Live365 Now Streams to Windows Mobile Devices

Music streaming service Live365, which allows anyone to webcast their own radio stations, announced today that all of its channels are now available on-the-go to anyone with Windows Mobile 5/6 (install directly to phone, 2MB required) in addition to the previous web-based version.

You can try the Windows Mobile app for 15-days for free without entering your credit card information, after which it costs $6/month.

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Stations stream over Wi-Fi or your unlimited wireless data plan,
depending on where you are (car kit optional). Presumably, Live365 upsthe bandwidth for better sound quality when you're within range of WiFi.

Other noteworthy features: the music keeps playing while you'reusing other apps; music automatically pauses while you take a call, andrestarts when you hang up; you can view album art/information on thescreen as a song plays; the player can be skinned or converted to largefont mode for easier viewing; and if you hear a track that you like,
you can tag it to have its information sent to you in an email.

Judging from Live365's list of tips, the service offers some nice extra features too:

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I Think Those Presets Are Following Me! __

When Radio365 first opens, if you selected "Remember Me" when youlogged in, your presets will be automatically updated from our servers.
If you have added or removed any presets using the website or otherdevices, they will be up-to-date on Radio365 Mobile as well.

Whatever you add or remove from your Presets on Radio365 Mobile willalso be reflected the next time you go to the Live365 website or otherdevice (TiVo etc.)

One-Click Presets

While listening to a station, you can preset it by clicking "Menu"
and then "Add to my Presets" from the menu list. You can also set astation preset to any of your numeric or letter keys by listening to astation, then holding down any number of letter on your keypad. You canthen return to those stations later by tapping the number or letterfrom within Radio365. So if you have a keyboard, you can have lots andlots of one-click presets!

Hate It! Skip To Next Station

A great way to get quickly from station to station is by using theup/down keys. From any Station Page or Now Streaming Page, you canclick the up/down keys and go to the previous or next station in anylist. For example, if you had selected a station from your list ofpresets and click "down," you will go to the next station in yourPresets list. If you are in the Rock genre and click "up," you will goto the previous station in the Rock list.

If you begin listening by choosing "Resume Last Station" then clicking up/down begins going through your Preset list by default.

What Was That Station Again?

You can quickly get back to a previous station you liked by clicking "Menu" and then selecting "Recently Played " from the list.

__One-Click Launch __

Depending on your phone, you can assign Radio365 to any key so thatone click will launch the application. Go to Start / Settings, thenchoose "Buttons" and then select a button and choose "Radio365" fromthe drop-down menu of applications. One click and you're into Radio365!

__What Was I Thinking? Removing Presets __

If you want to remove a preset, go to your Presets list, scroll downto select a station, click "Menu" then "Remove from Presets."

What's That Song?

To quickly get back to see the artist/album info, click "Menu" then"Now Streaming" from the list. You will jump directly to the NowStreaming page showing the song you're currently hearing.

You can also click "Menu" and then "Email Track Info," which willemail info on the current and last two tracks to your email accountthat's already associated with your Live365 membership. If you want tochange your email address, go to www.live365.com/changeemail, log in and request the change.

(via RAIN)