We've covered several apps that integrate with the social music platform Last.FM, and we've expressed our worries about what might happen to the site when it was bought by CBS. As it happens, though, Last.FM has only gotten better lately. And now that they've released a shiny new version of their public API, we're hoping for more development on the downloadable app front. Here's the skinny on the new API features: there's now read/write authentication for desktop, web and mobile apps, which, besides being essential for any service that logs your music listening, sets the stage for -- dare we hope? -- a killer Last.fm app for iPhone. The API will also allow apps to access search functions and make playlists, which means easier access to Last.FM's growing library of free streaming tracks. Scrobble on, amigos.
[via ReadWriteWeb]
UPDATE: Some of our astute readers have recommended MobileScrobbler as the killer Last.FM app for iPod/iPhone. Thanks, Neil and Robotrock.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-04-2008 @ 10:44AM
robotrock said...
There already IS a killer Last.FM iPhone app!
http://dev.c99.org/MobileScrobbler/
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7-04-2008 @ 1:49PM
Neil said...
lol...ya got there first :P
7-04-2008 @ 2:33PM
Jay Hathaway said...
We've updated the post to mention MobileScrobbler and give you credit for pointing it out. Thanks, guys!
7-04-2008 @ 9:44PM
Quikboy said...
It does WinMo 6.1, right?
7-04-2008 @ 10:14PM
Jay Hathaway said...
Doesn't seem so, as it installs through the AppTapp installer (for jailbroken iPhones/iTouches) We reported on the Windows Mobile version earlier this year: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/10/last-fm-hits-windows-mobile/
7-04-2008 @ 10:49AM
Neil said...
A killer Last.FM app is already available for the iPhone, its called Mobile Scrobbler.
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7-04-2008 @ 10:13PM
moby said...
Is there a mobile version for WinMo phones?
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7-04-2008 @ 10:14PM
Jay Hathaway said...
We reported on the Windows Mobile version of Last.FM earlier this year: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/10/last-fm-hits-windows-mobile/
7-05-2008 @ 1:13PM
josearoldan said...
If I recall correctly the Last.FM app for windows mobile is now called pocket scrobbled found at http://www.last.fm/group/Pocket+Scrobbler , sadly it still doesnt stream music for smartphones, only works for pocket pc.
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7-05-2008 @ 10:06PM
moby said...
Jose ~ Thanks! That is exactly what I was looking for. It ws buried in the last.fm site, I would never have found it.