Nokia Internet Radio Comes to S40 Phones


Nokia internet radio is an application which brings you radio stations worldwide, easily accessible over GPRS, WLAN or 3G. With the Nokia Internet Radio you can

  • Listen to tens of thousands of Internet radio stations
  • Search stations by name, genre, language, or location
  • Manage your favourites
  • Play the Internet radio in background
  • Search and purchase music Ovi Music (supported stations only)

Today NokiaBetalabs blog posted that they have released a beta version of Nokia Internet Radio application for Series40 aka Java phones. The java version supports Nokia X2 and Nokia X3 (-00, -01, and -02) devices. The Nokia Internet Radio is still in beta level after testing it will be pushed to OVI store.

Internet Radio
Internet Radio
Internet Radio

If you wish to give it a try browse Internet Radio client for Series 40.

From Nokia Betalabs:

We are pleased to introduce an Internet Radio client for Series 40 phones that ties into the Nokia Internet Radio service! Just like its smartphone counterpart, this application brings access to tens of thousands of radio stations all over the world, and it extends the Nokia Internet Radio offering to many more Nokia users, especially those in emerging markets.

Tens of thousands of stations

Stations are available, organised by genre, language, and region.

Search & discover

Find exactly what you’re looking for or discover something new. Handy search make it easy to locate a specific station.

Favourites

Your favourite stations and recently played stations are easy to return to.

Background playing

Internet radio supports hide and unhide functions. Whenever you need to check your Inbox or look up a contact, let the radio continue playing in the background and you will not miss any wonderful programmes.

Purchase music

If you like a piece of music you hear on a supported radio station and want to keep it on your phone forever, you can buy it immediately from Ovi Music.

This application is currently labeled as beta, is under active development, and is compatible with the Nokia X2 and Nokia X3 (-00, -01, and -02).  More devices will be added to the compatibility list later.

Via NokiaBetalabs