Showing current song in N9 standby screen
Via: @Jaffa2
Editor: Ryan Abel
Last week, Thomas Perl tweeted a video demo of an N9 hack that displays the currently playing song on the low-power standby screen. It works by rendering the song information in a PNG and setting it as the operator logo. See the link for the video.
FM Radio updated with new theme and RDS capability
Via: @Jaffa2
Editor: Andrew Flegg
AllBoutN9 reviews an update to one of the commercial FM radio applications in the Nokia Store: The new theme is a very welcome addition. Even though the beautiful classic theme has found many admirers, there are also users who prefer a more modern look with a design which flawlessly fits the N9 interface. [...] FM Radio can receive and display RDS (Radio Data System) informations. This allows the application to automatically show names of channels, running shows or playing music.
Official ESPN Formula 1 app for Harmattan
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Editor: Andrew Flegg
ESPN is the latest big-name content owner to produce an application for the N9. Their F1 app shows stats, results, a countdown to the next event and promises live commentary during the race. As there's still a week until Monaco, this is something your editor wasn't able to verify.