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Songkick [Android App Review]

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Posted by Richard Devine on 12 Jun 2012 5:43 pm
Songkick for Android
Apps that genuinely fit into your life are always the best. There are those that you genuinely cannot function without, and those which fill a void you never knew you had until it was filled. With the release of Songkick today, a void I never realised I had, has now been filled. Filled to the point I just found out that Lostprophets -- who I happen to adore -- are playing in my home town this...

Spotify for Android officially updated, all new UI and Last.fm scrobbling on board

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Posted by Richard Devine on 12 Jun 2012 8:55 am
Spotify for Android
The Spotify app for Android has always been a let down to what is otherwise a first rate music streaming service. We recently got a preview of their latest efforts in the form of a preview edition, and the difference was staggering. For some people -- myself included -- it rekindled a love affair with the service. Suddenly, Spotify for Android had become beautiful as well as functional,...

Stay hippie-free this weekend by streaming Bonnaroo on YouTube

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 Jun 2012 3:55 pm
Android Central
I love music. I love live music. I love listening to live music outdoors. For Bonnaroo, however, I'll make an exception. Something about camping in BFE, Tenn., that just doesn't seem like a fun time to me anymore. The good news is that just like Coachella, YouTube's got us covered. Starting this Friday at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT), you can hit up three days of rock and rap and funk without the...

SiriusXM satellite radio app gets a hefty update

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Jun 2012 1:19 pm
Sirius XM
Android's SiriusXM app (yes, some of us love and use satellite radio over streaming services) just got itself a fairly decent update in the Google Play store. On tap are "enhancements and fixes to the following core features:" Start Now - Go back in time up to 5 hours to hear previously aired programming on most channels TuneStart - Hear songs from the beginning when tuning to music...

No, Pandora's latest update doesn't refer to Jelly Bean or Key Lime Pie

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 31 May 2012 8:26 pm
Pandora for Android
Oh, my, folks sure got themselves into a tizzy this afternoon, didn't they? See, the Android Pandora application got itself a sizable update today. And the third item in the changelog was (and still is) "Compatibility support for upcoming Android OS." ZOMG! A new, unannounced version of Android?!?!? Jelly Bean, perhaps?!?!? Key Lime Pie?!?!? Licorice?!?!? Meringue?!?!? Newton?!?!? Not so much....

Samsung announces Music Hub, exclusive to the Galaxy S III for now

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 29 May 2012 8:15 am
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung today announced "Music Hub," the "first completely integrated, all-in-one mobile music service," it's calling it. Samsung's based its service off mSpot and with this UK release has teamed up with 7digital to give access to more than 19 million songs for purchase. You get 30-second previews free of charge, and everything has been optimized for the Galaxy S III, Sammy says. (It'll...

HTC Bluetooth Car StereoClip review

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 23 May 2012 1:11 pm
HTC Bluetooth Car StereoClip.
I've always had a love-hate relationship with Bluetooth. I love the idea. Being able to easily and wirelessly connect our devices to other devices just makes sense. Wires and cables are decidedly unsightly and unsophisticated. But in actual use, well, that's where the hate comes in. Sometimes Bluetooth works great. Other times it's the devil, refusing to connect, or to hold or connection, or...

Sony Walkman Z Series review

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 23 May 2012 9:55 am
Walkman Z Series
Remember MP3 players? You know, those small electronic devices that old people used to keep their music on? They didn't make phone calls. They didn't play Angry Birds. If they're before your time, you’re not alone: after reaching the height of their popularity with Apple’s iPod, digital music players saw a sharp decline in sales, due in large part to the meteoric rise of smartphones. As phones...

HTC Bluetooth music adapter now shipping from Sprint

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 May 2012 9:00 am
HTC Bluetooth Music Adaptor
We've been waiting to get the HTC Bluetooth Music Adaptor into our cars since we first saw it at Mobile World Congress in February, and now it's finally available for purchase. As you'll recall, it's a simple dongle that plugs into your car stereo AUX port (or any other 3.5mm jack, really), and allows you to wirelessly stream your music over Bluetooth. And in addition to using the standard A2DP...

DoubleTwist announces 2 million daily active users, celebrates with special app sale

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Posted by Bla1ze on 17 May 2012 11:08 pm
doubleTwist
The folks from DoubleTwist have announced a major milestone for their company. People all over the world are now making use of their app daily to listen to music, view videos and take in podcasts -- 2 million of them in fact. To celebrate the milestone they're having a sale, doubleTwist Player in-app upgrades, AirSync and doubleTwist Alarm Clock are all on sale right now for 50% off their...

