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-mexico
• Puro Norte: http://www.slacker.com/station/puro-norte
• Rock Alternativo: http://www.slacker.com/station/rock-alternativo
• Reggaeton/Hip Hop: http://www.slacker.com/station/reggaeton-hip-hop

These stations and more can be found in Slacker's "Latin" station category. Listeners can tune in for FREE anywhere that Slacker is available.

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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.

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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 and much more on their BlackBerry smartphone or PlayBook. Keep reading for the full press release and to download Slacker.

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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 available in the future.  Future live programming will be available to all Slacker Radio Plus and Slacker Premium Radio subscribers.

Slacker is at CES this week, and I'm sure we'll have some more things to show you from Slacker later in the week. 

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 needing to remove their hands from the steering wheel. If you are a BlackBerry owning, Ford driving, Slacker Radio listening individual, then be sure to grab this update now!

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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 you can listen without a connection (better battery life, no data usage and uninterrupted playback)
• Create playlists by typing in songs or by adding them while you listen to Slacker Radio stations and even share them with others.
• View and listen to real-time "top 50" charts for all Slacker genres based on listener and Slacker DJ interaction
• Listen to an artist-specific station that will only play songs from a specific artist or band (i.e. Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix etc..)

The Slacker Premium Radio service does cost $9.99/mnth but -- we like you guys and luckily, Slacker likes us. That said; they've given us 5 3-month subscriptions to give away to some lucky readers. Drop a comment on this post, we'll pick 5 of you all at a later time as winners. In the meantime, check out the Slacker website to download their free version.

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, Holiday by Madonna and Bruce Springsteen's Glory Days... and it of course includes real classics like Battle Hymn of the Republic by Leonard Bernstein, The Stars and Stripes Forever and the Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton.

You can check out the 4th of July channel on this Slacker station, and you can download the Slacker BlackBerry app direct from Slacker. 

While you're in the mood for Slacker, don't forget to take advantage of the free one-month of Slacker Radio Premium. 

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 the Slacker website recenty -- having downloaded the v4.0.736 release it looks like start up time has been reduced if nothing else. Still, no change log has been posted but you'll likely want to grab it anyway if you're a Slacker Radio user. Thanks, to all who sent this in!

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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 Radio programming.

ESPN on Slacker Radio will feature up-to-the-minute coverage of all major sporting events and top news stories on both a national and regional level. The interactive ESPN Radio station will also offer access to content from multiple ESPN programs and platforms, including Mike & Mike in the Morning, SportsCenter, The Herd with Colin Cowherd and more."

The ESPN Station will be avaiable to all Slacker listeners for free, and Slacker Plus subscribers will have access to the full ESPN experience. No word yet on when exactly this will be available, but I'm guessing it will be sooner than later. Keep reading for the full press release.

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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
• Love Songs Radio 

If you're not sure what Slacker Radio is, or if you'd just like a refresher on what it has to offer and how it works, check out this Slacker Radio review.

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
• Classic Holidays
• Jazz Holidays
• Holiday Party
• Contemporary Holiday
• Country Holiday
• R&B and Soul Holiday
• Rock/Alternative Holiday
• Dysfunctional Holiday
• Classical Holiday

Contest: We have five 1-year subscriptions and five 3-month subscriptions up for grabs. The contest is open to all US and Canadian residents where Slacker Radio service is available. To enter, just leave us a comment below. While you're at it, make sure to visit Slacker's website and check out all these great holiday stations!

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 is available on your BlackBerry for free with the upgraded services starting at only $4.99/mnth.

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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 stations can be activated from from your Slacker account or by selecting "Fine Tune" while listening to any station on the Slacker web application. Check out the full press release after the jump.

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It seems Slacker has been pulling some fast upgrades to their streaming radio application. Not too long ago, Ronen over at BerryReview made a post about how version 3.0.458 was now available. Many folks, after reading the post went to download the latest only find out it had been upgraded again to 3.0.459. Strange to say the least but hey, no complaints about fast upgrades that's for sure. At this point we're still waiting for a change log but if you find anything new be sure to let us know in the comments.

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Slacker today announced a new partnership with The Source magazine in an effort to bring hip hop music lover the best the scene has to offer. The all new Source Digital Radio station is now available on mobile phones, in-home devices and on the web through Slacker Radio. The Source digital radio will cover the past two decades of hip hop music, covering such artists as Run DMC, Lil Wayne, Jay Z as well as cover the popular "Unsigned Artists" portion of the The Source magazine articles. You can check out the channel under the "Slacker Spotlight" section online. Full press release after the jump

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