Smartphones have become the most popular way for people to communicate either by telephone, text message, email, or facebook. With their Smartphone people can connect to their facebook or email account and send a message or chat with their friends who are online. Of all the smartphones available now, by far the most popular is the iPhone created by Apple. From the start, it is necessary for the iPhone user to have a broadband internet connection so they can register and activate their phone online with the iTunes application. After activation, if you want to make the most of all that is available for your iPhone, then you need high speed internet and iTunes for your home computer.

After the first iPhone was released, Apple started developing applications that could be used on the iPhone. Shortly after the success of the few applications they had released, they started allowing private developers to release their own applications for the iPhone and sell them in the Application Store of iTunes. There are many radio applications available that allow you to stream your favorite music to your iPhone. In addition to that, the satellite radio giants Sirius and XM have created an application, so you no longer need a satellite receiver to listen to your favorite satellite radio.

National Public Radio has a free application that has been developed for the iPhone. This great feature offers access to every public radio station across the country. The application is well organized and it is very easy to find exactly the station you are looking for. The list is divided into each state in alphabetical order, and when you click the state it will give you a list of all the stations affiliated with that state’s public broadcasting network. In another tab, the application offers a list of all public radio programs, and if one is being broadcast, a red icon will appear next to the name, indicating that it is on air and can be listened to with your iPhone.

Another great radio application is simply called ‘Radio.’ For only ninety-nine cents you can purchase this application and you will have access to music from around the world, and also access to police and emergency scanners from all fifty states. To access the police scanners, the program is designed in the same fashion as NPR with a list of all fifty states in alphabetical order. When you click on a state, all of the available feeds from towns, cities, and counties will be displayed in alphabetical order. Simply click on one and you will be connected in seconds with your wireless broadband internet.

The satellite radio companies have also created an application for the iPhone that will allow their paying subscribers to access their account through the iPhone application. To listen to their subscription via their iPhone they must pay a small additional fee, but it is worth it for the great commercial free service that is provided. You can even connect your iPhone to a home stereo and listen to your satellite radio without paying the price for a special receiver.

Music and radio applications are just a small portion of the thousands upon thousands of iPhone applications that can be found on iTunes. There are also travel guides, languages translators, and games. For the ability to have anything for your iPhone you need to have iTunes and a broadband internet connection so you won’t miss out on anything.

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