Google Music limits device de-authorizations to 4 a year

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 16 May 2012 8:34 am
Google Music De-Authroize
A bit of a wet blanket has been tossed onto Google Music recently. We're not exactly sure when this policy went into effect (but we're pretty sure it's been a recent change), but you can now only de-authorize four devices from Google Music per year. (You can still have a total of 10 authorized to play.) This is one of those situations that generally wouldn't affect your "normal" user who has one...

China gets the music-friendly Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 15 May 2012 8:05 am
Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550
Motorola today announced the Motosmart Mix XT550, a China-bound for for "people who really care about music." The 4-inch Android 2.3 smartphone comes loaded with Dolby Mobile software, SRS WOW HD enhancements and is an exclusivity on the Sina Micro Music app. The Motosmart Mix XT550 also sports a 3MP rear camrea and a front-facing VGA camera, all powered by a 1750 mAh battery.  More: Motorola

Samsung Electronics acquires cloud content service provider mSpot

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Posted by Bla1ze on 9 May 2012 4:58 pm
Samsung
It's not all that often we hear of Samsung acquiring other companies that's exactly what they've done with cloud content service provider mSpot. As noted in the press release, Samsung will be making use of mSpot's cloud services to bring such content as music, video and radio services to Samsung devices: “mSpot shares our vision to bring a best-in class cloud and streaming entertainment...

Carrier billing now available for movies, music, and books through Google Play

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 2 May 2012 3:14 pm
Google Play
Google has announced that they will begin offering direct carrier billing for movies, music, and books in addition to Android apps in the Google Play store. This means that you can buy just about anything from the Play Store, and have the cost tacked on to your monthly cell phone bill through your carrier. It's not available everywhere, but the list of carriers that support direct billing is...

Microsoft to announce 'Woodstock' cross-platform music service at E3?

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Posted by Richard Devine on 25 Apr 2012 8:12 pm
Microsoft
Are you missing Zune and looking for a Microsoft flavored replacement? According to The Verge, ​Microsoft will be announcing their new music service at E3 this year. Code named 'Woodstock,' the service is allegedly going to be cross-platform, including Android, via an in-browser music player.  The replacement for the Zune service, won't require any browser plugins and is said to integrate deeply...

Turntable.fm founder hints at Android app 'coming soon'

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Posted by Richard Devine on 25 Apr 2012 6:56 pm
Turntable
Turntable.fm is one of those services that has caused a pretty big stir since its inception, at least in the US where the service is available anyway. When it comes to mobile, iOS has had an application for a while now while the Android faithful have been left waiting. The company's Chairman and co-founder Seth Goldstein has recently given cause for hope at the recent Rethink Music event. ...

Deezer streaming music services launch in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, brings an Android app along with it

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Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Apr 2012 11:21 am
Deezer
If Slacker Radio, Rdio and the various other streaming music services out there aren't really meeting your needs, Deezer has now expanded their support to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Previously available in over 200 countries, the addition of new regions will help add to the already existing 20 million subscribers Deezer claims to have onboard and their Android app makes it easy to access...

Spotify for Android gets major overhaul, preview version now available

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 19 Apr 2012 9:31 am
Android Central
Music streaming service Spotify has overhauled its Android app with a brand new look and a slew of new features. Firstly, the app's been redesigned with support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and it's clear the developers have borrowed a little of Google's ICS design language for their new app. Facebook-style slide-out navigation is included, replacing the menu key based navigation of old....

Watch Coachella's livestream this weekend on your Android-powered Google TV, tablet or smartphone!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 13 Apr 2012 12:23 pm
Coachella
We can't all be at Coachella this weekend, which sucks. Hard. But that doesn't mean we're going to miss out on all the incredible music. Youtube again will be streaming more than 60 acts, and that's where Android comes in. Probably the best way to watch is going to be from Google TV on a big screen. But because we're talking Youtube, we'll also be able to watch on our smartphones. Or on our...

DoubleTwist Player gets an update, now supports pinned Google Play Music tracks

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 28 Mar 2012 10:38 pm
doubleTwist Player
The folks at doubleTwist have updated their Android app to version 1.7.3, and it brings a pretty nice change log along with. In addition to playing your music collection from the device and syncing to your Windows or Mac computer, you can now play music you have downloaded and pinned from Google Play Music. We gave it a quick test and sure enough -- music downloaded and pinned is accessible ...

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