How to get the most out of Family Day with your BlackBerry smartphone and tablet
In Canada and celebrating Family Day? This post is for you!
In Canada and celebrating Family Day? This post is for you!
Earlier today, Slacker Radio sent out an email inviting everyone to come check out the new Slacker. I clicked through the email, saw the new site and then it dawned on me. Maybe with their new site launch, they also pushed their new app for BlackBerry 10 to BlackBerry World? As it turns out, that's exactly what happened. Since 2006, our collective passion for music, commitment to...
I've been looking at picking up a Sonos system for my house for quite a while now, but just to get started it's at least a $350 investment. Having kids and a mortgage kind of limits the amount of toys I can buy now (I have to be more selective at least) so I've always put it on the back burner until I have a bigger slush fund to go all out. In the meantime, I've found a great setup that...
Slacker is bringing the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions right to your BlackBerry on their ABC News station. Coverage of both conventions will include speeches, analysis, interviews and much more and runs until September 6th. If you don't have Slacker already, you can check it out free both on your phone and PlayBook. Keep reading for the full press release. More...
If you still haven't picked up a new BlackBerry Music Gateway (which you totally should have by now) you can enter to win one of ten thanks to the folks at Slacker Radio. Not good enough? How about a one-year subscription to Slacker Premium to go along with it? That's a killer combo that will let you stream music from your BlackBerry to any home stereo setup all day long. The...
Slacker Radio has announced today that they have launched personalized lifestyle stations in a partnership with ABC Radio. The stations allow users to customize what they want to hear on two new channels - Men's Life and Woman's Life. The channels can be setup to include health & fitness, sports, style & fashion and more. Both are available free today for all Slacker Radio users...
We're giving away free subscriptions to Slacker Premium Radio! Details below! Summer is quickly approaching and that means travel, long days at the beach, and plenty of opportunity to listen to great music on your BlackBerry. Streaming radio apps are great for not only hearing your favorite tunes, but also discovering new music, and one of our favorites for BlackBerry is Slacker...
Start your Cinco de Mayo celebration off the right way with some of Slacker Radio's latin infused music stations. Whether you're cooking before the party starts off or chilling with a cool cerveza in your hand out back, these salsa beats are sure to get you in the mood to celebrate! Salsa: http://www.slacker.com/station/salsa Puro México: http://www.slacker.com/station/puro-...
A litle something for all you Slacker Radio fans out there. The BlackBerry PlayBook version has been bumped up to v1.2.6, though no change log is noted for the release. Previously, I had some issues with skipping that appear to of have been introduced with PlayBook OS 2.0 so hopefully this release has some bug fixes for that. Either way, the update is available in App World right now...
If you'll be too far away from a TV or radio that's broadcasting the NCAA Championship games - not to worry. Slacker Radio is bringing all of the games to your ears thanks to their partnership with Dial Global. Slacker users will be able to stream all 67 mens NCAA Championship games as well as Women's Basketball Championship, Men's Frozen Four, the Men's and Women's College World Series...
I have long been a fan of Slacker Radio, and today they announced a new deal with ESPN that locks me in even more. Starting tonight with the BCS Championship Game between LSU and Alabama, Slacker will begin live streaming professional and collegiate sporting events on their ESPN channel. Initially this will be done via their web channel, but mobile offerings are anticipated to become...
BlackBerry owner? Ford owner? Slacker Radio subscriber? If so you will be thrilled to know that Slacker Radio has just pushed out an update that brings compatibility to their Ford Sync AppLink with Slacker Radio on BlackBerry. This update will allow users to voice control whichever station is being played, whether they want to skip a song, ban an artist or much more, all without...
Like Slacker Radio? So do we. While slacker offers their basic free version to everyone, there is nothing like having on-demand access to Slacker’s whole music library in addition to ad-free customizable radio. Not forgetting the many other great features Slacker offers: Search and listen to specific songs or albums Cache radio stations, albums and playlists to your smartphone so...
Independence Day weekend is here for all of our US readers, and Slacker Radio has followed in their holiday tradition and created a station with "4th of July" inspired music. The station features an eclectic mix of tunes that celebrate the holiday and our independence from Louie Louie by The Kingsmen, Footloose by Kenny Loggins to Elton John's Crocodile Rock, Firework by Katy Perry...
Although I often switch between Slacker Radio and Pandora, the new services recently introduced by Slacker have caused me to use it more so then Pandora recently. The PlayBook app is great but the BlackBerry app for a while now has always some minor bugs within including a rather long start up time. The latest version, while not in BlackBerry App World as of yet has been released via...
Slacker today launched Slacker Premium Radio, a new service that provides on-demand access to the Slacker music library. Slacker Premium is available today via the BlackBerry app and other platforms as well. With the launch of Slacker Premium Radio, Slacker becomes the first music service to deliver three complementary tiers. Slacker Premium enables listeners to search and play specific...
Attention all sports fans! Coming soon to a BlackBerry near you will be ESPN Audio on Slacker Radio. "Slacker listeners will have access to an interactive dedicated station covering all facets of sports entertainment, with the option to include ESPN SportsCenter headlines for hourly updates on any Slacker music station, and the ability to create custom sports stations with ESPN...
Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching and what a better way to get you into the mood than by listening to some sweet sweet love tunes on Slacker Radio. So when you're ready to get your groove thing on, fire up the Slacker Radio app on your BlackBerry and check out these stations: Rock Ballads Radio Country Love Radio Metropolitian Mood Radio Broken Heart Radio Slow Jamz Radio...
Did you get a new BlackBerry for the holidays? Not sure just where to start? Not to worry we're here to help. On behalf of the CrackBerry community, we freely admit we're addicted to our BlackBerry smartphones. We stand by our faithful Berry's for what they do best, and simply there is no better way to communicate and keep up-to-date with the world at-large. Similarly, there...
It's once again that time of year where the weather gets cooler, the leaves turn colors and the holiday music hits the airwaves. Our friends at Slacker Radio have informed us that they have launched their Holiday Station lineup and to celebrate it, we have teamed with Slacker to give away some Slacker Radio Plus subscriptions! Their holiday station lineup includes: Holiday Hits...
It's that spooky time of year again and with that Slacker Radio has dug deep to bring up the best music selection for Halloween. Whether you need some Halloween music to get the party started or just wanna hear some spooky classics, Slacker radio has you covered. The Halloween channel can be found under "seasonal" when logging into Slacker via mobile device or desktop. Remember, Slacker...
If you've snagged a new BlackBerry Torch you've surely seen that Slacker radio comes pre-installed and ready to rock on BlackBerry 6. But if you weren't quite sure about shelling out for a premium subscription, here's your chance to win one. Slacker is probably the best know streaming radio app for BlackBerry and with the great features and updates, it's no secret why. The app is 100%...
Slacker Radio announced today that they have added a standalone ABC News station to their already extensive lineup. The channel is available by itself, or you can choose to add "top of the hour" updates to any Slacker channel. The ABC News station is available within Slacker under the "News" category or by visiting slacker.com/ABCNews from a web browser. Headline News updates for music...
Review of Slacker Radio for BlackBerry Smartphones [ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]For me discovering Slacker was like discovering a gem amongst the plethora of blackberry apps available via download from the BB App World store. Sure there are plenty of music apps out there, but there is no other app worth coining with the phrase "radio on demand." And even though that term...
Slacker Radio just keeps on trucking. Recently released version 3.0 brought in some new users, and with support in Canada, things just keep building. Slacker is probably the best know streaming radio app for BlackBerry, and with the great features and updates, its no secret why. If you haven't checked out Slacker in the past, you are truly missing out. The app is 100% free, and lets you...