SPB Software announced today the release of SPB Radio, an internet radio application for Windows Mobile.  SPB Radio looks to provide a clean, finger friendly interface for taking advantage of streaming radio stations from the world over.  Using your device’s wifi or high speed data connection, you can choose from over 1,500 built in choices sorted by genre, location and language.  See below for the full SPB Radio press release and be sure to check back soon for my full, hands on review!

SPB Radio: A World of Radio in the Palm of Your Hand

St. Petersburg, July 30th, 2009 – SPB Software, a top mobile usability expert and mobile applications developer, releases SPB Radio – a high-quality Internet radio player for Windows Phones, which gives subscription-free access to an unlimited number of live streaming radio stations from all over the world. SPB Radio features a modern touch-interface with adaptive skins and on-screen controls. The application has a built-in catalog with over fifteen hundred radio stations, categorized by genre, geographical region, and language.

SPB Radio allows searching the built-in catalogue by name of station, keeping a list of favorites, and easily adding more custom radio stations to the catalogue. While playing, SPB Radio displays the current station’s name and bit rate. SPB Radio makes it possible to enjoy the most pressing international news, live sports, talk, and entertainment shows in remarkable digital radio sound quality. SPB Radio delivers the diverse voices of the world’s multitude of live radio stations directly to the speakers of mobile phones: anyplace, anytime.

Main Features of SPB Radio 1.0:

* Finger friendly interface
* Adaptive skins
* On-screen volume control
* Built-in radio stations catalog with 1500+ stations
* Easy setup of more custom radio stations
* List of favorites
* Digital radio sound quality
* Real time radio streaming
* Current Bit rate indicator
* Screen turn off

Pricing and Availability:

SPB Radio 1.0 is available for Windows Phones running Windows Mobile 5 and later Professional and Standard editions. A free, 15-day trial can be downloaded, or SPB Radio 1.0 can be purchased for 9.95 USD, from www.SPBSoftware.com. As a web radio player, SPB Radio requires an active Internet connection via Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G, or EDGE.

Further Information and Downloads:

SPB Radio web page (Windows Mobile touchscreen):
http://www.spbsoftware.com/pocketpc-software/radio

SPB Radio web page (Windows Mobile non-touchscreen):
http://www.spbsoftware.com/smartphone-software/radio

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