Windows Mobile 5 and 6: An early version of a Last.fm client for Windows Mobile has been released in the wild, giving Pocket PC and Smartphone users access to the social music service’s streaming radio (on Pocket PC at least) and custom recommendation tools through “scrobbling.” The client isn’t exactly streamlined or hugely pretty at the moment, but having access to user-generated radio streams is a pretty nifty app for any phone. You’ll need to download the client onto a computer and upload it to your device, and further installation instructions are at the link below. Last.fm Mobile requires Windows Mobile 5 or 6 and the .NET Compact Framework 2.0. iPhone and iPod Touch users can check out MobileScrobbler for a wider-screen webapp version.
Where to download and how to use last.fm Mobile [Last.fm Mobile Forum via Download Squad]Windows only: Free music downloading software Freemusiczilla listens to what’s playing in your web browser and makes it available for downloading as distinct mp3 files. We’ve featured individual music service downloading apps before, like Pandora’s Jar, but Freemusiczilla seems to sniff out nearly any Flash or AJAX-based music player, be it Last.fm, Pandora, iMeem, MySpace, or many more custom or streaming services. The program limits you to 10 mp3 downloads per day, presumably in waiting for a fully-enabled “premium” version, but gives you three minutes into each track to decide if you want to download or not.
Wired’s How To Wiki serves up a compilation of web sites where you can hear music, whether streaming or downloaded, for free. The page-in-progress offers up the free and legal (including Last.fm and Deezer), the quasi-legal and the Pirate Bay variety. Check out our previous guide to finding free music, and feel free to drop your favourite free music sources in the comments.
Cheat the Music Industry: Never Pay for Music [Wired How To Wiki]
