Back in ‘94, Bluetooth was invented and standardized to be a wireless cable replacement technology. After a long battle with adoption and interoperability, Bluetooth is now standard issue in most smartphones, road-ready laptops, and a slew of other devices that connect to them wirelessly.

PushLife is a new music application for BlackBerry Smartphones that seeks to change how you listen to and manage your music on your BlackBerry. Managing music on mobile devices has never really been an easy task for me. It seems no matter how much effort I put into organizing and ensuring items are named and tagged correctly I always end up with a disorganized batch of music on my BlackBerry

Slacker today announced a new partnership with The Source magazine in an effort to bring hip hop music lover the best the scene has to offer. The all new Source Digital Radio station is now available on mobile phones, in-home devices and on the web through Slacker Radio

Slacker fans rejoice, Slacker 3.0 is now available for download! The biggest change is that you can now cache your stations wirelessly while you sleep for a fresh brew of music to go with your morning coffee. It’s available for download now via your BlackBerry browser at http://www.slacker.com or App World. Per Slacker, here are some of the new features in version 3.0: • Updated interface • Faster application startup time • Significantly smaller application size • Improved touch interface for BlackBerry Storm • Greatly improved battery life • New settings menu options • Tabbed info view for lyrics, reviews and biographies Check out the full release after the break.

TELUS have announced they now offer over-the-air DRM-free music tracks to Canadians. Their catalog has over 2.5 million tracks including both Anglo and Francophone artists. The tracks are available right from your device, and the following BlackBerrys are supported : BlackBerry Storm2 BlackBerry Tour BlackBerry Storm BlackBerry Pearl Flip BlackBerry Curve 8330 BlackBerry Curve 8530 The part of the program that I don’t fully understand is their “DRM-Free upgrade offer”

Thumbplay Music is going full out these days. Having just launched their beta application for BlackBerry, Mac and PC

The music identification program that is Shazam has been available for a while now. But, their latest premium offering, Shazam Encore is a new addtion to their line up. When it was announced I was kind of left wondering what exactly was in Encore that was not available in the other versions

The latest rumor to come out of RIM is a new feature to complement the BlackBerry Media Manager called “Vegas”. Vegas gives users the ability to OTA sync their iTunes and Windows Media player songs with their device

Read on CB that Slacker is finally available in Canada! Just create an account and download the app which comes free for the first 30 days . You can upgrade your account to Slacker Radio Plus, which comes with unlimited song skips and no ads for $3.99 USD per month. Slacker, Inc

One of the exhibitors at CES, Music Skins , specializes in vinyl skins which form-fit your device, giving an all around protective layer while providing a sense of flair at the same time. What originally began as an entirely music-centric lineup has branched into several genres and even includes the option of custom designs. They even offer downloadable wallpapers to match the skins, providing a 360 degree effect not found from any other customization option out there.