14 DAY TRIAL // As soon as the first 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) smartphones become available for purchase on Verizon Wireless' network, users purchasing them would be able to enjoy a variety of new applications specifically tailored for their needs.
Among them, we can count the Slacker Radio app that was just announced at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), or the TuneWiki award-winning social music player, which should be delivered as a pre-installed app on the said devices.
Both apps would be available for 4G smartphones on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network, the mobile phone carrier announced officially.
With Slacker Radio, users would be able to access favorite music while on the go, and they would also be able to access artist profiles, album reviews and album cover art.
The new LTE network that Verizon Wireless fired up last month should offer high-fidelity audio to users, as well as high-resolution album art, not to mention that users would be able to easily cache their stations for playback without a wireless connection.
“Slacker Radio provides Verizon Wireless customers with a great way to hear their favorite music and discover new music on their mobile phones – for free,” said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker.
“With Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network, Slacker listeners can get an industry-leading, powerful listening experience with high-fidelity audio, fast station caching and stunning high-resolution album art.”
Through TuneWiki’s social music player, users would enjoy real-time, subtitled lyrics, the company announced. The service relies on users listening to their stored library of music, watching music videos or streaming Internet radio.
The player offers users the possibility to view music maps and geography-based Top 50 charts in the application, which would offer them the possibility to discover music from all around the world.
“With the advanced speed and power of the 4G LTE network, users can quickly search for more than 2.5 million lyrics, automatically translate lyrics to more than 40 languages while they listen, and connect even faster to their social networks,” the company announced.
“The use of data-intensive features, such as streaming radio, music videos and real-time mapping, requires a network that can seamlessly support these features for the user,” said Larry Goldberg, president and chief operating officer of TuneWiki.