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Google Play Music All Access: Android / US-only rollout is just the start
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Nearly two years ago to the day, Google introduced Music Beta at I/O 2011. But in reality, it was little more than a gigantic cloud to store 20,000 of your favorite tracks. Despite a plethora of rumors that the search giant would beat Spotify to t...
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Google Play Music All Access: Android / US-only rollout is just the start
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Nearly two years ago to the day, Google introduced Music Beta at I/O 2011. But in reality, it was little more than a gigantic cloud to store 20,000 of your favorite tracks. Despite a plethora of rumors that the search giant would beat Spotify to t...
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Audiogalaxy acquired by Dropbox, announces end of streaming service
Posted On 13 Dec 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
One of Engadget's must-have Android apps of 2010 is about to make its exit -- soon Audiogalaxy will be no more. The music streaming app's team announced that it has been acquired by Dropbox and will be sunsetting the service during the transition. Ra...
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Apple nearing deal with labels for internet radio service, says Bloomberg
Posted On 25 Oct 2012 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Rumors of a music streaming service from Apple have been circulating since the dawn of the iPod age. Bloomberg is reporting that an internet radio platform from Cupertino is nearing reality, as talks between Apple and the major music labels have "int...
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Rdio posts Android beta app with new sidebar UI, unified playback and remote control
Posted On 16 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Rdio has spent a large part of 2012 revamping its mobile app, and a new beta shows that it's still full of ideas with two months left to go. The 2.3 test version makes the ubiquitous hidden sidebar even more unavoidable than we've seen before, but th...
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Samsung partners with Spotify, brings streaming music to its 2012 Smart TVs in Europe
Posted On 09 Oct 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Europeans who have been pining for a(nother) way to bring Spotify into their living rooms can rest easy, now that Samsung is on the case. The pair have teamed up to bring 18 million tracks to Sammy's 2012 E-Series Smart TVs with a new app designed fo...
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Microsoft reportedly set to launch Xbox Music on October 26th, ad-supported option on tap
Posted On 03 Oct 2012 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
We've known that it was coming for some time now, and today we have a report of an actual launch date for Microsoft's Xbox Music service. According to The Verge's sources, the rollout will coincide with the launch of Windows 8 on October 26th. What's...
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Rdio begins paying artists $10 for every user they attract
Posted On 02 Oct 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Streaming music services have a bad reputation when it comes to paying their artists, who only earn a few cents each play. Rdio is trying to remedy that (and grow its subscriber base) by paying songsters $10 for every user they personally attract tha...
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BBC in talks to build Playlister, a streaming music service for its own music archive
Posted On 02 Oct 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
The BBC is home to a massive archive of highly desirable music that, sadly, due to licensing reasons, remains gathering dust in is enormous vaults. The Telegraph is reporting that the corporation's music head, Tim Davie, is trying to put some or all ...
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Vevo’s website redesign simplifies the video watch page, adds artist pages
Posted On 21 Sep 2012 By Jamie Rigg. Under: Uncategorized.
Chances are you've enjoyed Vevo's music video catalogue in one form or another, and purists who prefer .com access are being rewarded today with a fresh website design. The "video watch page" was previously littered with related clips, a playlist and...
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