NormSoft Releases Pocket Tunes 4.0 for Treo Smartphones and Palm Handhelds

NormSoft Releases Pocket Tunes 4.0 for Treo Smartphones and Palm Handhelds

BOSTON, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NormSoft, Inc. today announced the availability of version 4.0 of its award-winning audio player Pocket Tunes(TM) for Treo(TM) smartphones and Palm(R) handhelds. This new version provides enhanced Internet radio features, more supported audio formats, an improved user interface, and many other improvements.

"We are very excited to announce the release of version 4.0," said Mark Belliveau, vice president of marketing and business development for NormSoft. "Treo owners will enjoy an amazing listening experience on their smartphone with our newly added Internet radio catalog, album art display, and support for aacPlus(R) streaming radio and audio files."

Pocket Tunes 4.0 comes with a new user interface that provides easy access to frequently used controls. It includes a pre-populated catalog of aacPlus and MP3 Internet radio stations making it easier than ever to tune in with Pocket Tunes Deluxe. The catalog can be browsed by categories such as Pop/Rock, Talk, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Classical, and many others. Users can also add and share stations with friends using Bluetooth, infrared, or email.

Newly added support for AAC and aacPlus formatted files and audio streams brings higher fidelity and smaller file sizes allowing users to fit more music on their phone or to stream higher quality audio over low bandwidth networks. Learn all about this exciting release at www.pocket-tunes.com.

Pocket Tunes - Your phone. Your music(TM)

About Pocket Tunes

Pocket Tunes Deluxe is an advanced audio player for Palm OS(R) based handhelds and Treo smartphones. It provides music playback of MP3, WMA, AAC, aacPlus v2, Ogg Vorbis, and PCM WAV formats. Pocket Tunes Deluxe also supports the playback of content from online music providers that use Microsoft's Janus DRM technology and brings streaming audio to Palm OS smartphones or devices with built-in wireless capability, allowing users to listen to Internet radio. Pocket Tunes Basic is also available, which includes a subset of these features at a lower price point. For more information, visit www.pocket-tunes.com.

About NormSoft

Founded in 1999, NormSoft is a leading provider of quality Palm OS software applications including the award-winning music player, Pocket Tunes Deluxe. NormSoft, Inc. continues to bring new, high-quality software to Palm OS handheld and smartphone users looking to unleash the power of their mobile device. For more information, visit www.normsoft.com.

NOTE: NormSoft and Pocket Tunes are among the trademarks owned by NormSoft, Inc. Palm, Palm OS, and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

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Source: NormSoft, Inc.

CONTACT: Mark Belliveau of NormSoft, Inc., +1-902-837-7698, or
pr@normsoft.com

Web site: http://www.normsoft.com/
http://www.pocket-tunes.com/

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