Mobbler 2.1 hits the Ovi Store

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We recently reported about a new beta version for Mobbler, having been updated for Symbian^3 and support for Last.fm's Scrobbling 2.0 API. Today the Mobbler team announced via Twitter that the very latest version of Mobbler is available for free download in the Ovi Store. This news means that the features listed for this new version at Mobbler's Wiki for the beta version we already reported on, have now graduated to Mobbler's official release.

We'd like to applaud Mobbler for their continued work in bringing the Last.fm experience to Symbian users, especially since there are currently no other alternatives. The recent Microsoft partnership news makes it unlikely that a major new project will be launched for Symbian, and so we should expect Mobbler to remain the only way for users to enjoy Last.fm on their Symbian handsets.

As stated in the Mobbler Wiki, here is the list of new features for those who have only been using official releases of Mobbler:

A summary of changes to Mobbler.

2.10(x)
  • Fix for radio on Nokia N8/Symbian^3
  • Subscriber-only radio
  • Share on Twitter
  • Signup
  • Biography
  • Local events based on cell ID
  • Better lyrics display
  • Username limit increased from 15 -> 32 chars
  • Better equaliser support
  • Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Ukrainian added and other languages updated
  • Old scrobbles warning
  • Play Mix Radio station
  • Play Last.fm group radio station
  • Play a custom lastfm:// radio station
  • Removed discontinued Loved Tracks and Playlists radio station
  • 20 volume steps where available (Symbian^3)
  • Display subscriber's prestigious black icon
  • Rejigged the Start a station menu

 

David Gilson for All About Symbian, 21st February 2011.