Newest version of Slacker (finally) brings cached music to the iPhone

This afternoon, Apple gave approval to the newest version of the Slacker personal radio app for the iPhone. We've been following Slacker for some time now, and (personally) I find them to offer one of the best streaming music services on the market. Their stations offer a fantastic lineup of tunes, and their mobile applications are available for most platforms.

As an Android user, I've had the luxury of cached stations for some time now, but iPhone users can finally join the fun, and download cached stations to their device. With this new feature, the app can store a decent amount of music directly to your phone, without the need for connectivity.

This is of course perfect if you are traveling, and don't want to pay through the nose for international data. The new version is also perfectly timed for the upcoming changes to AT&T data plans.

You'll find the newest version of Slacker in the App Store. To enjoy the cached stations feature, you'll need to upgrade to Slacker Plus, which starts at just $3.99/month.

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