winter? Besides we liked the look of the skin so much we wanted to get it out as soon as possible:
Click on image for larger view.
To purchase a skin, simply tap on "Pocket Tunes" in the "Now Playing screen. Then tap "Get More". Then select the skin you wish to purchase and follow the prompts to complete the purchase. Once complete you are returned to the Now Playing screen. Select the newly downloaded skin to load it into Pocket Tunes.
March 1, 2010
New station KNVBC launches and added to Pocket Tunes Radio
We just wanted to let you know that KNVBC is a new station that has launched today.
The station describes itself as "your online source for old-fashioned, gospel, Christian music, revival preaching, and much more!"
So if you are using Pocket Tunes Radio or Pocket Tunes Faith, look for KNVBC in the 'Featured' and 'Spiritual' groups of your app.
Note, make sure that your catalog is up to date to see the station. See this Knowledge Base article on how to do that: http://bit.ly/eA5vu
- Dave,
February 1, 2010
Grammy Radio 2010: Hear the winners (and the not winners too)
We just wanted to point you to Grammy Radio 2010. They're playing (as is pretty obvious from the station names) all the nominees and winners of the 2010 Grammys.
So if you didn't get enough Grammy last night, check it out in the Featured and/or Pop/Rock sections of all version of Pocket Tunes that support Internet Radio.
**Make sure that your catalog is up to date in order to see the station:
For iPhone/touch see this Knowledge Base article: http://bit.ly/eA5vu
For Palm/Windows Mobile see this Knowledge Base article: http://bit.ly/7E02C7
- Dave
January 21, 2010
Major update to scanner feeds
We just wanted to let our iPhone/touch customers know that we have updated the way our catalog works with Radio Reference, the largest scanner site on the net. We have tightened our integration with their catalog to allow for daily updates from their servers.
What this means for Pocket Tunes Radio and Pocket Tunes Scanner customers is faster updates when new feeds are added or exiting feeds are updated. And there isn't anything you need to do other than open Pocket Tunes. It will update your catalog with any changes the first time you open it every day.
We just updated the server so you may find your next (or most recent) update to be a little longer than usual. There was a lot of information changed. Going forward there will not be nearly so many changes each day, so updates will not take as long.
Make sure you update the catalog (http://www.normsoft.com/kb/idx/55/300/article/) and then check the scanner feeds. You just may find something there that you hadn't seen before.
Dave, NormSoft Inc.
January 7, 2010
2009 was WQHT HOT! Top 20 stations of 2009
Seems like everyone is putting out a top X of whatever for 2009....so one more won't hurt will it?
Here are the stations that people were listening to in Pocket Tunes Radio. Of course there were thousands of stations that people were listening to on Pocket Tunes in 2009, but let's just look at the top 20.
Without further rambling on my part..the Top 20:
1) Hot 97 (WQHT) New York
2) 181.FM - The Beat (HipHop/R&B)
3) AOL: Top Hip-Hop
4) AOL: New Hip-Hop First
5) 66 WFAN
6) .977 The Comedy Channel
7) 610 WIP
8) 1.FM - Jamz
9) BBC Radio 4
10) 1.FM - Dance Hits
11) 1.FM - Top 40
12) BBC Radio 1
13) DI.fm Vocal Trance
14) The Alex Jones Show
15) Fox Sports Radio
16) BBC World 24 Hour Live News
17) BBC Radio 5 Live
18) Yahoo! Naughty Comedy
19) 1.FM - The Chill Out Lounge
20) AOL: Reggaeton/Urbano
So there you go. Was your favorite in there? Maybe there is a station in there you didn't know about.
We've add a new group to the catalog called "Top 20 of 2009" so update your catalog and check out the top stations of 2009. All version of Pocket Tunes will have this group added.
If you are using a Palm or Windows Mobile device, run "Check for updates" from the Pocket Tunes Help menu to update the catalog.
If you are using an iPhone/iPod touch, follow these steps to update the catalog, http://www.normsoft.com/kb/idx/55/300/article/ .
Dave, Happy New Year everyone, now let's get started on 2010
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