14 DAY TRIAL // Slacker, Inc. announced recently the launch of a new version of its popular application for BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion, namely Slacker Radio 3.0 for BlackBerry. According to the company, the application enables music enthusiasts to easily cache their favorite Slacker stations on their BlackBerry devices, while also enjoying personalized radio on-the-go even when they are not connected to a wireless network. The new application version is already available for download from the company's website, and will soon arrive in the BlackBerry App World too.
“With Slacker Radio 3.0 and a Slacker Radio Plus subscription, music enthusiasts using a BlackBerry smartphone can wirelessly cache their favorite stations simply by selecting ‘Cache Station’ from the menu within the application. Listeners can choose to manually cache their favorite stations or use ‘Auto Refresh,’ enabling BlackBerry smartphones to automatically wake during overnight charging and refresh station content, providing new music daily with no additional effort,” the company notes.
The cached stations are stored on the handset's memory card, and one can easily play them when in subways or on planes, even if network connectivity is not available. At the same time, the Slacker Radio Plus will also deliver ad-free listening, song lyrics, unlimited song requests, and more. Those who listen to the free Slacker Basic Radio service will also have the opportunity to enjoy station caching for 14 days, so that they can try the feature for free on their BlackBerry devices.
The release notes of Slacker Radio for BlackBerry 3.0 also include: Updated interface; Faster application startup time; Significantly smaller application size; Improved touch interface for BlackBerry Storm; Greatly improved battery life; New settings menu options; Tabbed info view for lyrics, reviews and biographies; Context Aware – click a highlighted artist name in a text message or email to enable direct launch of a related Slacker station; Create custom stations based on artists or songs; View album art and photos; Rate songs as favorites; Ban the songs and artists you don’t like.
Those choosing the Slacker Radio 3.0 with Slacker Radio Plus will also benefit from wireless station caching, improved battery life when playing cached stations, Auto Station Refresh, unlimited song skipping, complete song lyrics, unlimited song requests for creating stations, as well as ad-free listening. According to the company, both users of the Slacker Basic Radio or of the Slacker Radio Plus can create their own Personal Radio stations on their BlackBerry devices.
Those who would like to try the new Slacker Radio for BlackBerry 3.0 on their handsets will be able to do so through downloading it from the company's website. Moreover, they will also find the application available via the BlackBerry App World in the near future, the company states. Slacker Radio Plus costs $3.99 per month. The application can be used on BlackBerry smartphones model 8500 and higher including all BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Tour and BlackBerry Storm series, as well as the newer BlackBerry Curve series.