Slacker Radio Launches Windows Mobile App

SAN DIEGO, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Slacker, Inc. today announced its first Slacker Radio Mobile app for the Windows Mobile platform. The new app for Windows Mobile 6.5 is debuting on the HTC HD2, exclusively from T-Mobile USA, allowing listeners to enjoy their favorite Slacker Radio stations while on-the-go. The free Slacker Radio app is pre-installed on the HTC HD2 and is available to other Windows Mobile 6.5 devices by visiting www.slacker.com from the smartphone browser.

The Slacker music experience is available to T-Mobile USA customers on the HTC HD2 including custom stations, over 120 expert-programmed Slacker genre stations, and spotlight stations including Artist Showcase stations and new stations by The Source Magazine and FILTER Magazine.

Slacker Radio provides listeners with an intuitive interface and an unparalleled music discovery resource by providing artist biographies, album reviews and access to song lyrics. In addition to marking songs as favorites, listeners can ban songs and artists to create perfect custom radio stations on their phones.

"Slacker offers music lovers an opportunity to enjoy free music on-the-go, whether they are listening on their computers, smartphones or through their home entertainment devices," said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker. "Expanding to the Windows Mobile platform with HTC HD2 from T-Mobile USA allows us to offer our service on all of the most popular mobile platforms providing our millions of listeners with immense flexibility on when and where they listen."

Slacker Radio for Windows Mobile:

• Music library featuring millions of songs
• High-quality stereo playback from any available wireless connection
• Create custom artist stations based on artists or songs
• Over 120 professionally programmed and customizable genre stations
• View artist biographies and photos
• View album art and read reviews
• Rate songs as favorites
• Ban songs and artists from stations

Pricing and Availability

The free Slacker Radio application is now available on HTC HD2 from T-Mobile USA or any Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with a screen resolution of 480 x 800 by visiting www.slacker.com from the smartphone browser.  

About Slacker, Inc.

Slacker is the world's first Personal Radio company offering "Your Radio Everywhere." Slacker enables music lovers to play highly personalized music online at the Slacker web site or on the go with Slacker Personal Radio players and mobile phones. Slacker mobile applications are currently available for Palm webOS, Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. For more information visit http://www.Slacker.com/everywhere.

For regular Slacker updates follow us at www.Twitter.com/SlackerRadio, become a Fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SlackerRadio or visit www.Slacker.com.

The Slacker Personal Radio application is currently available for U.S. and Canadian customers only.

Slacker and Slacker.com are registered trademarks of Slacker, Inc. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective companies.

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