Slacker.com has just released a new mobile app for the BlackBerry. You need to have version 4.3 or higher (4.5 recommended).
Why its cool: The app provides a sweet solution for streaming music on BlackBerrys comparable to Pandora. Slacker has a sweet album art interface, lets you learn more about any artist through the menu, mulitask, make your own stations, listen to pre-established stations, and you can even "cache" stations.
Caching lets you listen even if you dont have a wireless connection. This is done by storing music on your memory card. To enable caching on any station select it form the menu. You will then need to plug your phone into your computer, select "mass storage mode" on your phone, and then select Slacker Station Loader on your computer. Next time you want to listen to the station(s) they are ready!
Slacker (free version) lets you skip up to 6 songs an hour per station and has a few random commmercials--don't worry after listening for 1 hour we only noticed two commercials. There is also a premium version for 3.99/month that gives unlimited skipping, no commercials, and allows you to download songs to your phone that you like.
To get it on your phone just go to slacker.com from your phones browser. Unlimited data and a memory card with 500mb free (cache) are a must.
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