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Slacker Radio gets a major overhaul, adds 'My Vibe' listings

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 26 Sep 2013 2:00 pm
Slacker radio
New UI, mood-based playlists highlight update Slacker Radio has long been one of our go-to apps for online music, and the app is getting a pretty major overhaul with Version 5. First up is a pretty drastic visual refresh — it's worlds better than Version 4, we think. More and bigger images, an easier layout to navigate — good stuff all around. You've got four "quick start" tiles on the bottom...

Listen up: Comparing Xbox Music and Google Play Music All Access

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 13 Sep 2013 9:54 am
Google Play Music and Xbox Music
No single service has everything, but some have more features than others A full 11 months after Microsoft let us know that Xbox Music would come to Android "eventually," we finally have access to another one of the big music services on our Android devices. While Microsoft was busy working out the kinks of finally launching its app, Google has entered the space with All Access, a subscription...

Jay-Z: 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' app issues 'not cool'

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 11 Jul 2013 11:06 am
Magna Carta app
Issues downloading album through app 'disheartening,' says rapper If you tried to download Jay-Z's new album Magna Carta Holy Grail through the free promotional app for Samsung phones last week, you may have run into issues. Around launch time on Jul. 4 many users reported that the app was slow, unresponsive and crashy as servers became overwhelmed with fans trying to download the album. And...

Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' now available on Samsung devices

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 5 Jul 2013 6:12 am
Magna Carta app
New album launches for S3, S4 and Note 2 users, but official app has severe stability issues  In case you missed it, Jay-Z's new album Magna Carta Holy Grail is now available to download for free through an official Samsung-created app. As part of the promotion with Samsung, you'll need a Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 or Galaxy S4 to get started. Then once you've signed in through Twitter or...

Google Play Music All Access unveiled

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 15 May 2013 1:05 pm
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Google launches subscription music service, $9.99 per month, 30-day free trial We're live in San Francisco for the Google I/O keynote presentation, where the search giant unveiled its new music subscription service, Google Play Music All Access. All Access includes such features as Listen Now, which uses Google's data to create a "never-ending" list of music based on your tastes. Demonstrating...

TuneIn Radio now lets you buy music you hear from Google Play

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 13 May 2013 9:32 pm
TuneIn Radio
Direct links to the Play Store make music buying easier TuneIn Radio has just released an update to its streaming radio service that lets users quickly find and purchase the music they're listening to in Google Play. The app has simply added a Google Play icon to the action bar between the share and search buttons, and tapping it brings you to a pre-populated search page in Google Play where...

Live this weekend: Catch Coachella on YouTube

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 10 Apr 2013 5:12 pm
Coachella on Youtube
YouTube on Android makes streaming the annual festival easier than ever I'm getting old, so hanging out in the desert with 100,000 sweaty music fans isn't quite as much fun as it used to be. But I won't be missing out on Coachella this weekend just because I crave soft beds, warm showers and indoor plumbing. YouTube once again will be streaming three days of music. Stars and Jake Bugg kick...

Deezer music app launches new beta for Android

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 4 Apr 2013 8:05 am
Deezer
New look, mini-player and predictive search added in new version of app Music subscription service Deezer has announced the launch of a new beta version of its Android app. The new Deezer beta includes a re-vamped, more modern-looking UI, and introduces predictive search capabilities to the search box. In addition, a mini player has been added, providing track controls throughout in the app....

Pandora update adds lockscreen controls and a few visual tweaks

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 1 Apr 2013 10:41 pm
Pandora Lockscreen controls
Startup times also improved, along with the requisite 'bugfixes' The latest update to Pandora brings a couple of new features that users have been wanting for some time now -- lockscreen controls and improved playback display. The former is a very simple (and standard by now) set of controls consisting of play/pause and next track buttons, along with a background of the current song's album...

Beam Player: simple, clean folder-based music player

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 15 Mar 2013 3:53 pm
Beam Player Pro
There are countless music players out there offering buckets of features and flair, but sometimes you just want a basic app to play music from a folder structure. Beam Player fits the bill for this use perfectly, and doesn't go over the top on design or unnecessary features either. Best of all it's holo, tablet responsive, and has great widgets and notification controls. Hang with us after the...

DoubleTwist launches Magic Radio streaming service, we go hands on

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Posted by Richard Devine on 12 Mar 2013 12:00 pm
Magic Radio
doubleTwist needs little introduction really. Charting over 10 million downloads from the Google Play Store, it's without question one of the finest and most popular music players available on the Android platform. The ability to interact with Apple's iTunes and Airplay services provides a path many iTunes users rely upon to manage their music on their Android device with minimal fuss. Besides...

Google looking to launch subscription music service later this year

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 22 Feb 2013 10:26 pm
Google Play music
According to sources of the Financial Times, and corroborated by The Verge's own sources, Google has been talking to music labels about licensing deals for a subscription music service to launch in the third quarter. Play Music (then Google Music) has only been around since May of 2011, and only received notoriety when several major music labels finally signed on to sell music in the Play Store...

Sonos update bringing favorites improvements, new widget for Android app

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 11 Feb 2013 3:31 pm
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Sonos is rolling out an update to both its hardware setups and mobile apps to enable new features today. The first part of the update will come to the Sonos base station itself, and will improve the handling of favorites. Users will now be able to add tracks, albums and radio stations to favorites no matter the source. The new favorites can now be accessed from any Sonos Controller in the music...

O2 Tracks app offers UK Top 40 playback, for a price

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 11 Feb 2013 7:24 am
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If you follow obscure app-related news, you might remember that Samsung, MusicQubed and the Official Charts Company launched a UK Top 40 app last summer for owners of certain Samsung devices. That promotion's now come to an end, and this time around it's O2 that's partnering with the Charts Company with its own Top 40 app, fittingly dubbed "O2 Tracks." When you first sign up there's a...

Pandora now using Play Store to manage One monthly subscriptions

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 31 Jan 2013 11:47 am
Pandora
Pandora users wishing to upgrade from a free to paid account via the Android app can now manage their subscription directly in Google Play. Following a link in the settings of the app now takes you to a Play Store in-app purchase page to start the subscription. A Pandora One account will still set you back the same $3.99 (plus tax, at least in my state,) but this way it will be tied to your...

Sony Music Unlimited now offers 320 kbps AAC high-quality streaming

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 30 Jan 2013 7:54 pm
Sony Music Unlimited
Sony's Music Unlimited streaming service is being updated today to offer high-quality 320 kbps AAC music on all platforms, including Android. The service, which offers unlimited (go figure) music streaming for the monthly price of $9.99, is hoping to persuade users to try it over competing services like Spotify and Rdio. 320 kbps AAC is generally regarded as a high enough quality streaming that...

Google Play Music update improves widget, adds features, fixes bugs

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 30 Jan 2013 3:36 pm
Google Play Music widget
Google Play Music has just received a notable update to add a few features that have been bugging users for some time now. Right off the top you'll spot a proper reverse button on the music widget, letting you go backwards in albums or playlists without entering the app. Instant mixes can now continue on past 25 tracks as well, and you can shuffle albums, artists or playlists. The default album...

Samsung reportedly planning wider device availability for Music Hub

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Posted by Richard Devine on 27 Jan 2013 4:38 pm
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Since Samsung first announced their Music Hub service, the global reach has been somewhat limited. Initially launching only in the UK, the U.S. soon followed, but one thing remained. Device exclusivity to Samsung devices, more specifically the Galaxy S3 and then the Galaxy Note 2. Now though, a new report suggests that Samsung is looking towards expanding the reach of its music service, and go...

Google Music scan and match only adding clean versions of songs

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 27 Dec 2012 2:56 pm
Google Music
It seems that users taking advantage of Google Music's new scan and match feature aren't always getting exactly what they expected added to their music libraries. The new feature, which launched in the U.S. just a week ago, lets users bypass uploading of new music by instead "matching" the music on the user's computer with the same file in Google Music automatically. That's all fine and dandy if...

Amazon MP3 stuffing virtual stockings with $5 albums

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 24 Dec 2012 6:15 am
Amazon tweet
Amazon is doing its best to help you get some last-minute gifts if you're completely out of ideas. It's far too late to order anything that needs to be shipped, and stores are all but closed, but you can still buy digital goods. Amazon has let everyone know via its official Twitter account that it has over 2,000 albums on sale right now for just $5 a piece, a darn good price. Buy some as a gift...

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